Noel Streatfeild

Upon reaching adulthood she sought a career in theatre, and gained ten years of experience as an actress, working for the Charles Doran and Arthur Bourchier companies.

[1] She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1983 New Year Honours.

[8] In 1968 London Weekend Television produced a six-episode serial of The Growing Summer, with Wendy Hiller as Aunt Dymphna.

A Granada production film, Ballet Shoes, was adapted by the screenwriter Heidi Thomas and starred Emilia Fox as Sylvia Brown, Victoria Wood as Nana, Emma Watson as Pauline Fossil, Yasmin Paige as Petrova Fossil, Lucy Boynton as Posy Fossil and Richard Griffiths as Great Uncle Matthew.

Noel Streatfeild also wrote 12 romance novels under the pen name "Susan Scarlett".

[10] Noel Streatfeild was recommended by Meg Ryan's character in the 1998 film You've Got Mail.