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Nyree Dawn Porter: The Mrs. Gale that Never Was
by James Lincoln Warren

Nyree Dawn Porter was born in Napier, New Zealand, on 22 January , the daughter of a master butcher.

(Her first name was originally spelled "Ngaire," a Maori word for a small, white, star-shaped New Zealander flower.) After winning a scholarship to drama school in England, she moved there in Although she had never seen a television set before moving to Britain, guest appearances on British television were not slow in coming, beginning with Danger Man, a.k.a.

Secret Agent ("The Island," ); her Avengers appearance followed in

After turning down the role of Mrs. Catherine Gale, Porter achieved British TV stardom with her portrayal of Emma Bovary in the BBC adaptation of Madam Bovary in , and rose to international prominence with her portrayal of the beautiful Irene Heron Forsyte in the BBC production of John Galsworthy's The Forsyte Saga.

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