Introduction
Adrienne Posta (born Adrienne Marsha Poster, 4 March 1949) is an English film and television actress and singer, prominent during the 1960s and 1970s. She adopted the surname 'Posta' in 1966.
Biography
Posta has appeared in a number of films, including To Sir with Love and Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (both 1967), Up the Junction (1968), Spring and Port Wine (1970), and Carry On Behind (1975). She also featured in many TV programmes, including the first episode of Budgie (1971), where she appeared as a stripper. She appeared throughout the BBC 1 series It's Lulu (1973), singing, dancing and acting alongside her friend Lulu and comedian Roger Kitter.
Posta also recorded a number of singles. She is now semi-retired, and works as a teacher in the Midlands and at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Posta is an honorary patron of the Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America.
Theatre
- Up in the Gallery, playing the lead role of Marie Lloyd alongside Jack Douglas and John Altman
- Babes in the Wood, playing Maid Marion alongside Edward Woodward at the London Palladium.
- Piaf, playing the role of Edith Piaf circa 1983
- SuperTed: A Musical for Children, playing the role of The Blue Fairy alongside Derek Griffiths, David Tate, Sheila Steafel, Victor Spinetti, Melvyn Hayes, Peter Blake and Roy Kinnear.
Discography
Her first recordings were as Adrienne Poster.
- 7" single "Only Fifteen" / "There's Nothing You Can Do About That" – Decca F 11797 (1963)
- 7" single "Shang A Doo Lang" / "When A Girl Really Loves You" – Decca F 11864 (1964)
- 7" single "He Doesn't Love Me" / "The Way You Do The Things You Do" – Decca F 12079 (1965)
- 7" single "The Winds That Blow" / "Backstreet Girl" – Decca F 12181 (1965)
- 7" single "Something Beautiful" / "So Glad You're Mine" – Decca F 12329 (1966)
Subsequent recordings were as Posta.
- 7" single "They Long To Be Close To You" / "How Can I Hurt You?" – Decca F 12455 (1966)
- 7" single "Dog Song" / "Express Yourself" – DJM DJS 286 (1973)
- 7" single "Cruisin' Casanova" / "Sing Me" – President PT 453 (1976)
She also recorded as part of Jonathan King's group the Piglets:
- 7" single "Johnny Reggae" / backing track – Bell Records (1971)