Frances Cuka

Frances Cuka (August 21, 1936 – February 16, 2020) was an English actress, principally on television, whose career spanned over fifty years.

She was born in London, England, the daughter of Letitia Alice Annie (née Francis), a tailor, and Joseph Cuka, a process engraver. The family subsequently moved to Hove. As a child, she appeared in BBC radio broadcasts as part of Children's Hour. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. After the Guildhall, she joined Theatre Workshop; there she performed in Macbeth and then in 1958 created the role of Jo in Shelagh Delaney's play A Taste of Honey, continuing in the role when the play moved to the West End and Broadway. Between runs of A Taste of Honey she appeared in several plays at the Royal Court Theatre. She then moved into television. Her subsequent television roles included Adam Adamant Lives, Hammer House of Horror, The Champions and Minder.

For Disney, she played Mary Fleming in The Watcher in the Woods.