
She made her first appearance on the Windsor stage in October 1946 as an attendant of Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream and played many parts with the Windsor Repertory Company from March 1949 to March 1951, including a role in the Ruth Gordon bio play Years Ago opposite guest player John Clark. McEwan has not remarried since Cruttwell's death in 2002.Īs a teenager McEwan became interested in theatre and her extensive theatrical career began at 14 as assistant stage manager at the Theatre Royal, Windsor. They have a son Greg, who is an actor and screenwriter, and daughter Claudia. In 1953 she married the former principal of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Hugh Cruttwell, whom she first met while working at the Theatre Royal, Windsor. She attended Windsor County Girls' School, then a private school, on a scholarship and took elocution lessons.

McEwan was born Geraldine McKeown on in Old Windsor, Berkshire, England to Donald and Norah (née Burns) McKeown. 4.1 Playing Miss Marple in Marple, ITV, 2004-2008.
