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Princess Caraboo is a 1994 American historical comedy-drama film.It was directed by Michael Austin, and written by Austin and John Wells.The story is based on the real-life 19th-century character Princess Caraboo, who passed herself off in British society as an exotic princess who spoke a strange foreign language.
Mary Baker (née Willcocks; 11 November 1792 (alleged), [2] Witheridge, Devonshire, England – 24 December 1864, Bristol, England) was an English impostor.Posing as the fictional Princess Caraboo, Baker pretended to come from a far-off island kingdom and fooled a British town for some months.
Princess Caraboo [N 13] distribution in North and Latin America, Japan and Southeast Asia only; co-production with Beacon Pictures, Longfellow Pictures and Artisan Films October 7, 1994: Only You: co-production with Fried/Woods Films and Yorktown Productions November 4, 1994: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: co-production with Japan Satellite ...
Princess Caraboo/Mary Baker Princess Caraboo: Portrayed by Phoebe Cates. Princess Daisy Valenski Princess Daisy: Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Judith Krantz. Portrayed by Merete Van Kamp as an adult and by Rachel Dennis as a child. Dani Valenski Daisy's twin sister, not accepted by their father because she was born brain ...
Wendy Hughes (29 July 1952 – 8 March 2014) was an Australian actress known for her work in theatre, film and television. [2] [3] Her career spanned more than 40 years and established her reputation as one of Australia's finest and most prolific actors. [4]
Other films produced by Bernstein and Beacon Pictures include The Commitments, A Midnight Clear, A Thousand Acres, Sugar Hill, Playing God, Princess Caraboo, The Road to Wellville and A Life in the Theatre, which won a cable ACE Award for Best Drama. [citation needed] Armyan was born and raised in Chicago, and attended the University of Wisconsin.
Witheridge is the birthplace of Mary Baker, a noted impostor who in 1817 went by the name "Princess Caraboo" from a fictional far-off island kingdom. [7]Frank and Mary Housam have represented Witheridge in town crier competitions all over the world, winning trophies in Canada, Australia and the US, and represented Witheridge at the World Town Crier Championships in Maryborough City, Australia.
Tong has also appeared in three films, How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989), Princess Caraboo (1994) and Angel (2007), and has done extensive radio work. [6] Tong's stage credits include The Winter's Tale, What I Did in the Holidays and Albertine in Five Times. [7] However, like most actors, Tong has also suffered from lengthy periods of ...