--- title: "Best Cherie Lunghi Quotes" description: "Cherie Mary Lunghi is an English film, television, theatre actress and voice-over artist. She is known for her roles in many British dramas. Her interna..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cherie-lunghi-23006.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Cherie Lunghi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cherie-lunghi-23006.jpg) # Cherie Lunghi (1952) Stage Actor United Kingdom **49** quotes in **647** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Cherie Lunghi is a stage actor from the United Kingdom, best known for *Success - By Those Who Have Made It*. ## Quick Facts About Cherie Lunghi Born April 4, 1952 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Stage Actor Notable works Success - By Those Who Have Made It ## About Cherie Lunghi Cherie Mary Lunghi is an English film, television, theatre actress and voice-over artist. She is known for her roles in many British dramas. Her international fame stems from her role as Guenevere in the 1981 film Excalibur. Lunghi's long list of screen, stage and TV credits includes football manager Gabriella Benson in the 1990s television series The Manageress and a series of advertisements for Kenco coffee. She also competed in the 2008 series of Strictly Come Dancing. She is the mother of the actress Nathalie Lunghi. ## Quotes by Cherie Lunghi · Page 2 > [I grew up in the Fifties, and the majority of people in my class had fathers living at home. I was very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherie-lunghi/i-grew-up-in-the-fifties-and-the-majority-of-people-in-my-class-had/) [Cherie Lunghi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherie-lunghi/) [Actress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actress/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e0/cherie-lunghi-13791_actress_i-grew-up-in-the-fifties-and-the-majorit_2047986.jpg) > [I had my appendix removed in my 20s. I was in the middle of a play with Helen Mirren at the Royal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherie-lunghi/i-had-my-appendix-removed-in-my-20s-i-was-in-the-middle-of-a-play/) [Cherie Lunghi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherie-lunghi/) [Began](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/began/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/370/cherie-lunghi-13791_began_i-had-my-appendix-removed-in-my-20s-i-wa_1355410.jpg) > [I think it's nice to age gracefully. OK, you lose the youth, a certain stamina and dewy glow, but what you gain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherie-lunghi/i-think-it-s-nice-to-age-gracefully-ok-you-lose-the-youth-a-certain/) [Cherie Lunghi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherie-lunghi/) [Acceptance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e6/cherie-lunghi-13791_acceptance_i-think-it-s-nice-to-age-gracefully-ok-y_2886840.jpg) > [The advantage of age is that you swap youth for wisdom. You're so full of insecurities when you're young. 'Who am I?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherie-lunghi/the-advantage-of-age-is-that-you-swap-youth-for-wisdom-you-re-so-full/) [Cherie Lunghi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherie-lunghi/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/357/cherie-lunghi-13791_about_the-advantage-of-age-is-that-you-swap-yo_209743.jpg) > [I'm mad keen on recycling because I'm worried about the next generation and where all this waste we're producing is going. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherie-lunghi/i-m-mad-keen-on-recycling-because-i-m-worried-about-the-next/) [Cherie Lunghi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherie-lunghi/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc3/cherie-lunghi-13791_about_i-m-mad-keen-on-recycling-because-i-m-wo_351219.jpg) > [I wear my lines like a soldier wears his medals. They've been earned. They've been fought for - so there's no reason…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherie-lunghi/i-wear-my-lines-like-a-soldier-wears-his-medals-they-ve-been-earned/) [Cherie Lunghi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherie-lunghi/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e51/cherie-lunghi-13791_about_i-wear-my-lines-like-a-soldier-wears-his_1573292.jpg) > [There's something about 'Strictly Come Dancing.' Everywhere I go, people wish me good luck; cabbies toot their horns. It's lovely. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherie-lunghi/there-s-something-about-strictly-come-dancing-everywhere-i-go-people/) [Cherie Lunghi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherie-lunghi/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a80/cherie-lunghi-13791_about_there-s-something-about-strictly-come-da_1252259.jpg) > [I come from a strong matriarchal line. I was raised by Gypsy, her sister, Mary, and my maternal grandmother. The result of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherie-lunghi/i-come-from-a-strong-matriarchal-line-i-was-raised-by-gypsy-her/) [Cherie Lunghi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherie-lunghi/) [Came](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/came/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd3/cherie-lunghi-13791_came_i-come-from-a-strong-matriarchal-line-i_2639982.jpg) > [I try to live my life as honestly as I can, and the last thing I want is to pretend to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherie-lunghi/i-try-to-live-my-life-as-honestly-as-i-can-and-the-last-thing-i-want/) [Cherie Lunghi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherie-lunghi/) [Am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/am/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6de/cherie-lunghi-13791_am_i-try-to-live-my-life-as-honestly-as-i-c_2553465.jpg) ## Cherie Lunghi by topic [Like (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like/cherie-lunghi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherie-lunghi/#itemlist", "name": "Cherie Lunghi Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I grew up in the Fifties, and the majority of people in my class had fathers living at home. 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