Abrahams was born in
Birmingham to a doctor and a nurse. As a child, she attended
Edgbaston High School for Girls, before moving to
London to forge her acting career. Abrahams was best known for playing regular character Mavis Hooper in the British TV
soap opera Crossroads. The series drew in large viewing figures of up to 15 million on
ITV from 1964 to 1988. The character was also used alongside
Mike Yarwood in his ITV sketch show in 1983 where he played Sid and Mavis as well as several other motel regulars from the soap. Abrahams made her film debut in 1949 and later several television appearances including in ITC's
Sword of Freedom, ATV's medical saga
Emergency Ward 10, Thames Television's
Armchair Theatre and the BBC's
Maigret. She also appeared in other television shows throughout her 50-year career, such as the adaptation of
Precious Bane,
Musical Playhouse, ITV
Play Of The Week,
Corridors of Blood and
BBC Sunday Night Theatre. She toured with stage companies around Northern Europe and Australia and New Zealand. She retired from acting in the 1990s. ==Death==