Ayshea (; born Ayshea Hague, 12 November 1948) is a British former singer, actress and television presenter. She is best known for playing Lieutenant Ayshea Johnson on the sci-fi series UFO and for being the host of the popular television series Lift Off with Ayshea.
Early life
Ayshea Hague was born in London in 1948. She spent a few years as a child living in France before returning to London. She attended Arts Educational Schools. The series ran for 122 episodes until 1974.
Ayshea was a regular on quiz shows such as The Golden Shot and Celebrity Squares. As an actress, she appeared on Jason King and had a recurring role on UFO, the Gerry Anderson live-action series.
Music
As a teenager, she was signed to her first record label, Fontana, which released her debut single, "Eeny Meeny", in 1965. She recorded a total of eight singles and two albums on six different labels (Fontana, Polydor, RCA, MAM, Harvest and DJM) between 1965 and 1977 however none of these ever charted.
Following the engagement to Roy Wood, she later married Steve Alder (1950—1997) who had the lead role in the London stage production of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar as Jesus Christ.
While staying with her friend Susan George in the US, Ayshea met and married the agent and film producer Michael Levy in 1983 and worked as an interior designer. She started a property development company.
Filmography
Film
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1958
|Tom Thumb
|Girl
|Uncredited
|-
|1963
|Nine Hours to Rama
|Bride
|Uncredited
|"Keep Me from Blowing Away"
|}
References
External links
- Lift Off with Ayshea – personal website