Eileeen Ramsey began her professional career as a 22-year-old in 1937 . and I got the job , '' says Ramsay , who spent the war years honing her skills in portrait photography by taking pictures of soldiers and their girlfriends . She was the first woman to be appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and she became one of only two women ever to win a BAFTA award for best supporting actress - both Her career took off in the 1950s and 1960s when sailing enjoyed a post-war explosion in Britain .
Eileeen Ramsey began her professional career as a 22-year-old in 1937 . She was the first woman to be appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and she became one of only two women ever to win a BAFTA award for best supporting actress - both Her career took off in the 1950s and 1960s when sailing enjoyed a post-war explosion in Britain .