Plans for her to sing and dance on the silver screen with Fred Astaire never
came to fruition. She was first choice to co-star in A Damsel in Distress (1937), playing the part which eventually went to the non-dancing Joan Fontaine.
Was a personal friend of Cole Porter who had written many of his most famous songs in honor of her.
She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1970 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to drama.
'The Jessie Matthews Bar' is situated in the Adelphi Theatre, London, England, UK.