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Anna Quayle

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
29

Gender
Female

Birthday
October 6, 1932 (93 years old)

Place of Birth
Birmingham, England, UK

Anna Quayle

Biography

Anne Veronica Maria Quayle (6 October 1932 – 16 August 2019) was educated at the Convent of Jesus and Mary High School, Harlesden. She has appeared on film, on stage and on television. Her film appearances include Smashing Time (1967), a short but memorable scene that she shares with John Lennon in A Hard Day's Night (1964), the German expressionist sequence of Casino Royale (1967) and in the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) as Baroness Bomburst. In 1963, Quayle appeared on Broadway in the original production of Stop the World - I Want to Get Off opposite Anthony Newley, for which she won a Tony Award for Best Supporting Musical Actress. Other television work includes the comedy drama Mapp and Lucia, the children's science fiction series The Georgian House and Grange Hill where she played the role of Mrs Monroe from 1990–94. In 1973, she appeared as a regular panellist on the popular BBC2 panel game show What's My Line?

Known For

Acting

1985Mapp & Luciaas Olga Braceley
1985Lytton's Diaryas Bertha
1982Rolling Homeas Pam
1982Objects of Affectionas Pam
1982Father Charlieas Reverend Mother Joseph
1981Never the Twainas Isadora Beecham
1981Towers of Babelas Ruby
1981The Best of the Adventuresas Medea Dotrice / Loretta Proudfoot (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980S.O.S. Titanicas Maude Slocombe, Turkish Bath Attendant
1979Henry Vas Alice
1978The Light Princessas Makemnoit
1978Adventures of a Plumber's Mateas Loretta Proudfoot
1978Grange Hillas Mrs. Monroe
1977Adventures of a Private Eyeas Medea Dotrice
1976James and the Giant Peachas Aunt Spiker
1976The Seven-Per-Cent Solutionas Freda
1976The Georgian Houseas Miss Humphreys
1975Three for Allas La Pulle
1975Eskimo Nellas Reverend Mother
1974Mistress Pamelaas Mrs.Jelks
1972Up the Chastity Beltas Lady Ashfodel
1968Chitty Chitty Bang Bangas Baroness Bomburst
1967Smashing Timeas Charlotte Brillig
1967Casino Royaleas Frau Hoffner
1966Arrivederci, Baby!as Aunt Miriam
1966The Sandwich Manas Second Billingsgate Woman
1964A Hard Day's Nightas Millie
1962The Merv Griffin Showas Self
1961The Avengersas Olga

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