Anna Quayle
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
Credits
- 1982 ·Rolling Homeas Pam
- 1982 ·Objects of Affectionas Pam
- 1982 ·Father Charlieas Reverend Mother Joseph
- 1981 ·Brideshead Revisitedas Nancy Tallboys
- 1981 ·Towers of Babelas
- 1980 ·S.O.S. Titanicas Maude Slocombe, Turkish Bath Attendant
- 1979 ·Henry Vas Alice
- 1978 ·The Light Princessas Makemnoit
- 1978 ·The BBC Television Shakespeareas
- 1978 ·Adventures of a Plumber's Mateas Loretta Proudfoot
- 1978 ·Grange Hillas Mrs. Monroe
- 1977 ·Adventures of a Private Eyeas Medea Dotrice
- 1976 ·James and the Giant Peachas Aunt Spiker
- 1976 ·The Seven-Per-Cent Solutionas Freda
- 1975 ·Three for Allas La Pulle
- 1974 ·Mistress Pamelaas Mrs.Jelks
- 1972 ·Up the Chastity Beltas Lady Ashfodel
- 1968 ·Chitty Chitty Bang Bangas Baroness Bomburst
- 1967 ·Smashing Timeas Charlotte Brillig
- 1967 ·Casino Royaleas Frau Hoffner
- 1966 ·Arrivederci, Baby!as Aunt Miriam
- 1966 ·The Sandwich Manas Second Billingsgate Woman
- 1964 ·A Hard Day's Nightas Millie
- 1962 ·The Merv Griffin Showas Self
- 1961 ·The Avengersas Olga