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Angela Thorne

Actress | * 01/25/1939 († 84, 06/16/2023) | Karachi, British India
Angela Margaret Leslie Thorne (25 January 1939 – 16 June 2023) was an English actress of stage, television and film having performed roles in World in Ferment (1969), Get Some In! (1976), The Good Life (1977), Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War and Heartbeat, The BFG (1989) as the voice of the Queen, Three Up, Two Down and Lassie (2005). However, she was probably best known for playing Marjory Frobisher in To the Manor Born (1979–2007), and for playing Margaret Thatcher in Anyone for Denis? (initially at the Whitehall Theatre in 1981, for which she was nominated for Best Comedy Performance at the 1981 Laurence Olivier Awards, and subsequently for the video rele... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Mystery

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Sophie is snatched from her orphanage early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she witnesses engaged in mysterious activities. She is soon put at ease, as she learns that BFG's job is t ...

The BFG

FSK: 6+ years

1989 | 3.3/5 | 1h 27min
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main char ...

The Avengers

FSK: 12+ years

1961 | 3.8/5 | 50min per episode
Action & Adventure, Crime, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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Mystery and Imagination is a British television anthology series of classic horror and supernatural dramas. Five series were broadcast from 1966 to 1970 by the ITV network and produced by ABC and Tham ...

Mystery and Imagination

Certification unknown

1966 | 2.5/5 | 1h per episode
 
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Sitcom about the love-hate relationship between upper-class Audrey fforbes Hamilton and Richard DeVere, the nouveau rich businessman who buys her manor house when she can no longer afford to keep it. ...

To the Manor Born

FSK: 12+ years

1979 | 3.4/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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Movies with Angela Thorne as Actress(17)

as Mrs. Garvie2021 Silent Hours
as Sylvia Brown2018 Eva
as Dr. Gull2005 Lassie
as Kitty Blackwater2003 Bright Young Things
as Mrs. Hawk-Monitor1995 Cold Comfort Farm
as Elizabeth II (voice)1989 The BFG
as Margaret Devize1987 The Lady's Not For Burning
as Miss Howard1986 Paying Guests (Part 2)
as Miss Howard1986 Paying Guests (Part 1)
as Hotel Manageress1983 Bullshot
as Maggie1982 Anyone for Denis
as Woman on Train1980 North Sea Hijack
as Lady Mary Hargreaves1979 The Human Factor
as Mme Bertin, the Queen's Dressmaker1979 Lady Oscar
as Mother1977 The Rocking Horse Winner
as Louise Wilson1974 Poor Girl
as Elizabeth May 'Betty' Smith1969 Oh! What a Lovely War

TV Shows/Series with Angela Thorne as Actress(13)

2008 Wallander
as Dorothy Bryant2003 The Royal
2002 Foyle's War
as Lady Chetwood1997 Midsomer Murders
1997 Noah's Ark
as Celia Hanson1992 Heartbeat
as Daphne Trenchard1985 Three Up, Two Down
as Marjory Frobisher1979 To the Manor Born
as Sylvia Brown1975 Ballet Shoes
as Lady Georgette 'George' Truscott1975 Good Neighbors
1974 Within These Walls
as Eileen Rutherford1971 Justice
1966 Mystery and Imagination

Full Name: Angela Thorne
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 01/25 1939 (January) in Karachi, British India
Died: Friday, 06/16 2023 (June) (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Farlington School
Spouses (current/former): Peter Penry-Jones
Children: Rupert Penry-Jones, Laurence Penry-Jones
Father: William Herbert Alfred Thorne
Mother: Sylvia Leslie
Angela Thorne frequently works together with these people:
Joanna David (10x, Actress)
Freddie Jones (7x, Actor)
Raj Awasti (7x, Actor)
Philip Martin Brown (6x, Actor)
Mary Healey (6x, Actress)
John Bryans (6x, Actor)
Freda Dowie (6x, Actress)
Geoffrey Chater (6x, Actor)
Polly Hemingway (6x, Actress)
Stephen Fry (5x, Actor)
Robert Daws (5x, Actor)
Steven Hillman (5x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:202731, Added: 07/21/2018, Last updated: 03/20/2024