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Margaret Towner

Actress / Film Actress | * 10/01/1920 († 96, 04/10/2017) | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Margaret Towner (1 October 1920 – 10 April 2017) was a veteran British stage, film, and television actress. Following decades of theatre work, Towner achieved fame among film audiences when she appeared in a small, but significant, role as Jira in the 1999 Star Wars prequel, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. In 2014, at the age of 93, Towner returned to screen acting for a 13-episode role as Edna on Ricky Gervais' television series, Derek, becoming one of the oldest working actresses in the United Kingdom. ()
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Margaret Towner(born in 1920) is one of the actresses inStar Wars: Episode IThe Phantom Menace. She was married to actor Raymond Francis, ofCarrington V.C.fame, and had three children with him, being one of them another actor, Clive Francis (A Clockwork Orange), who gave her two grandchildren, Harry and Lucinda. She began acting in 1938, at 18 years of age, making guest appearances in different TV series. She acted in one chapter of crime seriesThe Bill, and also inKeeping Up AppearancesandCasualty, from 1993 to 1997. She gained a role in the cult horror comedy film,The Wolves of Kromer(1998).

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Adventure

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Movies with Margaret Towner as Actress(3)

TV Shows/Series with Margaret Towner as Actress(7)

as Edna2013 Derek
as The Elderly Lady1990 Keeping Up Appearances
as Kitty Meadows1986 Casualty
as Mrs. Prentice1984 The Bill
as Mrs. Gladison1984 The Bill
as Mrs. Reid1984 The Bill

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Friday, 10/01 1920 (October) in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Died: Monday, 04/10 2017 (April) (aged: 96)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Other names for Margaret Towner (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Margaret Towner (actress)"
Margaret Towner frequently works together with these people:
Laura Howard (7x, Actress)
Ricky Gervais (5x, Actor)
Clive Russell (5x, Actor)
Sean Gilder (5x, Actor)
George Costigan (5x, Actor)
Jean Boht (5x, Actress)
Tilly Vosburgh (5x, Actress)
Paul Barber (5x, Actor)
Ben Burtt (4x, Crew)
Philip Whitchurch (4x, Actor)
Denise Black (4x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1039207, Added: 12/01/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024