Anna Quayle

Anna Quayle

Born: October 6, 1932
Died: August 16, 2019
in Birmingham, England, UK
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?

Movies for Anna Quayle...

Title: Objects of Affection
Character: Pam
Released: November 12, 1982
Type: TV
A series of plays written by Alan Bennett.
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Title: Father Charlie
Character: Reverend Mother Joseph
Released: February 28, 1982
Type: TV
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Title: Brideshead Revisited
Character: Nancy Tallboys
Released: October 12, 1981
Type: TV
Charles Ryder, an agnostic man, becomes involved with members of the Flytes, a Catholic family of aristocrats, over the course of several years between the two world wars.
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Towers of Babel
Title: Towers of Babel
Released: July 9, 1981
Type: Movie
A BAFTA award nominated black comedy about life and death in a London tower block.
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S.O.S. Titanic
Title: S.O.S. Titanic
Character: Maude Slocombe, Turkish Bath Attendant
Released: February 29, 1980
Type: Movie
The Titanic disaster as seen through the eyes of one couple in each of the three classes on board.
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Henry V
Title: Henry V
Character: Alice
Released: December 23, 1979
Type: Movie
The life of King Henry the Fifth.
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The Light Princess
Title: The Light Princess
Character: Makemnoit
Released: December 24, 1978
Type: Movie
Based on a short story by George MacDonald, a princess experiences constant weightlessness.
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Title: BBC Television Shakespeare
Released: December 3, 1978
Type: TV
The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and produced by BBC Television. It was transmitted in the UK from 3 December 1978 to 27 April 1985 and spanned seven series. Development of the series began in 1975 when Messina saw that Glamis Castle would make a perfect location for an adaptation of Shakespeare's play As You Like It. On returning to London, he envisioned an entire series devoted exclusively to the dramatic works of Shakespeare. After encountering numerous problems trying to produce the series, Messina eventually pitched the idea to the BBC’s departmental heads and the series was greenlighted. The series as a whole received generally negative reviews from critics.
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Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
Title: Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
Character: Loretta Proudfoot
Released: July 1, 1978
Type: Movie
Randy plumber Sid South enjoys a profession which offers him ample opportunity to bed sexy housewives.
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Title: Grange Hill
Character: Mrs. Monroe
Released: February 8, 1978
Type: TV
Children's drama series following the lives of students and teachers at Grange Hill comprehensive school.
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Adventures of a Private Eye
Title: Adventures of a Private Eye
Character: Medea Dotrice
Released: March 4, 1977
Type: Movie
While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to "solve" a case that comes in. Complications ensue.
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James and the Giant Peach
Title: James and the Giant Peach
Character: Aunt Spiker
Released: December 28, 1976
Type: Movie
A TV adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic book.
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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Title: The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Character: Freda
Released: October 24, 1976
Type: Movie
Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. Freud attempts to solve the mysteries of Holmes' subconscious, while Holmes devotes himself to solving a mystery involving the kidnapping of Lola Deveraux.
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Three for All
Title: Three for All
Character: La Pulle
Released: May 1, 1975
Type: Movie
A pop band and their girlfriends have fun in Spain
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Mistress Pamela
Title: Mistress Pamela
Character: Mrs.Jelks
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
Loosely bases on Samuel Richardson's novel Pamela or Virtue Rewarded, this is the story of Pamela who goes to work in the kitchen of Lord Devenish who is determined to rape her.
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Up the Chastity Belt
Title: Up the Chastity Belt
Character: Lady Ashfodel
Released: January 14, 1972
Type: Movie
A funny thing happened to Lurkalot, serf to Sir Coward de Custard, on the way to Custard Castle. Lurkalot sells lusty love potions and rusty chastity belts in the market place, but on this day Sir Graggart de Bombast arrives to sack the castle, and to get the lovely Lobelia Custard in the sack! Lurkalot must help Custard cream the knight in pining armour...
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Title: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Character: Baroness Bomburst
Released: December 17, 1968
Type: Movie
A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.
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Smashing Time
Title: Smashing Time
Character: Charlotte Brillig
Released: December 20, 1967
Type: Movie
Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.
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Casino Royale
Title: Casino Royale
Character: Frau Hoffner
Released: April 13, 1967
Type: Movie
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle.
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Arrivederci, Baby!
Title: Arrivederci, Baby!
Character: Aunt Miriam
Released: December 28, 1966
Type: Movie
Nick tries to kill his wife to get her money, but when learning of this, she plans the same for him!
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The Sandwich Man
Title: The Sandwich Man
Character: Second Billingsgate Woman
Released: July 1, 1966
Type: Movie
A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.
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A Hard Day's Night
Title: A Hard Day's Night
Character: Millie
Released: July 7, 1964
Type: Movie
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul's troublemaking grandfather and Ringo's arrest.
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Title: The Merv Griffin Show
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.
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Title: The Avengers
Character: Olga
Released: January 7, 1961
Type: TV
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 character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish and assertive women: Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King. Later episodes increasingly incorporated elements of science fiction and fantasy, parody and British eccentricity.