Acting

Margaret Anderson

Born 1925-08-27 · Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

Died 2016-06-06

Margaret Anderson was an English film and television actress, her expressive eyes and open, engaging smile making her a screen natural. Film milestones included Frank Launder’s The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950), Reach For the Sky (1955) and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978). She appeared in a number of popular television shows, among them Dixon of Dock Green (variously from 1957-74), No Hiding Place (1959-61), Public Eye (1971 and 1975), Z Cars (1972), Crown Court (1973) and Shoestring (1979). She was also in Crossroads (1977) and played Maureen Schofield in six episodes of the daytime comedy-drama Harriet’s Back in Town (1973).

Credits

Newest first

Hammer House of Horror
as Sister
1980
Enemy at the Door
as Miss Jones
1978
Revenge of the Pink Panther
as Police Chief's Wife
1978
The Achurch Letters
as Charlotte Payne-Townshend
1977
Killers
as Mrs. Evans
1976
Survivors
as Mrs. Transon
1975
Playhouse
as Charlotte Payne-Townshend
1974
Crown Court
as Mrs. Collings
1972
On Call
as Jennifer
1972
New Scotland Yard
as Mrs Remick
1972
Father's Help
as Mrs. Ellis
1971
Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?
as Woman Journalist
1971
Welcome Home
as Sheila Sherwood
1971
Public Eye
as Hylda Scalby
1965
Public Eye
as Travel Agent
1965
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as Lady Helen
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Maureen Dewsnap
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Josie Willoughby
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Joan Tilley
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Mrs. Ellis
1956
The Quatermass Xperiment
as Maggie (uncredited)
1955
Room in the House
as Christine
1955
The Barefoot Contessa
as Pretender's Wife
1954
The Large Rope
1953
The Poltergeist
as Joyce Prescott
1950
The Happiest Days of Your Life
as Alice
1950