Angela Thorne Biography (1939-)

Full name, Angela Margaret Leslie Thorne; born January 25, 1939, in Karachi,Pakistan; daughter of William Herbert Alfred (a doctor) and Leslie Sylvia (ateacher; maiden name, May) Thorne; married Peter David Penry-Jones (an actor), September 22, 1967; children: Rupert William (an actor), Laurence David. Addresses: Agent: Michael Whitehall Ltd., 125 Gloucester Rd., London SW7, England.; Manager: Shepherd Management Ltd., 13 Radnor Walk, London SW3 4BP, England.

Nationality: Pakistani
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: January 25, 1939; Karachi, Pakistan

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Green goddess, Mango Leaf Magic, Mobile Theatre, England, 1961
Gloria Clandon, You Never Can Tell, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1966
Julia, The Rivals, Haymarket Theatre, 1966
Lady Diana, Ring 'round the Moon, Haymarket Theatre, 1967
Portia, The Merchant of Venice, Haymarket Theatre, 1969
Io, Prometheus Bound, Mermaid Theatre, London, 1971
Esther van Homrigh (some sources cite Vanessa), Yahoo, Duke of York's Theatre (some sources cite Queen's Theatre), London, 1976
Mrs. Thatcher, Anyone for Denis, Whitehall Theatre, London, 1981
Lady Gay Spanker, London Assurance, Theatre Royal, London, 1989
Body and Soul, Albery Theatre, London, 1992
The Weekend, Strand Theatre, London, 1994
Communicating Doors, Savoy Theatre, London, 1996
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Almeida Theatre, London, 1996
Jean Horton, Quartet, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Albery Theatre, 1999
Major Tours
Olivia, Twelfth Night, Prospect Theatre Company, Hong Kong Festival, then Soviet and Finnish cities, all 1972
Film Appearances
Betty Smith, Oh! What a Lovely War!, Paramount, 1969
Jenny Alexander, Yellow Dog, Akari, 1973

Sylvia Brown, Ballet Shoes, 1975
Woman on train, ffolkes (also known as Assault Force and North Sea Hijack), Universal, 1979
Lady Mary Hargreaves, The Human Factor, United Artists, 1979
Madame Bertin, Lady Oscar (also known as Berusaiyu no bara), 1980
Hotel manageress, Bullshot (also known as Bullshot Crummond), HandMade, 1983
Bright Young Things, 2003
Television Appearances
Series
Virginia, The Canterville Ghost (also known as Mystery and Imagination: The Canterbury Ghost), ITY (England), 1965
Marjorie Frobisher, To the Manor Born, BBC (England), 1979, then PBS, 1985
Laura Bagthorpe, The Bagthorpe Saga, BBC, 1981
Alice, Paying Guests, BBC, 1985
Harriet Farrington, Farrington of the F.O. (also known as Farrington), ITY, 1985-1986
Daphne Trenchard, Three Up, Two Down, BBC, 1987
Val Kirby, Noah's Ark, 1997
Miniseries
Lettice, Lady Leicester, Elizabeth R, BBC (England), 1971, later broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS
The Glittering Prizes, BBC, 1976
Nanny Butterfield, Mistral's Daughter (also known as L'amour enheritage), CBS, 1984
Specials
Voice of the Queen of England, The BFG (also known as The Big Friendly Giant), 1989
Margaret Thatcher, Dunrulin, BBC (England), 1990
Mrs. Hawk-Monitor, Cold Comfort Farm, BBC, 1995
Interviewee, RIP 2002, Channel 4 (England), 2002
Movies
Margaret Devize, The Lady's Not for Burning, ITV (England), 1987
Episodic
Receptionist, "Mission to Montreal," The Avengers, ITV (England),1962
Lady Georgette "George" Truscott, "Our Speaker Today," The Good Life, BBC (England), 1977
Celia Hanson, "Chalk and Cheese," Heartbeat, ITV, 2000
Lady Lavinia Chetwood, "Market for Murder," Midsomer Murders, Artsand Entertainment, 2002

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