Margaret Anderson
Known for
Acting
Born
August 27, 1925
Birthplace
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Died
June 6, 2016 (aged 90)
Biography
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).
Best known work
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978
The Barefoot Contessa
1954
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955
Hammer House of Horror
1980
The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950
Survivors
1975
The Large Rope
1953
Crown Court
1972
Public Eye
1965
Armchair Theatre
1956Filmography
1980
1978
1978
Revenge of the Pink Pantheras Police Chief's Wife
1977
The Achurch Lettersas Charlotte Payne-Townshend
1976
1975
1974
1972
1972
On Callas Jennifer
1972
1971
Father's Helpas Mrs. Ellis
1971
Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?as Woman Journalist
1971
Welcome Homeas Sheila Sherwood
1965
1956
1956
Armchair TheatreTVas Maureen Dewsnap (1 episode), as Josie Willoughby (1 episode), as Joan Tilley (1 episode), as Mrs. Ellis (1 episode)
1955
The Quatermass Xperimentas Maggie (uncredited)
1955
Room in the Houseas Christine
1954
The Barefoot Contessaas Pretender's Wife
1953
1950
The Poltergeistas Joyce Prescott
1950
The Happiest Days of Your Lifeas Alice