Margaret Anderson
Born: 1925-08-27 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Died: 2016-06-06
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
1980
- Hammer House of Horror as Sister
1978
- Enemy at the Door as Miss Jones
- Revenge of the Pink Panther as Police Chief's Wife
1977
- The Achurch Letters as Charlotte Payne-Townshend
1976
- Killers as Mrs. Evans
1975
- Survivors as Mrs. Transon
1974
- Playhouse as Charlotte Payne-Townshend
1972
- Crown Court as Mrs. Collings
- New Scotland Yard as Mrs Remick
- On Call as Jennifer
1971
- Welcome Home as Sheila Sherwood
- Father's Help as Mrs. Ellis
- Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'? as Woman Journalist
1965
- Public Eye as Hylda Scalby
1956
- The Adventures of Sir Lancelot as Lady Helen
- Armchair Theatre as Maureen Dewsnap
1955
- The Quatermass Xperiment as Maggie (uncredited)
- Room in the House as Christine
1954
- The Barefoot Contessa as Pretender's Wife
1953
1950
- The Poltergeist as Joyce Prescott
- The Happiest Days of Your Life as Alice