Anna Dawson

Anna Dawson
Born	(1937-07-27) 27 July 1937 (age 87) Bolton, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1965–1995
Spouse	John Boulter

Anna Dawson (born 27 July 1937) is an English actress and singer.

Born in Bolton, Lancashire, Dawson spent part of her childhood in Tanganyika, where her father worked. She attended the Elmhurst Ballet School and after training at the Central School of Speech and Drama she learned her craft by playing in repertory theatre companies. ^[1]

Dawson went on to star in several West End musicals. She featured in episodes of Dixon of Dock Green during the 1960s, The Benny Hill Show during the 1980s, ^[2] and played Hyacinth Bucket's sister Violet ("the one with the Mercedes, sauna and room for a pony") in the final series of the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances , though her character was only featured on screen briefly in four episodes.

Dawson is married to former Black and White Minstrel Show soloist John Boulter.

TV credits

Year	Title	Role
1964–1966	Dixon of Dock Green	Mary Crawford
1965	Mother Goose (Television film)	Squire's daughter
1971	Slapstick and Old Lace (TV series)	Various
1971	Brian Rix presents: Reluctant Heroes	Penny Raymonde
1973	Z-Cars Episode: 'Domestic'	Sheila Clowes
1975–1977	Larry Grayson (TV series)	Various
1975–1989	The Benny Hill Show	Various
1976–1978 & 1980	What's on Next? (TV series)	Various
1977	"Hi Summer!" (TV series)	Various
1977	"Larry Grayson" (TV Series)	Bubbles
1977	Miss Jones and Son Episode: 'Baby Talk'	Carole
1978	Bernie (TV series)
1978	One-Off 'ITV Votes for Women' 50th Anniversary Gala
1978	"Whodunnit?" (TV Series)	Panellist
1978-9 and 1985	Blankety Blank (TV Series)	Panellist
1978-1989	"Give Us A Clue" (TV Celebrity Game Show Series)	Guest Contestant
1978	The Morecambe & Wise Show Episode: 'Eric & Ernie's Xmas Show 1978'	Bandaged Newsreader / Lola
1978–1979	Rings on Their Fingers	Deirdre
1979	The Dick Emery Special	Various
1979	"Leslie Crowther's Scrapbook" (TV Series)	Various
1979, 1982 and 1986	"3-2-1" (TV Game Show Series)	Guest Entertainer
1980	Robin's Nest Episode: 'Just an Old-Fashioned Girl'	Atalanta
1980	Life Begins at Forty (TV series)	Jill Simpson
1980	The Crowther Collection	Various
1980	The Dick Emery Hour	Various
1980	The Allan Stewart Show
1980–1981	The Kenny Everett Video Show	Carla / Various
1981	"It's A Celebrity Knockout" (Craven Cottage)	Celebrity Contestant (Budgie)
1980–1982	Keep It in the Family	Mrs Morgan / Woman Juror
1981	The Jim Davidson Show
1981	The Paul Squire Show (TV series)
1981	The Kenny Everett Video Cassette	Carla
1982	Royal Variety Performance (Musicals Theme)	Introductory Sequence
1982	"The Generation Game" (TV Game Show Series)	Guest during run-up to 1982 Wimbledon Pantomime
1982	"The Good Old Days" (TV Series)	Guest Entertainer
1983	All for Love (TV series) Episode: 'Down at the Hydro'	Wife
1984	The New Statesman	Enid Vance
1984	The Steam Video Company	Various
1986	"Crosswits" (TV Game Show Series)	Celebrity Panellist
1986	"The Sooty Show" (TV Series)	Guest (Swimming Pool etc.)
1986	Smith & Jones	Various
1986	Super Gran Episode: 'Supergran and the World's Worst Circus'	Wendy Whiplash
1988	Bad Boyes Episode: 'In Danger'	Bonnie
1991	Benny Hill: Unseen (Television film)	Various
1992	Don't Tell Father (TV Sitcom)	Stella Whipple
1995	Keeping Up Appearances	Violet

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1973	O Lucky Man!	Becky
1973	Love Thy Neighbour	Betty
1975	The Sexplorer a.k.a. The Girl From Starship Venus	Store Manageress
1977	Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers	Glam #1
1981	If You Go Down in the Woods Today	Courting woman
1984	Gabrielle and the Doodleman	Wicked Witch
1984	Bloodbath at the House of Death	Nurse

References

1. "Unsung Heroines". musical-theatre.net. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
2. Ross, Robert (1999). Benny Hill: merry master of mirth; the complete companion. London: Batsford. p. 122. ISBN   978-0-7134-8422-9 . Retrieved 17 January 2011.