Dodo Watts | |
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 Picturegoer postcard c.1935 (photo by Dorothy Wilding) | |
| Born | Dorothy Margaret Watts 27 December 1910 London, England |
| Died | 25 December 1990 (aged 79) Teddington, Middlesex, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress and casting director |
Dorothy Margaret Watts (27 December 1910 – 25 December 1990), known professionally as Dodo Watts, was a British stage and film actress. [1] She played Fay Eaton in the 1929 Broadway version of Ian Hay's play The Middle Watch, and reprised her role in the 1930 British film version the following year. [2] [3] When her career wound down, she became a business woman, owning a successful millinery firm in London's West End. [4] She was later a casting director and head of casting for ABC Weekend TV (later Thames Television), [5] and largely responsible for casting Diana Rigg in the role of Emma Peel in The Avengers TV series. [6] She later became a theatrical agent. [4]
