Lyn Ashley

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Lyn Ashley
Born
Lynette Ashley Rumble

(1940-03-18) 18 March 1940 (age 84)
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
OccupationActress
Spouse
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(m. 1969;div. 1975)​
Children1
Parent Madge Ryan (mother)

Lyn Ashley (born Lynette Ashley Rumble; 18 March 1940) is an Australian actress who worked in the United Kingdom on television during the 1960s.

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Early life

Ashley was born Lynette Ashley Rumble in Townsville, Queensland, [1] on 18 March 1940. [2] She is the daughter of actress Madge Ryan. [3]

Career

Her television credits include Maigret , The Saint , [4] Danger Man , Compact , [5] Doctor Who (in the serial Galaxy 4 ), [6] and Monty Python's Flying Circus . When sketches from the show were performed on stage in Monty Python Live at Drury Lane , she played the parts originally performed by Carol Cleveland, who was unavailable at the time. [7] She screen tested for Emma Peel's replacement on The Avengers .[ citation needed ]

She also acted in films such as Mister Ten Per Cent (1967), I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) [8] and Quest for Love (1971). [1]

Ashley was married to Monty Python member Eric Idle from 1969 [1] until 1975; they have one son together, Carey, born in 1973. [9] She was frequently credited on Monty Python's Flying Circus as 'Mrs Idle'. [10] [2] She also appeared in Idle's TV show Rutland Weekend Television . [11]

She was later a cast member of the early 1990s soap opera Families . [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony, eds. (2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film (Fourth ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 1994. ISBN   9781526111968.
  2. 1 2 "Lyn Ashley". IMDb. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Ryan, Madge (1984). "Madge Ryan interviewed by Vivienne Rae-Ellis". Trove (National Library of Australia et. al.) (Interview). Interviewed by Vivienne Rae-Ellis. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Barer, Burl (1993). The Saint: A Complete History. McFarland & Company. p. 320. ISBN   9780899507231.
  5. ↑ Caldiron, Orio; Hochkofler, Matilde. Isa Miranda (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 230. ISBN   9788876050015.
  6. ↑ Campbell, Mark (2011). Doctor Who: The Complete Guide. Hachette UK. p. 10. ISBN   9781849018869.
  7. ↑ Idle, Eric (2018). Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography. Hachette UK. p. 64. ISBN   9781474610308.
  8. ↑ Idle, Eric (2018). Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography. Hachette UK. pp. 52–3. ISBN   9781474610308.
  9. ↑ Perry, George (2006). The Life of Python. Pavilion. pp. 116–7. ISBN   9781862057623.
  10. ↑ Larsen, Darl (2008). Monty Python's Flying Circus: An Utterly Complete, Thoroughly Unillustrated, Absolutely Unauthorized Guide to Possibly All the References... Scarecrow Press. p. 347. ISBN   9781461669708.
  11. ↑ McCall, Douglas (2013). Monty Python: A Chronology, 1969-2012 (2nd ed.). McFarland. p. 43. ISBN   9780786478118.
  12. ↑ "Lyn Ashley". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019.


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