Vicki Woolf

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Vicki Woolf
Born1942
Other namesVicki Wolf
OccupationActress
Years active1960-
Spouse(s) Ewen Solon

Vicki Woolf (born 1942) is a British actress known mostly for her roles in television. [1]

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She appeared in fourteen episodes of Honey Lane during the 1960s. In the 1980s she featured in the sitcom Three Up, Two Down . She guest starred on various other shows such as The Saint , The Persuaders! , Man in a Suitcase , Paul Temple and Minder . [2]

She made appearances in several films including two Hammer Horrors and Carry On Up the Khyber (1968). In 1973 she was in the film version of Never Mind the Quality: Feel the Width . [3] Woolf was often cast as exotic types, sometimes from southern Europe. [4]

Woolf married the actor Ewen Solon in London in 1965. [5]

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  2. "Vicki Woolf". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
  3. "Vicki Woolf - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
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