Maire Yvonne Owen (28 July 1923 – December 1990) was a British stage and film actress. [1]
Born in London in 1923, she was married to Alan Badel for 40 years; they had a daughter Sarah. [2]
In 1946 she appeared in the West End melodrama But for the Grace of God by Frederick Lonsdale.
She died in Chichester in December 1990, aged 67. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1945 | The Seventh Veil | Susan Brook | |
1946 | The Years Between | Alice | |
A Girl in a Million | Molly | ||
1947 | Holiday Camp | Angela Kirby | |
1948 | Easy Money | Carol | |
Miranda | Betty | ||
My Brother's Keeper | Meg Waring | ||
Quartet | 1st. Gossip | ||
1949 | Third Time Lucky | Peggy | |
Portrait from Life | Helen | ||
Silent Dust | Nellie | ||
Marry Me! | Sue Carson | ||
1950 | Someone at the Door | Sally Martin | |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
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1943 | Acacia Avenue | Joan Robinson | Vaudeville Theatre, London | |
1946 | But for the Grace of God | Mary | St James's Theatre, London | |
1953 | Thieves' Carnival | Eva | Bristol Old Vic, London & Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge | |
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