Acting

Anna Dawson

Born July 27, 1937 · Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Died June 27, 2026 · aged 88

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. Dawson went on to star in several West End musicals. She featured in episodes of Dixon of Dock Green during the 1960s, The Benny H…

Known For

The Girl from Starship VenusThe Girl from Starship Venus · 1975
The Girl from Starship Venus
4.21975
MovieComedyScience Fiction
A young Venusian girl lands on Earth to explore the planet. She lands in Soho in London, UK where she has ample opportunities to research sex on Earth.
O Lucky Man!O Lucky Man! · 1973
O Lucky Man!
6.81973
MovieComedyMusic
An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.
Bloodbath at the House of DeathBloodbath at the House of Death · 1984
Bloodbath at the House of Death
5.31984
MovieComedyHorror
Six scientists arrive at the creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena which was the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier where 18 guests were killed in one night. It turns out that the house is the place of a satanic cult lead by a sinister monk who plans to kill the scientists who are inhabiting this house of Satan.
Love Thy NeighbourLove Thy Neighbour · 1973
Love Thy Neighbour
6.31973
MovieComedy
Two men who are nextdoor neighbors constantly battle it out over seemingly trivial offenses. Their wives, on the other hand, are best of friends. The two couples attempt to win a 'love-thy-neighbor' competition by lying...
Granny Gets the PointGranny Gets the Point · 1971
Granny Gets the Point
1971
MovieDrama
A short information film produced to get Britain ready for decimalisation.
Stand up, Virgin SoldiersStand up, Virgin Soldiers · 1977
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
4.61977
MovieComedy
Some British soldiers in Singapore are more concerned with finding sex than finding Communists.
If You Go Down in the Woods TodayIf You Go Down in the Woods Today · 1981
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
6.31981
MovieComedyTV Movie
A Boy Scout troupe led by their scoutmaster (Sykes) is on a field trip to a seemingly-peaceful English woodland. However, the woods are actually teeming with strange characters, some of whom turn out to be disguised police officers and others criminals. The police are searching for £2,000,000 in stolen banknotes and hope that the criminals will lead them to them. The criminals, on the other hand, are aware that the police are looking for them and doing their best to avoid betraying the location of their stash.
Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty BitsKenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits · 2004
Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits
2004
MovieComedy
A compilation of sketches taken from the television series. Characters include Sid Snot, Angry Of Mayfair, Marcel Wave and Brother Lee Love. Guests include: Terry Wogan, Michael Aspel, Cliff Richard, David Essex and Bernard Manning.

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Keeping Up AppearancesKeeping Up Appearances · 1990
Keeping Up Appearances
7.71990
SeriesComedy
Hyacinth Bucket (whose name, she insists, is pronounced "Bouquet") is a suburban housewife in the West Midlands. She would be the first to tell you that she is a gracious hostess, a respected citizen, and a well-connected member of high society. If you don't believe that, just ask her best friend Elizabeth, held captive in Hyacinth's kitchen; or the postmen and neighbours who bristle at the sound of her voice; or Richard, her weary and compliant husband. In fact, Hyacinth's reputation could be as perfect as her new lounge set, if not for her senile father's love of running wild in the nip. Oh, and she would prefer it if her brother-in-law was a sharper dresser. And that her husband was more ambitious. And that her sisters were more presentable. And do take your shoes off before you come in the house, dear. Mind that you don't brush against the wallpaper.

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