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Angela Thorne

1939 – 2023

British actress

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About Angela Thorne

Lived 1939 – 2023 (aged 84). Angela Thorne was a British actor.

Angela Margaret Leslie Thorne (25 January 1939 – 16 June 2023) was a British actress of stage, television and film having performed roles in World in Ferment, Get Some In! (1976), Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War, Heartbeat, The BFG (1989) as the voice of the Queen, Three Up, Two Down, and Lassie (2005).

However, she was probably best known for playing Marjory Frobisher in To the Manor Born (1979–2007), and for playing Margaret Thatcher in Anyone for Denis?, initially at the Whitehall Theatre in 1981 (for which she was nominated for Best Comedy Performance at the 1981 Laurence Olivier Awards) and subsequently for the video release.

Early life Thorne was born in Karachi, British India, in 1939. The daughter of an Indian Army doctor father, William Herbert Alfred Thorne, and a teacher mother, Sylvia ( Leslie), she spent the first five years of her life in India.

In the BBC programme Who Do You Think You Are? featuring son Rupert, broadcast in August 2010, it was revealed that Thorne's father William had served with the Indian Medical Corps at the Battle of Monte Cassino

Thorne also appeared in television productions, including Elizabeth R as Lettice Knollys, In 1984 she played the role of Susan, "The Duchess" in a West End revival of Giles Cooper's play Happy Family, opposite Ian Ogilvy and Stephanie Beacham. In 1996 she starred in Alan Ayckbourn's Communicating Doors at the Savoy Theatre, London.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Farlington School
Also known as
Angela Margaret Leslie Thorne

Family & relationships

Spouse
Peter Penry-Jones
Child
Rupert Penry-Jones

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Angela Thorne?

British actress

When was Angela Thorne born?

Angela Thorne was born on 25 January 1939 in Karachi.

When did Angela Thorne die?

Angela Thorne died on 16 June 2023 in Battersea.

What was Angela Thorne's occupation?

Angela Thorne was an actor.

What nationality was Angela Thorne?

Angela Thorne was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Angela Thorne

· Wikidata: Q4762572

· DBpedia: Angela Thorne

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