Peggy Evans

Peggy Evans (10 January 1921 – 26 July 2015) was an English actress. She trained at the Rank Organisation's The Company of Youth (a "charm school").

Early years One of four children, Evans was born in Sheffield but grew up in Ealing, west London. As a teenager, her winning a creative writing contest earned her a screen test with the Rank Organization. She had a prominent role in The Blue Lamp, playing the girlfriend of Dirk Bogarde's young mobster. On stage she appeared in the 1953 West End play Four Winds.

Personal life Evans was married twice: to actor Michael Howard from 1949 to 1956; the union produced two children but ended in divorce. She married, secondly, to Peter Stevens in 1990; the couple remained together until his death in 1997. In later years, she learned Portuguese and lived in the Algarve for part of each year. She was survived by a son and a daughter.

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