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| image = Anthea Askey.jpg | | image = Anthea Askey.jpg | ||
| caption = Promotional head shot | | caption = Promotional head shot | ||
| birth_name = Anthea Shirley Askey | | birth_name = Anthea Shirley Askey | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1933| | | birth_date = {{birth date|1933|03|02|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = Golders Green]], London, England | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|2|28|1933|3|2|df=y}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|1999|2|28|1933|3|2|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = [[ | | death_place = [[Worthing]], [[Sussex]], England | ||
| other_names = | | other_names = | ||
| occupation = [[ | | occupation = [[Actress]] | ||
| known_for = | | known_for = | ||
| spouse = Bill Stewart (m. 1956–?) | | spouse = Bill Stewart (m. 1956–?) | ||
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'''Anthea Shirley Askey''' (2 March 1933 – 28 February 1999) was an English [[ | '''Anthea Shirley Askey''' (2 March 1933 – 28 February 1999) was an English [[actress]], particularly prominent on television in the 1950s. | ||
Anthea Askey was born in [[ | Anthea Askey was born in [[Golders Green]], north London, to the comedian and actor [[Arthur Askey]], and his wife Elizabeth May Swash (b. 1899, m. 1925, d. 1974). In many of her television roles she starred with him. | ||
Her early television appearances included ''[[ | Her early television appearances included ''[[Love and Kisses (TV series)|Love and Kisses]]'', where she played Rose Brown, whose father Bill was played by her father; while other TV and films include ''[[The Love Match|The Love Match]]'', ''[[Ramsbottom Rides Again|Ramsbottom Rides Again]]'', ''Before Your Very Eyes'', ''[[Living It Up (UK TV series)|Living It Up]]'', ''The [[Dickie Henderson]] Half-Hour'', ''[[Arthur's Treasured Volumes]]'' and a cameo appearance in ''[[Make Mine a Million]]'' in 1959. | ||
In 1993, she appeared in ''Climb the Greasy Pole: Part 1'', an episode of ''[[ | In 1993, she appeared in ''Climb the Greasy Pole: Part 1'', an episode of ''[[The Darling Buds of May (TV series)|The Darling Buds of May]]''.<ref>{{imdb title|0554748|title=Climb the Greasy Pole: Part 1}}</ref> | ||
Askey died in [[ | Askey died in [[Worthing|Worthing]], [[Sussex|Sussex]], in 1999, aged 65.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Denis Gifford|author-link=Denis Gifford|title=Obituary: Anthea Askey|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-anthea-askey-1078399.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-anthea-askey-1078399.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=[[The Independent]]|date=7 September 2015|accessdate=7 October 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:30, 24 February 2023
Anthea Askey | |
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 Promotional head shot | |
| Born | Anthea Shirley Askey 2 March 1933 Golders Green]], London, England |
| Died | 28 February 1999 (aged 65) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Bill Stewart (m. 1956–?) |
| Children | Jane, Andrew, William |
| Parent(s) | Arthur Askey (1900–1982) & Elizabeth May Swash (1899–1974) |
Anthea Shirley Askey (2 March 1933 – 28 February 1999) was an English actress, particularly prominent on television in the 1950s.
Anthea Askey was born in Golders Green, north London, to the comedian and actor Arthur Askey, and his wife Elizabeth May Swash (b. 1899, m. 1925, d. 1974). In many of her television roles she starred with him.
Her early television appearances included Love and Kisses, where she played Rose Brown, whose father Bill was played by her father; while other TV and films include The Love Match, Ramsbottom Rides Again, Before Your Very Eyes, Living It Up, The Dickie Henderson Half-Hour, Arthur's Treasured Volumes and a cameo appearance in Make Mine a Million in 1959.
In 1993, she appeared in Climb the Greasy Pole: Part 1, an episode of The Darling Buds of May.[1]
Askey died in Worthing, Sussex, in 1999, aged 65.[2]
References
- ^ Climb the Greasy Pole: Part 1 at IMDb
- ^ Denis Gifford (7 September 2015). "Obituary: Anthea Askey". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
External links
- Anthea Askey at IMDb
