Angela Down Explained

Angela Down
Birth Date:15 June 1946
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1969–2009
Spouse:Tim Hardy

Angela Down (born 15 June 1946) is an English actress. She is known for her role in the BBC drama programme Take Three Girls portraying cockney art student Avril for the first series before being replaced in the second.[1] [2]

Career

Down played a leading role as Princess Maria in the 15-hour BBC version of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace (1972), starred as Sylvia Pankhurst in the BBC's Shoulder to Shoulder (1974), as Joyce Bradley in the television adaptation of Frederick Raphael’s The Glittering Prizes (1976) and played teacher Myra Bawne in the 1980 BBC drama serial We, the Accused, opposite Ian Holm. She performed as Helena in the 1981 BBC Shakespeare collection, All's Well That Ends Well.

Her film roles include appearances in The Looking Glass War (1970), the cult horror film What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972), as Justine Mahler in Ken Russell's 1974 film Mahler, and as Mrs Cole in the 1996 film Emma, starring Gwyneth Paltrow.

Personal life

She is married to the actor Tim Hardy.[3]

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1970The Looking Glass WarChelsea Girl
1972What Became of Jack and Jill?Caller
1974MahlerJustine Mahler
1976Meetings, Bloody MeetingsBusinesswomanVideo
1987Maximum PotentialGirl on the Beach
1990Twisted JusticePolice Officer
1996EmmaMrs Cole
2004The Face at the WindowAmy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969ITV PlayhouseBrendaEpisode: "Like Puppies in a Basket"
1969–1970Take Three GirlsAvril12 episodes
1970Daniel DerondaAnna GascoigneEpisode: "Temptations"
1970Z-CarsEileen Parker2 episodes
1970JackanoryStoryteller5 episodes
1970Little WomenJo March9 episodes
1971The DoctorsAudrey2 episodes
1971ITV Sunday Night TheatreJenny HopkinsEpisode: "Tales of Piccadilly: Out of Town Girl"
1971Owen, M.D.Sophie Lowrey2 episodes
1972PathfindersA.C.W. June Bunting
1972–1973War and PeaceMaria Bolkonskaya10 episodes
1974Shoulder to ShoulderSylvia Pankhurst5 episodes
1975BBC Play of the MonthEnid / Cordelia2 episodes
1976The Glittering PrizesJoyce Bradley / Joyce Hadleigh
1977Play for TodayDaphneEpisode: "Do as I Say"
1978Scorpion TalesMartha FredricksEpisode: "Killing"
1980We, the AccusedMyra Bawne5 episodes
1981All's Well That Ends WellHelenaTelevision film
1981It Takes a Worried ManLillian2 episodes
1982Take Three WomenAvril
1988EmmerdaleBarbara4 episodes
1988The ITV PlayMasha ChekhovEpisode: "Chekhov in Yalta"
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotMarjorie GoldEpisode: "Triangle at Rhodes"
1989The Play on OneEveEpisode: "Clowns"
1989CasualtyLizEpisode: "Union"
1989Howards' WayLee Simons2 episodes
1990Capital CityRachel LoweEpisode: "Strange Fruits"
1997The BillEsther GuthrieEpisode: "Going Down"
1997, 1998Kavanagh QCAngela Beddoes2 episodes
2000, 2009Midsomer MurdersDr. Sylvia Goring / Pru Bennett

Notes and References

  1. News: Three ladies with a double hit. Evening Times. 15 December 1982. 8.
  2. Web site: Angela Down. 2021-05-23. IMDb.
  3. News: 20 April 1979. Up, down: Angela's in town. 27. London Evening Standard. 26 December 2021. Newspapers.com .