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Anita Graham

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Anita Graham
Born (1948-02-15) 15 February 1948 (age 76)
OccupationActress

Anita Graham (born 15 February 1948) is a British film, stage and television actress and a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Graham's first television role was in an episode of Crossroads (1964). She went on to appear in The New Avengers (1976), The Benny Hill Show (1977), Within These Walls (1978), in four episodes of Terry and June (1979–80) as Tina Pillbeam, Tom, Dick and Harriet (1982), Let There Be Love (1983), The Morecambe & Wise Show (1983), six episodes of Keep It in the Family (1982-3), Full House (1985), Dempsey and Makepeace (1986), as Bollit in the Delta and the Bannermen episodes of Doctor Who (1987), Zelda in four episodes of Moon and Son (1992), EastEnders (1996), Last of the Summer Wine (2001),[1] and Horne & Corden (2009).

Film appearances include Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1974), Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974), and Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978).[1]

For the Royal Shakespeare Company she appeared in Piaf and Once in a Lifetime, both in 1980 at the Piccadilly Theatre. In 1983 she appeared in Look, No Hans at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, and The Mating Game at the Theatre Royal in Windsor. She appeared again in Look, No Hans at the Strand Theatre (1985-6), and in Run For Your Wife (1987) at the Criterion Theatre, acting again in the latter play at the Duchess Theatre from 1990-91.

In 1990 she acted in Kathy Burke's play Mr Thomas at the Old Red Lion Theatre. It was subsequently filmed and shown on Channel 4. Graham acted in Funny Money at the Playhouse Theatre (1996), and in The Norman Conquests for Ian Dickens (2007). In 2012 she appeared in Michael Cooney's Cash on Delivery at The Mill at Sonning.[2] In October 2023, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Betty Powell.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1974 Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! Wendy
1974 Confessions of a Window Cleaner Ingrid
1978 Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? Blonde
2008 Hunted Lorraine
2012 Run for Your Wife Aerobics Teacher
2019 Out of the Blue Christine
2021 Jagame Thandhiram Sofia
2023 Old Times Marge

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1971 Mr Tumbleweed Greek Goddess TV film
1976 The New Avengers Helga Episode: "To Catch a Rat"
1977 The Benny Hill Show Girl Scout Guide Episode: "Show 30"
1977 The Cedar Tree Ivy Episode: "The Woman I Love: Part 2"
1978 Within These Walls Karen Riley Episode: "Mixer"
1979–1980 Terry and June Tina Pillbeam 4 episodes
1982 Tom, Dick and Harriet Babs Episode: "On the Town"
1982–1983 Keep It in the Family Wilma 6 episodes
1983 Let There Be Love Miss Crompton Episode: "If the Nightie Fits"
1983 The Morecambe & Wise Show Various Episode: #4.4
1985 Full House Shirley Wilcox Episode: "It's a Steal"
1986 Dempsey and Makepeace Blossom Episode: "The Burning"
1987 Doctor Who Bollitt Episode: "Delta and the Bannermen"
1990 Mr Thomas Brenda Tebbit TV film
1992 Moon and Son Zelda Lee 5 episodes
1996 EastEnders Lesley Langton 2 episodes
2001 Last of the Summer Wine Mrs. Endicott Episode: "Hey, Big Vendor"
2003 Harry and Cosh Mrs. Kilby Episode: "Kung Fu Warriors"
2009 Horne & Corden Mary Episode: #1.5
2018 Hangman Kath TV film
2023 Doctors Betty Powell Episode: "With You"

References

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  1. ^ a b Graham on the Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ Cash on Delivery - The Stage review 29 June 2012
  3. ^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Al Haskey gets SHOCK news about his mum..." What to Watch. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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