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    Anna Dawson

    1937-07-27 (87 years old) in Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom

    Born in Bolton, Lancashire, Dawson spent part of her childhood in Tanganyika, where her father worked. She attended the Elmhurst Ballet School and after training at the Central School of Speech and Drama she learned her craft by playing in repertory theatre companies. Dawson went on to star in several West End musicals. She featured in episodes of Dixon of Dock Green during the 1960s, The Benny Hill Show during the 1980s, and played Hyacinth Bucket's sister Violet ("the one with the Mercedes, sauna and room for a pony") in the final series of the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, though her character was only featured on screen briefly in four episodes. Dawson is married to former Black and White Minstrel Show soloist John Boulter.

    Movies

    actor
    Benny Hill - Unseen Part 2
    50 %|May 16, 1994
    Comedy, TV Movie
    actor
    Benny Hill - Unseen Part 1
    50 %|Apr 12, 1994
    Comedy, TV Movie
    poster
    Benny Hill's World Tour: New York!
    80 %|May 30, 1991
    Comedy
    poster
    Bloodbath at the House of Death
    55 %|Mar 29, 1984
    Comedy, Horror
    actor
    Gabrielle and the Doodleman
    0 %|Jan 1, 1984
    Family
    poster
    Down at the Hydro
    0 %|Sep 4, 1983
    Romance, Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    If You Go Down in the Woods Today
    40 %|Apr 29, 1981
    Comedy, TV Movie
    poster
    Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
    48 %|Apr 4, 1977
    Comedy
    poster
    The Girl from Starship Venus
    42 %|Dec 18, 1975
    Comedy, Science Fiction
    poster
    Love Thy Neighbour
    62 %|Aug 26, 1973
    Comedy
    poster
    O Lucky Man!
    68.04 %|Mar 25, 1973
    Comedy, Music, Fantasy
    poster
    Granny Gets the Point
    0 %|Jan 2, 1971
    Drama

    Series

    poster
    Keeping Up Appearances
    76 %|Oct 29, 1990
    Comedy
    actor
    Bad Boyes
    0 %|Sep 15, 1987
    actor
    The New Statesman
    0 %|Sep 12, 1985
    Comedy
    poster
    Super Gran
    65.38 %|Jan 20, 1985
    Comedy, Family, Crime
    poster
    Benny Hill Show
    90 %|Sep 14, 1980
    Comedy
    actor
    The Crowther Collection
    50 %|Jul 26, 1980
    poster
    Blankety Blank
    46 %|Jan 18, 1979
    Comedy, Family
    poster
    The Kenny Everett Video Show
    77 %|Jul 3, 1978
    Comedy
    actor
    Larry Grayson
    0 %|Sep 19, 1975
    Comedy
    poster
    The Benny Hill Show
    71.97 %|Nov 19, 1969
    Comedy