Angela Margaret Leslie Thorne was an English actress on stage, television, and film having performed roles in World in Ferment, Get Some In!, The Good Life, Midsomer Murders, Foyle’s War and Heartbeat, The BFG as the voice of the Queen, Three Up, Two Down, and Lassie
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Actress Angela Thorne, best known for starring in The Manor Born, She played Marjory Frobisher in the BBC sitcom opposite Penelope Keith from 1979 to 1981.
Thorne, who is also the mother of actor Laurence Penry-Jones, was nominated for an Olivier Award for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in Anyone For Denis? when she turned her hand to the stage.
A statement from her son Rupert said: “The actress Angela Thorne died peacefully at her home on the 16th of June. She was 84 years old. “She was the beloved wife of Peter Penry Jones and is survived by her two sons Rupert and Laurie Penry Jones and her grandchildren, Florence, Peter, Giorgio, and Delilah.
