Angela Margaret Leslie Thorne was a well-known English actress of stage, television and film. She was born on January 25, 1939, in Karachi, Sind, British India – now Pakistan. She was the daughter of an Indian Army doctor father, William Herbert Alfred Thorne, and her mother Sylvia was a teacher.
Angela who died on June 16, 2023, at the age of 84, was married to actor Peter Penry-Jones from 1967 until his death in 2009. They had two sons called Laurence and Rupert, who also took on acting as their careers.
Angela Thorne top movies and TV shows
Angela was featured in many films and TV series, however, she was best known for playing Marjory Frobisher in To the Manor Born (1979 -1981), and Margaret Thatcher in Anyone for Denis? (1982); Also for her 1981 Laurence Olivier Awards nomination for Best Comedy Performance for playing Margaret Thatcher in Anyone for Denis? at the Whitehall Theatre, Mystery and Imagination (1966), and The BFG (1989).
Angela Thorne awards and nominations
Angela had received nominations for two prestigious awards: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance -1981, and WhatsOnStage Award for Best Ensemble Performance – 2013.
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