Cast & creator
Margaret Anderson
Best known for Crown Court, Playhouse, New Scotland Yard
Margaret Anderson was an English film and television actress, her expressive eyes and open, engaging smile making her a screen natural. Film milestones included Frank Launder’s The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950), Reach For the Sky (1955) and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978). She appeared in a number of popular television shows, among them Dixon of Dock Green (variously from 1957-74), No Hiding Place (1959-61), Public Eye (1971 and 1975), Z Cars (1972), Crown Court (1973) and Shoestring (1979). She was also in Crossroads (1977) and played Maureen Schofield in six episodes of the daytime comedy-drama Harriet’s Back in Town (1973).
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film credits
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television credits
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1950–1980 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (26)
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Crown Court
Mrs. Collings
1972
Playhouse
Charlotte Payne-Townshend
1974
New Scotland Yard
Mrs Remick
1972
Public Eye
Hylda Scalby
1965Public Eye
Travel Agent
1965
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Lady Helen
1956
Hammer House of Horror
Sister
1980
Enemy at the Door
Miss Jones
1978
Survivors
Mrs. Transon
1975
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Police Chief's Wife
1978
Armchair Theatre
Maureen Dewsnap
1956Armchair Theatre
Josie Willoughby
1956Armchair Theatre
Joan Tilley
1956Armchair Theatre
Mrs. Ellis
1956
The Barefoot Contessa
Pretender's Wife
1954
The Quatermass Xperiment
Maggie (uncredited)
1955Killers
Mrs. Evans
1976
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Alice
1950
Welcome Home
Sheila Sherwood
1971The Poltergeist
Joyce Prescott
1950
Room in the House
Christine
1955
The Achurch Letters
Charlotte Payne-Townshend
1977
The Large Rope
1953
Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?
Woman Journalist
1971Father's Help
Mrs. Ellis
1971On Call
Jennifer
1972