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Avis Bunnage (1923–1990)

Actress

Avis attended Manley Park Municipal School and Chorlton Central School in Manchester. She formerly worked as a secretary and nursery teacher before deciding to switch careers and become an actress. She gained stage experience in rep and made her first professional appearance at Chorlton Rep Theatre in Manchester in 1947... See full bio »

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in Ardwick, Manchester, England, UK

Died:

(age 67) in Thorpe Bay, England, UK
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1990 The Krays
Helen
 
1989 No Strings (TV series)
Miss Butt
– Just a Bowl of Cherries (1989) … Miss Butt
 
1988 CivvyStreet (TV movie)
Lou's Mum
 
1988 Inspector Morse (TV series)
Mrs. Warbut
– The Settling of the Sun (1988) … Mrs. Warbut
 
1987 Yesterday's Dreams (TV series)
Auntie Vi
– Episode #1.2 (1987) … Auntie Vi
– Episode #1.3 (1987) … Auntie Vi
– Episode #1.4 (1987) … Auntie Vi
– Episode #1.5 (1987) … Auntie Vi
 
1985 Mrs. Capper's Birthday (TV movie)
Alice
 
1985 No Surrender
Martha Gorman
 
1985 Bulman (TV series)
– Another Part of the Jungle (1985)
 
1984 Forbidden
Frau Schmidt
 
1982-1984 The Gentle Touch (TV series)
Auntie Win
– Appearances Can Be Deceptive (1984) … Auntie Win
– Losers Weepers (1984) … Auntie Win
– Finders Keepers (1984) … Auntie Win
– Right of Entry (1982) … Auntie Win
 
1982 Gandhi
Colin's Mother
 
1979-1982 In Loving Memory (TV series)
Amy Jenkinson
– To Billy a Son (1982) … Amy Jenkinson
– Gone But Not Forgotten (1982) … Amy Jenkinson
– Wedding Bells (1982) … Amy Jenkinson
– Happy Birthday (1980) … Amy Jenkinson
– The Honeymooners (1980) … Amy Jenkinson
See all 10 episodes »
 
1981 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
– Virginia Fly Is Drowning (1981)
 
1971-1980 Play for Today (TV series)
Florrie / Hylda Cheatham / Mrs. Appleyard
– Jessie (1980) … Mrs. Appleyard
– Scully's New Year's Eve (1978) … Florrie
– Everybody Say Cheese (1971) … Hylda Cheatham
 
1980 The Spoils of War (TV series)
Helen Hayward
– A Place to Live (1980) … Helen Hayward
– A Hard Word (1980) … Helen Hayward
– Turning Your Back (1980) … Helen Hayward
– To Speak as You Feel (1980) … Helen Hayward
– Liberation (1980) … Helen Hayward
See all 12 episodes »
 
1979 House of Caradus (TV series)
Ettie
– Long Shadow (1979) … Ettie
– Dead Man's Shoes (1979) … Ettie
 
1979 Leave It to Charlie (TV series)
Mrs. Foster
– Do Sit Down, Mrs. Foster (1979) … Mrs. Foster
 
1978 Wodehouse Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Wardle
– Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo (1978) … Mrs. Wardle
 
1978 Rising Damp (TV series)
Veronica
– Great Expectations (1978) … Veronica
 
1978 The Mayor of Casterbridge (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Goodenough
– Episode #1.4 (1978) … Mrs. Goodenough
– Episode #1.1 (1978) … Mrs. Goodenough
 
1978 Panic (short)
Old Lady
 
1977 Midnight Is a Place (TV series)
Kezia Tetley
– Episode #1.9 (1977) … Kezia Tetley
– Episode #1.8 (1977) … Kezia Tetley
– Episode #1.7 (1977) … Kezia Tetley
– Episode #1.6 (1977) … Kezia Tetley
– Episode #1.5 (1977) … Kezia Tetley
 
1977 The Fosters (TV series)
Mrs. Pugh
– The House Guest (1977) … Mrs. Pugh
 
1977 Crown Court (TV series)
Agnes Hanlon
– A Ladies' Man: Part 1 (1977) … Agnes Hanlon
 
1961-1976 Coronation Street (TV series)
Alice Burgess / Edie Blundell
– Episode #1.1648 (1976) … Edie Blundell
– Episode #1.1651 (1976) … Edie Blundell
– Episode #1.1645 (1976) … Edie Blundell
– Episode #1.1650 (1976) … Edie Blundell
– Episode #1.42 (1961) … Alice Burgess
See all 13 episodes »
 
1976 Angels (TV series)
Sister Norton
– Solo (1976) … Sister Norton
 
1973 Oranges & Lemons (TV series)
Mrs Minter
 
1973 7 of 1 (TV series)
Doris Norvel
– Another Fine Mess (1973) … Doris Norvel
 
1973 The World of Cilla (TV movie)
Mother
 
1965-1972 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Lorna / Martha
– The Stumbling Block (1972) … Lorna
– I've Got a System (1965) … Martha
 
1972 The Frighteners (TV series)
Violet
– The Disappearing Man (1972) … Violet
 
1972 Anne of Green Gables (TV mini-series)
Rachel Lynde
– Part 5 (1972) … Rachel Lynde
– Part 4 (1972) … Rachel Lynde
– Part 2 (1972) … Rachel Lynde
– Part 1 (1972) … Rachel Lynde
 
1971 Misleading Cases (TV series)
Mrs. Fowler
– What Is a Snail? (1971) … Mrs. Fowler
 
1971 Z Cars (TV series)
Maureen Knight
– Make Yourself at Home: Part 2 (1971) … Maureen Knight
– Make Yourself at Home: Part 1 (1971) … Maureen Knight
 
1971 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Mrs. Young
– Final Score (1971) … Mrs. Young
– Kick Off (1971) … Mrs. Young
 
1970 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– Lilly: Part 2 (1970)
– Lilly: Part 1 (1970)
 
1967-1970 The Dick Emery Show (TV series)
– Episode #8.9 (1970)
– Episode #5.7 (1967)
– Episode #5.4 (1967)
 
1970 Day of Rest (short)
 
1968 Half Hour Story (TV series)
Maria
– Venus Rising (1968) … Maria
 
1968 The Princess and the Wonderful Weaver (short) (voice)
 
1968 Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Tulip's Mother
 
1967 Baker's Half-Dozen (TV series)
Mrs. Smedley
– Love Thy Neighbour (1967) … Mrs. Smedley
 
1967 Haunted (TV series)
Margaret Rowley
– To Blow My Name About (1967) … Margaret Rowley
 
1967 The Whisperers
Mrs. Noonan
 
1967 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Connie Parker
– Uncle Fred Flits By (1967) … Connie Parker
 
1967 Seven Deadly Sins (TV series)
– It's Your Move (1967)
 
1966 Sergeant Cork (TV series)
Charlotte Dawson
– The Case of the Painted Boat (1966) … Charlotte Dawson
 
1966 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Mrs. Moscroft
– How to Get Rid of Your Husband (1966) … Mrs. Moscroft
 
1966 The Wrong Box
Queen Victoria
 
1966 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Mrs. Parsons
– A Bottle Full of Sixpences (1966) … Mrs. Parsons
 
1966 Pardon the Expression (TV series)
Mrs. Hunt
– Big Hotel (1966) … Mrs. Hunt
 
1965 Meet the Wife (TV series)
Blossom
– The Merry Widow (1965) … Blossom
 
1965 Eugenie Grandet (TV mini-series)
Nanon
 
1965 A Study in Terror
Landlady
 
1965 The Flying Swan (TV series)
Mrs. Payne
– Shock Tactics (1965) … Mrs. Payne
 
1965 Rotten to the Core
Countess de Wett (Matron)
 
1965 Public Eye (TV series)
Alice Benjamin
– My Life - That's a Marriage (1965) … Alice Benjamin
 
1964 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
Maria Helliwell
– When We Are Married (1964) … Maria Helliwell
 
1964 Gideon C.I.D. (TV series)
Bessie Cowan
– Big Fish, Little Fish (1964) … Bessie Cowan
 
1964 The Human Jungle (TV series)
Mrs. Dineley
– Enemy Outside (1964) … Mrs. Dineley
 
1964 Espionage (TV series)
1st Woman in bar
– Final Decision (1964) … 1st Woman in bar
 
1963 Tom Jones
Landlady - George Inn
 
1963 What a Crazy World
Mary Hitchens
 
1963 Sparrows Can't Sing
Bridgie Gooding
 
1961-1963 Drama 61-67 (TV series)
Betty Knowles / Mrs. Trouncer
– Drama '63: My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen (1963) … Mrs. Trouncer
– Drama '61: The Long Distance Blue (1961) … Betty Knowles
 
1962 The L-Shaped Room
Doris
 
1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Mrs. Smith
 
1961 No Love for Johnnie
Constituent (uncredited)
 
1960 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Blousy Woman
 
1960 On Trial (TV series)
Mrs. Armstrong
– W.T. Stead (1960) … Mrs. Armstrong
 
1960 Inside Story (TV series)
Dora Day
– A Present for Penny (1960) … Dora Day
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Sarah Hardcastle
– Twentieth Century Theatre: Love on the Dole (1960) … Sarah Hardcastle
 
1960 Probation Officer (TV series)
– Episode #1.22 (1960)
 
1959 Expresso Bongo
Mrs. Rudge (uncredited)
 

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(1959) She acted in Shelagh Delaney's play, "A Taste of Honey," at the Theatre Royal in Stratford, England and at Wyndham's Theatre in London, England with Frances Cuka, Nigel Davenport, Murray Melvin, and Clifton Jones in the cast. Joan Littlewood was director. See more »

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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