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Angela Thorne(I)

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Angela Thorne
A young orphan girl, Sophie, gets taken away to a faraway land populated by Giants and Dreams.
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Angela Thorne was born on 25 January 1939 in Karachi, Sindh, British India. She is an actress, known for To the Manor Born (1979), The BFG (1989) and Mystery and Imagination (1966). She was previously married to Peter Penry-Jones.
BornJanuary 25, 1939
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Known for

Peter Bowles and Penelope Keith in To the Manor Born (1979)
To the Manor Born
7.4
TV Series
  • Marjory Frobisher
The BFG (1989)
The BFG
6.7
  • Queen Of England(voice)
  • 1989
Ian Holm, Denholm Elliott, Robert Eddison, Freddie Jones, and Patrick Mower in Mystery and Imagination (1966)
Mystery and Imagination
7.6
TV Series
  • Virginia
The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers
8.3
TV Series
  • Receptionist

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Actress

  • Silent Hours (2021)
    Silent Hours
    • Mrs. Garvie
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Indira Varma and James Weber Brown in Silent Hours (2017)
    Silent Hours
    • Mrs. Garvie
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Talking Comedy (2015)
    Talking Comedy
    • Narrator
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Simon Day in The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014)
    The Life of Rock with Brian Pern
    • Brian Pern's Mother
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Kenneth Branagh in Wallander (2008)
    Wallander
    • Berta Duner
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Peter Bowles and Penelope Keith in To the Manor Born (1979)
    To the Manor Born
    • Marjory Frobisher
    • TV Series
    • 1979–2007
  • Kari Corbett and Damian O'Hare in The Royal (2003)
    The Royal
    • Dorothy Bryant
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Peter O'Toole, John Lynch, Peter Dinklage, Samantha Morton, Jonathan Mason, and Hester Odgers in Lassie (2005)
    Lassie
    • Dr. Gull
    • 2005
  • Michael Kitchen in Foyle's War (2002)
    Foyle's War
    • Lady Anne Messinger
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • James McAvoy, Simon McBurney, Emily Mortimer, Michael Sheen, and Stephen Campbell Moore in Bright Young Things (2003)
    Bright Young Things
    • Kitty Blackwater
    • 2003
  • Neil Dudgeon and John Nettles in Midsomer Murders (1997)
    Midsomer Murders
    • Lady Lavinia Chetwood
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Nick Berry in Heartbeat (1992)
    Heartbeat
    • Celia Hanson
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Noah's Ark (1997)
    Noah's Ark
    • Val Kirby
    • Valerie Kirby
    • TV Series
    • 1997–1998
  • Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
    Cold Comfort Farm
    • Mrs. Hawk-Monitor
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • The Good Guys
    • Emma
    • TV Series
    • 1992

Soundtrack

  • Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
    Oh! What a Lovely War
    • performer: "Are We Downhearted? No!" (uncredited)
    • 1969

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  • Born
    • January 25, 1939
    • Karachi, Sindh, British India
  • Spouse
    • Peter Penry-JonesSeptember 22, 1967 - 2009 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Rupert Penry-Jones
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Nescafe coffee (1991)

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    Mother-in-law of Irish actress Dervla Kirwan and English actress Polly Walker.

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