Angela Pleasence
Biography
Angela Pleasence was an English actress who appeared in theater, television and horror films. Born in Chapeltown, near Sheffield, to the actors Miriam Walker and Donald Pleasence, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated with an acting diploma in 1965. Her stage debut came in 1964, playing Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, and she acted widely in London theater during the 1970s. Her first big screen part was in Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973), and she went on to appear in horror films including From Beyond the Grave (1974), Symptoms (1974) and The Godsend (1980). She played Catherine Howard in the BBC's The Six Wives of Henry VIII, and her other television credits included Les Misérables (1978), A Christmas Carol (1984), Doctor Who and Happy Valley. She died in 2026.
84years old at death
- Born Chapeltown
- Died
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Daphne Anne Angela Pleasence
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 38 years1973 to 2011
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First role
Angela Pleasence first appeared on stage in 1964, playing Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
Angela Pleasence movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- From Beyond the Grave1974as Emily Underwood (Segment 2 "An Act of Kindness")
IMDb rating 6.66.1K votes
Worked with
Angela Pleasence shares two films with David Warner, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
David Warner's page
Caroline Langrishe's page
James Franco's page
Donald Pleasence's page
Toby Jones's page
Peter Cushing's page
All films by David Gordon Green
Clive DonnerDirector, 1 film, 1984
All films by Clive Donner
Kevin ConnorDirector, 1 film, 1974
All films by Kevin Connor
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