Avril Angers

Biography

Avril Angers was an English actress and stand-up comic. Born in Liverpool in 1918, she started as a dancer and performed with the Tiller Girls before joining ENSA in the Second World War, touring the Middle East and Africa. In Cairo a BBC radio producer, Douglas Moodie, saw her and helped her onto broadcasts such as Variety Bandbox and Carroll Levis' Discoveries. She made her West End debut at the Palace Theatre in the 1944 revue Keep Going. In 1949 she was in the original cast of How Do You View?, British television's first comedy series, with Terry-Thomas. One of the early female stand-up comics, she could act as straight man to performers such as Frankie Howerd and Arthur Askey. Her television work included Dad's Army and Are You Being Served?. At the Savoy Theatre in 1976 she played Miss Marple in Murder at the Vicarage. She was remembered for playing Hayley Mills's shrewish mother in The Family Way (1966).

87years old at death

Born April 18, 1918Liverpool
Died November 9, 2005London
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Florence Avril Angers (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 14 years1956 to 1970

Every film, newest first

1970There's a Girl in My SoupIMDb rating 5.7
1969The Best House in LondonIMDb rating 4.4
1966The Family WayIMDb rating 7.3
1965Devils of DarknessIMDb rating 4.9
1956Bond of FearIMDb rating 6.0

Genres

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Big break
Angers was seen performing in Cairo by BBC radio producer Douglas Moodie, who then found her work on radio broadcasts such as Variety Bandbox and Carroll Levis' Discoveries.
First role
Angers made her West End theater debut in a 1944 revue called Keep Going, which was staged at the Palace Theatre.

Avril Angers movies on Netflix

There's a Girl in My Soup1970IMDb rating 5.7as English Tourist in Lift
The Best House in London1969IMDb rating 4.4as Flora's Mother
The Family Way1966IMDb rating 7.3as Liz Piper
Devils of Darkness1965IMDb rating 4.9as Midge
Bond of Fear1956IMDb rating 6.0as Hiker

Most often with

Roy Boulting directed two of these films. Marianne Stone appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Marianne Stone

Thorley Walters

John Comer

Robin Parkinson

Ruth TrouncerRoy BoultingDirector, 2 films

Films together

Marianne Stone3 films together, 1956 to 1970
Marianne Stone's page
- There's a Girl in My Soup1970IMDb rating 5.7Angers as English Tourist in LiftStone as Reporter
- Devils of Darkness1965IMDb rating 4.9Angers as MidgeStone as The Duchess
- Bond of Fear1956IMDb rating 6.0Angers as HikerStone as Mrs Simon
Thorley Walters2 films together, 1966 to 1970
Thorley Walters's page
- There's a Girl in My Soup1970IMDb rating 5.7Angers as English Tourist in LiftWalters as Manager of Carlton Hotel
- The Family Way1966IMDb rating 7.3Angers as Liz PiperWalters as The Vicar
John Comer2 films together, 1966 to 1970
John Comer's page
- There's a Girl in My Soup1970IMDb rating 5.7Angers as English Tourist in LiftComer as John, the porter
- The Family Way1966IMDb rating 7.3Angers as Liz PiperComer as Leslie Piper
Robin Parkinson2 films together, 1966 to 1970
Robin Parkinson's page
- There's a Girl in My Soup1970IMDb rating 5.7Angers as English Tourist in LiftParkinson as Le reporter aux lunettes
- The Family Way1966IMDb rating 7.3Angers as Liz PiperParkinson as Mr. Phillips, his assistant
Ruth Trouncer2 films together, 1966 to 1970
Ruth Trouncer's page
- There's a Girl in My Soup1970IMDb rating 5.7Angers as English Tourist in LiftTrouncer as Gilly Hunter
- The Family Way1966IMDb rating 7.3Angers as Liz PiperTrouncer as The Marriage Guidance Counsellor
Roy BoultingDirector, 2 films, 1966 to 1970
All films by Roy Boulting
- There's a Girl in My Soup1970IMDb rating 5.7Angers as English Tourist in Lift
- The Family Way1966IMDb rating 7.3Angers as Liz Piper

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