Avril Elgar
Biography
Avril Elgar was an English actress who worked in stage, radio and television. Born in Halifax in 1932, she spent part of her childhood in Yorkshire and later in Penzance, and trained at London's Old Vic Theatre School. She became a regular presence in British drama and comedy, with television credits that included Dixon of Dock Green and Midsomer Murders, along with Tales of the Unexpected, and the role of Ethel Pumphrey in George and Mildred. On stage she worked at the National Theatre, where productions included The Enchantment by Victoria Benedictsson, Stanley by Pam Gems and Half Life by Julian Mitchell, and she played Amanda Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie and Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Royal Exchange in Manchester. Her last stage role came in 2009, as Maria in Uncle Vanya for the Bristol Old Vic. She died in 2021.
89years old at death
- Born Halifax
- Died Bristol
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Avril Elgar Williams
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 40 years1958 to 1998
Every film, newest first
- 1998Goodnight, Mister TomIMDb rating 7.8
- 1985Thirteen at DinnerIMDb rating 6.2
- 1978The Medusa TouchIMDb rating 6.9
- 1958Room at the TopIMDb rating 7.5
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Avril Elgar shares two films with Allan Cuthbertson, 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
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Jack GoldDirector, 2 films, 1978 to 1998
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