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Stella Moray
Stella Moray (29 July 1923 – 6 August 2006) was an English character actress who appeared on stage, film and television in dramas, comedies and soap operas. She seldom headlined on stage but was a stalwart stand-in and understudy, and when she did take over, she did not disappoint. In the early 1980s she excelled as ''Miss Hannigan'' in the musical ''Annie'' at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London, taking over the role from her friend, actress Sheila Hancock. Her television credits included parts on such British programmes as ''Coronation Street'', ''Crossroads'', ''The Bill'', ''Midsomer Murders'' and ''George and Mildred''. Her final television appearance, at the age of 81, was in April 2005 when she was cast in an episode of the BBC crime drama ''Judge John Deed''. She also appeared as Richard Beckinsale's mother in the 1973 film version of '' The Lovers''. She was born Stella Ellen Morris at Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and was educated locally. Her ambitions to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladywood
Ladywood is an inner-city district next to central Birmingham. Historically in Warwickshire, in June 2004, Birmingham City Council conducted a citywide "Ward Boundary Revision" to round-up the thirty-nine Birmingham wards to forty. As a result of this, Ladywood Ward's boundaries were expanded to include the neighbouring areas of Hockley, West Midlands, Hockley, Lee Bank and Birmingham city centre. Demographics At the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Population Census, 23,789 people were living in the Ladywood Ward. The population density was 3,330 people per km2 living within its 7.1 km2 boundary, compared with 3,649 people per km2 for Birmingham. Nearly half of the population of Ladywood (49%) consisted of ethnic minorities compared with 29.6% for Birmingham in general. The largest ethnic minority groups were British African-Caribbean community, Afro-Caribbean at 13.18%, Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin, Indian at 11.65%, Pakistani diaspora, Pak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
