Elizabeth Ann Lynn (7 November 1933 – 30 August 2020) was a British actress, especially prominent during the British New Wave of the 1960s, appearing in many films that represented what is known as

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. Lynn's career spanned 40 years and included roles in many British TV series, including ''

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'' (1956), ''The Vise'' (1959–1960), ''

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'' (1965), ''

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'', ''

Gideon's Way ''Gideon's Way'' is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment and broadcast by ITV in 1964–1966, based on novels by John Creasey (writing as 'J. J. Marric'). The series was made at Elstree Studios in twin production with '' ...

'' (1965), ''Public Eye'' (1966), ''

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'' (episode: ''The Body Snatchers'') (1969), ''Family at War'' (1972), ''

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'' (1973), ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Film

Lynn's films included ''

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'' (1961); ''

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'' (1961); '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1964); '' Four in the Morning'' (1965); ''

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'' (1967); ''

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'' (1968); and ''Screamtime'' (1983), alongside

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Personal life

Lynn was a grand niece of the comedy actor

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. She married

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in August 1956. They divorced on 26 April 1963. Their only child, a son, was born with

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and died while an infant.

Partial filmography

* ''

Johnny, You're Wanted ''Johnny, You're Wanted'' is a 1956 British crime B-movie, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring John Slater. The film features famous strongwoman Joan Rhodes performing her stage act. It was based on the 1953 BBC television series of the s ...

'' (1956) – Chorine (uncredited) * ''

Keep It Clean ''Keep It Clean'' is a 1956 British black-and-white comedy film directed by David Paltenghi and starring Ronald Shiner as Bert Lane and Joan Sims as Violet Tarbottom. Plot Advertising agent Bert Lane (Ronald Shiner) plans to market his brother- ...

'' (1956) – Chorus Girl * ''

Moment of Indiscretion ''Moment of Indiscretion'' is a low budget 1958 British crime film. Plot Janet Miller is accused of the murder of a stabbed woman. Janet's handkerchief and spare house key have been discovered at the crime scene, and she is cagey about her wher ...

'' (1958) – Pauline * ''

Naked Fury ''Naked Fury'' is a 1959 British crime thriller directed by Charles Saunders. In the United States, it was re-titled ''The Pleasure Lovers''. Synopsis Four criminals attack a night watchman while robbing a warehouse. After kidnapping the daug ...

'' (1959) – Stella * ''

Piccadilly Third Stop ''Piccadilly Third Stop'' is a 1960 British thriller film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Terence Morgan, Yoko Tani and John Crawford. The screenplay concerns a wealthy playboy who hires a gang of criminals to help him steal £100,000. It w ...

'' (1960) – Mouse * '' The Wind of Change'' (1961) – Jose Marley * ''

Strip Tease Murder ''Strip Tease Murder'' is a low budget 1961 British film thriller directed by Ernest Morris and starring John Hewer and Ann Lynn. Plot Diana, a stripper, is electrocuted during a dance routine on stage at the Flamingo Club. Her husband, compere ...

'' (1961) – Rita * ''

'' (1961) – Judy Gomez * ''The Secret Thread'' (1962) (TVM) - Ida * ''

H.M.S. Defiant ''H.M.S. Defiant'' (released as ''Damn the Defiant!'' in the United States) is a British naval war CinemaScope and Technicolor film from 1962 starring Alec Guinness and Dirk Bogarde. It tells the story of a mutiny aboard the fictitious ship ...

'' (1962) – Young wife whose husband is pressed (uncredited) * ''

'' (1962) – Rose Taylor * '' Doctor in Distress'' (1963) – Mrs. Whittaker * ''

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'' ('Final Decision', episode) (1964) - Joanna * '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1964) – Dudu * '' The System'' (1964) – Ella * ''

The Black Torment ''The Black Torment'' (a.k.a. ''Estate of Insanity'') is a 1964 British gothic horror film directed by Robert Hartford-Davis and starring John Turner, Heather Sears and Ann Lynn. The film is set in 18th-century Devon and was scripted by broth ...

'' (1964) – Diane * ''

The Party's Over The Party's Over may refer to: Film and TV * ''The Party's Over'' (1934 film), starring Stuart Erwin and Ann Sothern, based on the 1933 Broadway play * ''The Party's Over'' (1965 film), directed by Guy Hamilton, starring Oliver Reed, with a ...

'' (1965) – Libby * '' Four in the Morning'' (1965) – Girl * ''

The Uncle ''The Uncle'' is a 1965 British drama film directed by Desmond Davis and starring Rupert Davies. Premise Seven-year-old Gus (Robert Duncan) faces trouble when his difficult seven-year-old nephew Tom (Christopher Arris) arrives to spend the summ ...

'' (1965) – Sally Morton * ''

'' (1967) – Carla * '' Separation'' (1968) – Woman * ''

'' (1969) – Amy * '' The Love Machine'' (1971) – Model (uncredited) * ''

The Spy's Wife ''The Spy's Wife'' is a 1972 British short crime film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Ann Lynn, Dorothy Tutin, Tom Bell, Vladek Sheybal and Julian Holloway. Cast *Dorothy Tutin as Hilda Tyler *Ann Lynn as Grace * Tom Bell as Tom Tyle ...

'' (1972) – (uncredited) * ''

The Other Side of the Underneath ''The Other Side of the Underneath'' is a 1972 British film written and directed by Jane Arden and starring Sheila Allen, Liz Danciger, Penny Slinger, Ann Lynn, and Suzanka Fraey. Other members of the Holocaust Theatre Company appear in th ...

'' (1972) * '' Hitler: The Last Ten Days'' (1973) – Fraulein Junge * ''

Who Pays the Ferryman? ''Who Pays the Ferryman?'' is a television series produced by the BBC in 1977. The title of the series refers to the ancient religious belief and mythology of Charon, the ferryman to Hades. In ancient times, it was custom to place coins in or on th ...

'' (1977) - Lorna Matthews * ''Screamtime'' (1983) – Lena

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