Iona Banks (20 December 1920 – 20 May 2008) was a Welsh actress from
Trelogan
Trelogan is a village in Flintshire, north east Wales. It is located between Mostyn and Trelawnyd and is almost contiguous with Berthengam. Trelogan had a population of 671 as of the 2011 census.
The village has its own primary school (''Ysgo ...
,
Sir y Fflint. She played Mrs. Roberts in ''
Our Day Out
''Our Day Out'' is a television play about poor children from Liverpool, England. It was written by Willy Russell and first aired on 28 December 1977, at 9:00 p.m. on BBC2. It was later converted into a full length stage musical.
Plot
Th ...
'' (1977), Mrs Roberts in Part 2 of
Willy Russell's 1983 TV series ''One Summer'' and barmaid Gwladys Lake in the
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
television
soap opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...
''
Pobol y Cwm
''Pobol y Cwm'' (''People of the Valley''; ) is a Welsh-language soap opera produced by the BBC since October 1974. The longest-running television soap opera produced by the BBC, ''Pobol y Cwm'' was originally transmitted on BBC One Wales and l ...
''.
["Actores Cwmderi yn marw"]
– ''BBC Cymru Newyddion (21 Mai 2008)'' (Retrieved on 23 May 2008) ["Flintshire actress Iona Banks has died"]
– ''Eveningleader'' (22 May 2008; retrieved on 23 May 2008)
References
External links
*
BBC (English) notice of death of Iona Banks
1920 births
2008 deaths
Welsh film actresses
Welsh soap opera actresses
{{Wales-actor-stub