Jenny Twigge (born 19 January 1950) is a British actress who studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow. She was a

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of animal

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All Dogs Matter.

Television

Twigge played Anne in The Web in 1972. She played Rosetta in a 1973

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adaptation of ''

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'' and appeared in

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's ''That Sinking Feeling'' (''

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'', 1973). She made numerous one-off appearances in 1970s TV series including ''Love Story'' (1972, directed by

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), ''

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'' (1972), '' Softly, Softly: Taskforce'' (1972), ''

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'' (two separate characters in 1973), ''

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'' (1974), ''

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'' episode ''Question In The House'' (1974), ''

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'' (1976), and Lurena in ''

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'' (1979). Then in 1980 she played Caroline Onedin in the last four episodes of series 8 of ''

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'' and was in one episode of ''

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''. Later, she played Rachel Ashbourne in episode 78 of '' The Bill (series 13)'', first aired in 1997. Longer term, Twigge appeared regularly in ''

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'' (Dr. Cathy Waddon from 1974–75), '' Hadleigh'' (Joanna Roberts in 1973 and throughout 1976), ''

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'' (Carol West throughout 1977, starring alongside

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and Anne Dyson), ITV comedy series ''Thicker than Water'' (1981), ''

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'' (Mrs. McGuire from 1982–87), and ''

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'' (playing Clare Warner from 1989–90).

Film

Her film appearances included Robert Young's

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film ''

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'' (1972) (as a schoolgirl), Judith in

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's ''

Our Miss Fred ''Our Miss Fred'' is a 1972 British comedy film starring Danny La Rue, set during World War II. The film was also known by its video release titles ''Beyond the Call of Duty'' (Canada) and ''Operation: Fred'' (US). In the 1960s, La Rue was one of ...

'' (1972), Millie in

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's '' The Brute'' (1977), and as an air hostess in

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's ''

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'' (1977). In ''The Brute'', the New Statesman described her performance as "thoroughly decent".

Radio

In 1979, Twigge played alongside

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and

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in ''

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''. In the same year she played Anne in ''

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'' on

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and was in Elizabeth Gowan's ''Partnership Limited'' in Radio 4's ''

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'' strand. In 1980, she starred with

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' '' The File On Leo Kaplan'', originally broadcast in the

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strand on 12 January 1980. In the same year, she appeared in

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’s play

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Stage

Twigge played Perdita in

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at the

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in 1973. She played Carol in

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at the

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in 1974. She played Beppi in

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's ''Geisterbahn'' at the

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in 1976. In 1977, she appeared as "Yuki" with

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in ''The Golden Country'' by Shusaku Endo, directed by

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at the

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Twigge, Jenny 1950 births Living people English television actresses English radio actresses Alumni of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland