Lindsey Anne Stagg (born 1970) is an English former

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known for playing

Pandora Braithwaite Dr Pandora Louise Elizabeth Braithwaite is a fictional character in the ''Adrian Mole'' series of books by Sue Townsend. In the books, Pandora is the love of Adrian's life. Pandora is beautiful (Adrian especially loves her 'treacle-coloured' hai ...

in the television dramatisations of ''

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ ''The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾'' is the first book in the Adrian Mole series of comedic fiction, written by Sue Townsend. The book is written in a diary style, and focuses on the worries and regrets of a teenager who believes h ...

'' (1985) and its sequel, ''

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole ''The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole'', is an epistolary novel by Sue Townsend. It is the second in the Adrian Mole series. It focuses on the worries and regrets of a teenage aspiring intellectual and, like its predecessor, takes the form of a ...

'' (1987). These were her only television appearances. The daughter of Barbara A. (''

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'' Leney) (born 1945) and Terence F. Stagg (born 1943), who married in 1966 at

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, she was discovered by Michael Napier Brown, the artistic director at the Royal Theatre in

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, where she was born (he also discovered her co-star in the series,

Gian Sammarco Giancarlo "Gian" Sammarco (born 30 January 1970) is an English former child actor and nurse. He is best known for playing the title role in the television dramatisations of ''The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾'' (1985) and its sequel, ' ...

). Napier Brown recommended her to

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for the role of Pandora Braithwaite.'The Strange Secret Life of Adrian Mole, 29 ¾; Growing Pains: Twice Married Giancarlo Sammarco Goes From Child Star to Geriatric Nurse'
''

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'' 1999 She was one of 500 girls who were auditioned. Reportedly, Stagg did not enjoy acting and left the profession after completing ''Growing Pains'' in 1987. Stagg married Michael P. Varley in 2000 at

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and with him has three sons; she is a National Childbirth Trust trained

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and

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supporting families in the

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and

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Stagg in ''The Secret Diary/Growing Pains of Adrian Mole''
on

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