Margaret Burton (18 March 1924 — 23 November 1984) was an English actress who appeared in roughly a dozen British films between 1964 and 1985, including in ''

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'' (1972) and ''

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'' (1976), and in the TV series ''

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''.

Career

Burton trained at the

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, and had a successful musical comedy career in the theatre, including as

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in pantomime at the

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in 1954, and as

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in ''

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'' at the

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in 1983. On TV, she played Gordon's mother in the ''

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'' episode "Going to Gordon's Wedding" (1976), and appeared in four episodes of ''

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'' in 1980 as Poppy Watts.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Margaret British film actresses 1924 births 1984 deaths 20th-century British actresses British musical theatre actresses British stage actresses British television actresses