Angela Douglas (born 29 October 1940), born Angela McDonagh, is an English actress.

Early life

Douglas was born in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire.

Career

Douglas started acting as a teenager, joining the

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, West Sussex

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company, before making her West End theatre debut in 1958. Douglas made an uncredited appearance as an audience member in the 1958 film version of Six-Five Special. She made her (non-speaking) film debut in 1959 in '' The Shakedown'', and then appeared with Tommy Steele in '' It's All Happening''. She is best remembered for her roles in several ''

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'' in the 1960s, including '' Carry On Cowboy'' (1965) as an all-singing and trigger-happy version of Annie Oakley. She then appeared in ''

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'' (1966), ''

Follow That Camel ''Follow That Camel'' is a 1967 British comedy film, the 14th in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). Like its predecessor ''Don't Lose Your Head'', it does not have the words "Carry On" in its original title (though for screenin ...

'' (1967) and ''

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'' (1968). She has, by virtue of this association, appeared on many retrospective and spin-off programmes. Douglas made an appearance in

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in September 2005 to unveil a plaque dedicated to the filming of ''Carry On Up the Khyber,'' as part of the movie had been shot in Llanberis. Her other films have included ''

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'' (1964), '' Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World'' (1973), and '' The Four Feathers'' (2002). Her television credits have included '' Gideon's Way'', '' The Avengers'', '' The Saint''; in which she played Jenny Turner, a psychology student in the episode ''The Death Game,'' ''

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'', '' Dixon of Dock Green'', '' Jason King'', '' Casualty'', ''

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'', ''

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'',Nown, Graham ed.(1985). Coronation Street 1960–1985: 25 years, CBC Enterprises, 1986. photo with brief description of cameo role p203. and '' Doctor at Large''. After her husband

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was diagnosed with

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, she put her career on hold, after 11 episodes of ''

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.'' After More's death, she returned in various roles, including Doris Lethbridge-Stewart in ''

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'' serial ''

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'' (1989), ''

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'' and ''

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'', in the episode "Band of Gold", which featured

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singing in an impromptu wedding band. She played the part of Isobel Trimble in the third series of ''

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''. She has since concentrated on a career in journalism and writing, having completed two books, including the autobiographical ''Swings and Roundabouts''. In October 2018 her debut novel, "Josephine: An Open Book" was published. It is fictional but partly based on her own experiences.

Personal life

Douglas met fellow actor

on the set of '' Some People'' in

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in 1962. After starting an affair, More divorced his wife, and the couple married on 17 March 1968 until his death on 12 July 1982. In 1988, Douglas met Scottish playwright and director Bill Bryden at a dinner party arranged by mutual friend Marsha Hunt. They married in 2009. Bryden died on 5 January 2022.

Selected filmography

References

External links

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Angela Douglas at Aveleyman
{{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas, Angela 1940 births Living people Actresses from Buckinghamshire English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses People from Gerrards Cross