Anna Quayle

Anna Quayle

10/6/1932 – 8/16/2019Birmingham, England, UK

Anne Veronica Maria Quayle (6 October 1932 – 16 August 2019) was educated at the Convent of Jesus and Mary High School, Harlesden. She has appeared on film, on stage and on television. Her film appearances include Smashing Time (1967), a short but memorable scene that she shares with John Lennon in A Hard Day's Night (1964), the German expressionist sequence of Casino Royale (1967) and in the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) as Baroness Bomburst. In 1963, Quayle appeared on Broadway in the original production of Stop the World - I Want to Get Off opposite Anthony Newley, for which she won a Tony Award for Best Supporting Musical Actress. Other television work includes the comedy drama Mapp and Lucia, the children's science fiction series The Georgian House and Grange Hill where she played the role of Mrs Monroe from 1990–94. In 1973, she appeared as a regular panellist on the popular BBC2 panel game show What's My Line?

Filmography (29 titles)

Mapp & Lucia6.3Show

Mapp & Lucia

Olga Braceley · 1985

Lytton's Diary7.3Show

Lytton's Diary

Bertha · 1985

Rolling HomeMovie

Rolling Home

Pam · 1982

Objects of Affection8.0Show

Objects of Affection

Pam · 1982

7.5Show

Father Charlie

Reverend Mother Joseph · 1982

Never the Twain7.0Show

Never the Twain

Isadora Beecham · 1981

7.0Movie

Towers of Babel

Ruby · 1981

The Best of the Adventures6.3Movie

The Best of the Adventures

Medea Dotrice / Loretta Proudfoot (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1981

S.O.S. Titanic6.0Movie

S.O.S. Titanic

Maude Slocombe, Turkish Bath Attendant · 1980

Henry V6.2Movie

Henry V

Alice · 1979

The Light Princess7.0Movie

The Light Princess

Makemnoit · 1978

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate4.2Movie

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate

Loretta Proudfoot · 1978

Grange Hill6.7Show

Grange Hill

Mrs. Monroe · 1978

Adventures of a Private Eye4.3Movie

Adventures of a Private Eye

Medea Dotrice · 1977

James and the Giant Peach6.0Movie

James and the Giant Peach

Aunt Spiker · 1976

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution6.2Movie

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

Freda · 1976

The Georgian House7.5Show

The Georgian House

Miss Humphreys · 1976

Three for All3.3Movie

Three for All

La Pulle · 1975

Eskimo Nell4.0Movie

Eskimo Nell

Reverend Mother · 1975

Mistress Pamela7.0Movie

Mistress Pamela

Mrs.Jelks · 1974

Up the Chastity Belt4.1Movie

Up the Chastity Belt

Lady Ashfodel · 1972

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang6.8Movie

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Baroness Bomburst · 1968

Smashing Time6.3Movie

Smashing Time

Charlotte Brillig · 1967

Casino Royale5.3Movie

Casino Royale

Frau Hoffner · 1967

Arrivederci, Baby!5.9Movie

Arrivederci, Baby!

Aunt Miriam · 1966

The Sandwich Man6.5Movie

The Sandwich Man

Second Billingsgate Woman · 1966

A Hard Day's Night7.3Movie

A Hard Day's Night

Millie · 1964

The Merv Griffin Show6.6Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self · 1962

The Avengers7.8Show

The Avengers

Olga · 1961