Actor

Anna Dawson

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Movies: 11Series: 6

TMDB ID: 1212160

IMDb ID: nm0206059

Known for: Acting

Born: July 27, 1937

Age: 88

Place of birth: Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1969 - 2004

Years active: 36

Average TMDB rating: 6.78

Wikidata: Q2566682

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Biography

Born in Bolton, Lancashire, Dawson spent part of her childhood in Tanganyika, where her father worked. She attended the Elmhurst Ballet School and after training at the Central School of Speech and Drama she learned her craft by playing in repertory theatre companies. Dawson went on to star in several West End musicals. She featured in episodes of Dixon of Dock Green during the 1960s, The Benny Hill Show during the 1980s, and played Hyacinth Bucket's sister Violet ("the one with the Mercedes, sauna and room for a pony") in the final series of the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, though her character was only featured on screen briefly in four episodes. Dawson is married to former Black and White Minstrel Show soloist John Boulter.

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