Angela Down (born 15 June 1946) is an English actress. She is known for her role in the BBC drama programme Take Three Girls portraying cockney art student Avril for the first series before being replaced in the second.
Career Down played a leading role as Princess Maria in the 15-hour BBC version of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace (1972), starred as Sylvia Pankhurst in the BBC's Shoulder to Shoulder (1974), as Joyce Bradley in the television adaptation of Frederick Raphael’s The Glittering Prizes (1976) and played teacher Myra Bawne in the 1980 BBC drama serial We, the Accused, opposite Ian Holm. She performed as Helena in the 1981 BBC Shakespeare collection, All's Well That Ends Well.
Her film roles include appearances in The Looking Glass War (1970), the cult horror film What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972), as Justine Mahler in Ken Russell's 1974 film Mahler, and as Mrs Cole in the 1996 film Emma, starring Gwyneth Paltrow.
Personal life She is married to the actor Tim Hardy.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1970The Looking Glass WarChelsea Girl1972What Became of Jack and Jill?Caller1974MahlerJustine Mahler1976Meetings, Bloody MeetingsBusinesswomanVideo1987Maximum PotentialGirl on the Beach1990Twisted JusticePolice Officer1996EmmaMrs Cole2004The Face at the WindowAmy
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1969ITV PlayhouseBrendaEpisode: "Like Puppies in a Basket"1969–1970Take Three GirlsAvril12 episodes1970Daniel DerondaAnna GascoigneEpisode: "Temptations"1970Z-CarsEileen Parker2 episodes1970JackanoryStoryteller5 episodes1970Little WomenJo March9 episodes1971The DoctorsAudrey2 episodes1971ITV Sunday Night TheatreJenny HopkinsEpisode: "Tales of Piccadilly: Out of Town Girl"1971Owen, M.D.Sophie Lowrey2 episodes1972PathfindersA.C.W. June Bunting1972–1973War and PeaceMaria Bolkonskaya10 episodes1974Shoulder to ShoulderSylvia Pankhurst5 episodes1975BBC Play of the MonthEnid / Cordelia2 episodes1976The Glittering PrizesJoyce Bradley / Joyce Hadleigh1977Play for TodayDaphneEpisode: "Do as I Say"1978Scorpion TalesMartha FredricksEpisode: "Killing"1980We, the AccusedMyra Bawne5 episodes1981All's Well That Ends WellHelenaTelevision film1981It Takes a Worried ManLillian2 episodes1982Take Three WomenAvril1988EmmerdaleBarbara4 episodes1988The ITV PlayMasha ChekhovEpisode: "Chekhov in Yalta"1989Agatha Christie's PoirotMarjorie GoldEpisode: "Triangle at Rhodes"1989The Play on OneEveEpisode: "Clowns"1989CasualtyLizEpisode: "Union"1989Howards' WayLee Simons2 episodes1990Capital CityRachel LoweEpisode: "Strange Fruits"1997The BillEsther GuthrieEpisode: "Going Down"1997, 1998Kavanagh QCAngela Beddoes2 episodes2000, 2009Midsomer MurdersDr. Sylvia Goring / Pru Bennett
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