Marion Barron (born 28 March 1958) is a Scottish actress. She is best known for playing the vicar's wife in the successful BBC sitcom, Keeping Up Appearances from 1990 to 1995. Other notable works include Don't Wait Up (1983) and Screen Two (1985).
Early life Marion Barron was born on 28 March 1958 in British Nigeria. She grew up Dumfries, Scotland.
Career Barron's first screen credit was as a hotel receptionist in the successful sitcom Don't Wait Up, starring Nigel Havers, Tony Britton and Dinah Sheridan, and was produced and directed by Harold Snoad, but her best known role was as the timid yet fiery vicar's wife alongside Patricia Routledge, Josephine Tewson, Clive Swift and Judy Cornwell in the BBC's hit sitcom Keeping Up Appearances (also produced and directed by Harold Snoad) from 1990 to 1995. She has also appeared in Screen Two and The Bill.
Personal life Barron is married to Simon Fuller and they have two children.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1987 Don't Wait Up Hotel receptionist Series 4, episode 11990 Screen Two Sister Episode: "Children Crossing"1990-1995 Keeping Up Appearances The Vicar's Wife 11 episodes1991 The Bill Nurse Episode: "Joey"1997 Holding the Baby Libby Episode: "Trouble in Toytown"2017 Number 13 Claudette Short film2019 Collision Claudette This Time with Alan Partridge Val Comic Relief special2020 We Hunt Together Vicar Episode: "101"
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