Anna Dawson
Known for Acting · 21 credits
- Born
- 1937-07-27 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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.
Known For
TV Shows (9)
Blankety Blank
1979
as Self
Keeping Up Appearances
1990
as Violet
The Benny Hill Show
1969
Benny Hill Show
1980
The Kenny Everett Video Show
1978
Life Begins at Forty
1978
as Jill Simpson
The New Statesman
1985
as Enid Vance
Larry Grayson
1975
as Daphne / Weightlifter's Assistant / The New Neighbour / Nurse / Bubbles
The Crowther Collection
1980
Movies (12)
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Becky
The Girl from Starship Venus
1975
as Store Manageress
Bloodbath at the House of Death
1984
as Nurse
Love Thy Neighbour
1973
as Betty
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
1981
as Courting Woman
Benny Hill's World Tour: New York!
1991
as Self/Various Roles
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
as Glam
Down at the Hydro
1983
as Wife
Granny Gets the Point
1971
as Boutique Assistant (uncredited)
Gabrielle and the Doodleman
1984
as Wicked Witch
Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits
2004
as Carla
Benny Hill - Unseen
1994
as Various/Archive footage
About Anna Dawson
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… With 21 credits spanning from 1969 to 2004, Anna Dawson has appeared in 12 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Anna Dawson Movies
- O Lucky Man! (1973) — as Becky
- The Girl from Starship Venus (1975) — as Store Manageress
- Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984) — as Nurse
- Love Thy Neighbour (1973) — as Betty
- If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981) — as Courting Woman
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