Lana Morris
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Lana Morris | |
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| Born | Avril Maureen Anita Morris 11 March 1930 |
| Died | 28 May 1998 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1948–1990 |
| Spouse | Ronnie Waldman (1953–1978) (his death) (1 child) |
Lana Morris, born Avril Maureen Anita Morris[1] (11 March 1930 – 28 May 1998)[2] was a British film, stage and television actress during the 1950s and 1960s.
She played the role of Helene Hillmer in the 1967 BBC adaptation of The Forsyte Saga, and appeared in many other television programmes. She worked with Roger Moore in The Saint, appearing on the cover of an early 1960s tie-in reprinting of the novel The Saint in New York. She later became a television panellist. She was also in British films such as I Start Counting.
She was married to the BBC executive Ronnie Waldman (1914–1978).
She died of a heart attack in Windsor, Berkshire, having been taken ill shortly after the first performance of the Barbara Taylor Bradford adaptation Dangerous to Know at the Theatre Royal, Windsor, aged 68.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | School for Secrets | Mrs Watlington | Credited as Pamela Matthews |
| 1948 | Spring in Park Lane | Rosie | |
| 1948 | The Weaker Sex | Lolly | |
| 1948 | It's Hard to Be Good | Daphne | |
| 1949 | Trottie True | Bouncie Barrington | |
| 1949 | The Chiltern Hundreds | Bessie Sykes | |
| 1950 | Morning Departure | Rose Snipe | |
| 1950 | Guilt Is My Shadow | Betty | |
| 1950 | The Reluctant Widow | Becky | |
| 1950 | Trio | Gladys | (segment "The Verger") |
| 1950 | The Woman in Question | Lana Clark | |
| 1951 | A Tale of Five Cities | Delia Morel Romanoff | |
| 1953 | The Red Beret | Pinky | |
| 1953 | The Straw Man | Ruth Hunter | |
| 1953 | The Good Beginning | Evie Watson | |
| 1953 | Black 13 | Marion | |
| 1953 | Trouble in Store | Sally Wilson | |
| 1954 | Radio Cab Murder | Myra | |
| 1954 | Thought to Kill | Ruby | |
| 1955 | Man of the Moment | Penny | |
| 1956 | Home and Away | Mary | |
| 1958 | Moment of Indiscretion | Janet Miller | |
| 1958 | Passport to Shame | Girl | |
| 1959 | No Trees in the Street | Marge | |
| 1959 | Jet Storm | Jane Tracer | |
| 1960 | October Moth | Molly | |
| 1970 | I Start Counting | Leonie |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | The Six Proud Walkers | Martha | 6 episodes |
| 1956 | Dixon of Dock Green | Elsie Kelly | 1 episode |
| 1957–1958 | The Royalty | Maisie | 10 episodes |
| 1958 | Solo for Canary | Ruth Maddern | 6 episodes |
| 1958 | Murder Bag | May Kean | 1 episode |
| 1959 | Charlesworth | Gahla | 1 episode |
| 1959 | The Naked Lady | Sylvia Craig | 4 episodes |
| 1959 | The Invisible Man | Ellen Summers | 1 episode |
| 1959–1961 | Murder Bag | Various | 2 episodes |
| 1960–1961 | BBC Sunday-Night Play | Various | 3 episodes |
| 1960 | International Detective | Suzanne Colmar | 1 episode |
| 1960 | No Wreath for the General | Isobel Gilmour | 6 episodes |
| 1961 | Tales of Mystery | Nancy Burley | 1 episode |
| 1962 | The Six Proud Walkers | Polly Arden | 13 episodes |
| 1962 | Zero One | Mrs. Warner | 1 episode |
| 1962 | Maigret | Felicie | 1 episode (S3/Ep6) |
| 1963 | Jezebel ex UK | Isobel Garnett | 1 episode |
| 1963 | Love Story | Bobby | 1 episode |
| 1963 | No Cloak – No Dagger | Emma Cresswell | 6 episodes |
| 1963 | The Saint | Teresa Alvarez | 1 episode |
| 1964 | ITV Sunday Night Drama | ok Probert | 1 episode |
| 1964 | The Old Wives' Tale | Sophia Scales | 5 episodes |
| 1965 | Thursday Theatre | Various | 2 episodes |
| 1965 | The Flying Swan | Marion Watson | 1 episode |
| 1967 | The Forsyte Saga | Helene Hillmer | 10 episodes |
| 1968 | Never a Cross Word | Maureen | 1 episode |
| 1971 | Paul Temple | Gwen Fox | 1 episode |
| 1974 | Intimate Strangers | Dr. Jenni Bowers | 1 episode |
| 1977 | ITV Playhouse | Aunt Marie | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Emmerdale | Gillian | 6 episodes |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse | Miss Tree | 1 episode |
| 1987–1990 | Howards' Way | Vanessa Rolfe | 28 episodes, final screen role |
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/42/?name=avril_morris&birth=1930&birth_x=0-0-0&count=50&name_x=1_1 [user-generated source]
- ^ "FreeBMD Entry Info".
- ^ 'Lana dies after opening night', Reading Evening Post 5 June 1998, p. 33
External links
[edit]- Lana Morris at IMDb
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