Ann Lancaster


Ann Lancaster was a well-known character actress who appeared in many British films, television shows and in theatre.
Lancaster specialised in comic roles and had a talent for voices which she often used on radio to portray children and to do voiceovers for television commercials. Her most high-profile film roles were in The Million Pound Note, A Night to Remember, The Dirty Dozen, Fathom, The Railway Children, and in one Carry On Film Carry On Again Doctor. She was the principal performer in the Ajax 'It cleans like a white tornado' advertisements on television. She was in the radio show: Mrs Dale's Diary, and appeared in many well-known television comedies including Hancock's Half Hour, Till Death Us Do Part, Tea at the Ritz, Hughie and The World of Beachcomber with Spike Milligan.

Personal life

Ann Lancaster was born in 1920 in London and died of cancer in 1970 in Paddington, London at the age of 50, before her last film was released.

Filmography

  • Cage of Gold .... Minor Role
  • The Magic Box .... Bridesmaid in wedding group
  • Judgment Deferred .... girl in shop.
  • The Secret People .... Manicurist Secret People
  • The Card .... Miriam
  • Angels One Five .... W.A.A.F.
  • The Million Pound Note .... Doris
  • A Night to Remember .... Mrs. Bull – Woman on Train
  • The Flesh and the Fiends .... Minuet Dancer
  • The Durant Affair
  • The Lamp in Assassin Mews .... Mrs. Dowling
  • I've Gotta Horse .... Woman Shopkeeper a.k.a. Wonderful Day
  • The Secret of My Success .... Angela Pringle
  • Bunny Lake Is Missing .... Grocer's Assistant
  • Three Bites of the Apple .... Winnifred Batterfly
  • The Dirty Dozen .... chief prostitute
  • Fathom .... Mrs. Trivers
  • The Window Cleaner .... Mother
  • Inadmissible Evidence .... Drinking Club Hostess
  • Hot Millions .... Pendleton's Landlady
  • Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher .... Mrs. Grimes
  • Till Death Us Do Part .... Woman at Block of Flats
  • Journey to Midnight .... Red Queen
  • A Nice Girl Like Me .... Miss Garland
  • Carry On Again Doctor .... Miss Armitage
  • Rhubarb .... Mrs. Rhubarb
  • The Railway Children .... Ruth

    TV

  • The Vise .... Fat Lady
  • It's Only Mink TV Episode.... Fat Lady
  • Hancock's Half Hour The Big Night TV Episode
  • "The Russian Prince" TV Episode .... Russian Aristocrat
  • "Lady Chatterley's Revenge" TV Episode.... Cynthia – Actress
  • "Tea at the Ritz" .... Rene Barnes... a.k.a. Comedy Four: Tea at the Ritz
  • Comedy Playhouse....
  • "The Chars" TV Episode.... Amanda
  • An Enemy of the State TV Series.... Grusha
  • The Wednesday Play Up the Junction TV Episode.... Winnie
  • Out of the Unknown....
  • "Come Buttercup, Come Daisy, Come...?" TV Episode.... Mrs. Bryant
  • The Spies.... .... Dora
  • No Strings
  • Z-Cars....
  • "Family Affair: Part 2" TV Episode.... Annie Ramsbottom
  • "Running Milligan" TV Episode.... Milly
  • "Train of Events" TV Episode.... Geraldine
  • Till Death Us Do Part .... Maud
  • Please Sir! .... Mrs. Pearce
  • Best of Enemies .... Mrs. Ewing
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre
  • Someone's Knocking at Me Door TV Episode.... Mollie Thompson
  • The World of Beachcomber TV Series.... Various
  • Barry Humphries' Scandals
  • Father, Dear Father.... Bookshop Customer
  • "The Suitable Suitor" TV Episode.... Bookshop Customer