Meg Wynn Owen

Margaret Wright, better known as Meg Wynn Owen, was a British actress known for her role as Hazel Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs. She also appeared in Gosford Park, Love Actually, Pride & Prejudice, Irina Palm, The Duellists and A Woman of Substance.

Early life

Wynn Owen was born Margaret Shuttleworth on 8 November 1939 in Lancaster, daughter of Margaret and Miles Shuttleworth. When she was 13, she moved to Hoyland to live with her mother's friend Ruth Wynn Owen, who was a drama coach and actor, and her husband Ian Danby. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1956, she used her professional name, Meg Wynn Owen.

Personal life and death

Wynn Owen was married to Australian artist William Wright from 1967 to 1987. In later life she suffered from dementia. She died in June 2022, aged 82.
In November 2022, it was reported that her friend Brian Malam, to whom she had given power of attorney, had pleaded guilty to fraud for stealing £65,000 from her bank accounts, and was sentenced to 32 months in prison.