Anna Cropper
| Anna Cropper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 May 1938 Brierfield, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 22 January 2007 (aged 68) Tangmere, West Sussex, England |
| Other names | Anna Roache |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1960–99 |
| Spouse | William Roache (m. 1961–1974) (divorced) |
| Children | Vanya[1] |
Anna Cropper (13 May 1938 – 22 January 2007) was a British stage and television actress.
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[edit] Career
Cropper studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She made her television debut as Chrysalis in "The Insect Play" in 1960, based on the 1921 play by Czechs Josef and Karel Capek. She appeared in Emergency Ward 10 three times and on Coronation Street three times in 1962.[1] She came to prominence playing a young schizophrenic in the 1967 television play In Two Minds by David Mercer, which aired as part of the BBC's The Wednesday Play series[2] which won the Writers' Guild Award for the Best Television Play.[1] In 1972 she starred in the television production of The Exorcism and in 1975 took over the lead role in the West End stage version when actress Mary Ure died of overdose following the play's opening night. She played Mary Hodgson, the nurse of the boys who inspired the creation of Peter Pan in the BBC 1978 docudrama The Lost Boys. Other television credits include the BBC adaptation of the Dennis Potter play, Schmoedipus, part of the Play for Today series and The Jewel in the Crown. She appeared in a 1999 episode of Midsomer Murders, entitled Death's Shadow.[3]
[edit] Personal life
Cropper was born in Brierfield, Lancashire, the daughter of Margaret, a stage actress and director, and Jack Cropper, a dentist.[4] The family lived on Todmorden Road in Burnley during her early life.[5] She was married to the Coronation Street actor William Roache in 1961. The marriage ended in divorce in 1974. They had two children, including the actor Linus Roache.[6]
She died suddenly in January 2007, aged 68, at her home in Tangmere, West Sussex.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b obituary in The (Burnley) Citizen
- ^ Philip Purser (2007-02-07). "Anna Cropper Insightful actor at her best in haunted roles". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/feb/07/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ^ Anthony Hayward (2007-02-02). "Anna Cropper Cutting-edge television actress". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/anna-cropper-434683.html. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ^ "Anna Cropper". The Independent (London). 2007-02-02. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/anna-cropper-434683.html. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ^ Lancashire Telegraph Accessed 2010
- ^ "Anna Cropper". London: Telegraph.co.uk. 2007-02-02. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2007/02/02/db0202.xml. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
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