Angela Piper
Angela Piper is an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Jennifer Aldridge in the BBC radio drama The Archers, a role she played from 1963[1] to 2022.
Piper appeared in the ITV series Life Begins at Forty and Third Time Lucky in the 1980s. From 1963 she voiced Jennifer in The Archers, and she was as of 2022 the third-longest serving current soap star worldwide. Piper had not appeared in the programme for some months before the character died on 22 January 2023, as Piper had decided to retire from the role.[2]
Early and personal life
[edit]Piper grew up in Melbourne, Derbyshire and moved to Castle Donington in her teens. Her father Arthur was an engineering teacher, while her mother Hilda was a member of Derby Poetry Society and ran a local drama group. Piper attended Parkfield Cedars School in Derby and then Ashby de la Zouch Girls' School, where she was encouraged to pursue a career in acting. She won a place at the Royal Academy of Music.[3]
Piper is married to Peter Bolgar, a former announcer at the BBC. The couple live on the Suffolk border and have three children.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Davies, Keri (26 June 2013). "Angela Piper – 50 years as Jennifer". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ Daly, Helen (23 January 2023). "What happened to Jennifer on The Archers? Fans in uproar over twist". Radio Times. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Ashworth, Pat (20 July 2012). "Angela Piper's Derbyshire Childhood". Derbyshire Life. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ McGhie, Caroline (30 October 2011). "Life in a country kitchen". Sunday Telegraph. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via EBSCO.
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