Angela Pleasence | |
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![]() Pleasence in 1974 | |
Born | Daphne Anne Angela Pleasence 30 September 1941 Chapeltown, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1964–present |
Parent(s) | Donald Pleasence Miriam Raymond |
Daphne Anne Angela Pleasence (born 30 September 1941) is an English actress. Trained in theatre, Pleasence's first major film role came in Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973), followed by roles in horror films such as From Beyond the Grave and Symptoms (1974).
She worked extensively in television productions and British miniseries throughout the 1980s and 1990s. She had minor roles in the films The Search for John Gissing (2001), Gangs of New York (2002), and The Gigolos (2005).