Meg Wynn Owen: Difference between revisions
reverting edits by sockpuppet of banned user Tags: Manual revert Reverted |
m rvv sock Tags: Manual revert Reverted |
||
Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|11|8|df=yes}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|11|8|df=yes}} |
||
| birth_place = [[Lancaster, Lancashire]], England |
| birth_place = [[Lancaster, Lancashire]], England |
||
| death_date = |
| death_date = 16 July 2022 (aged 82)<ref name=":2"/> |
||
| death_place = |
| death_place = |
||
| occupation = Actress |
| occupation = Actress |
||
Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Margaret Wright''' ({{née}} '''Shuttleworth''', 8 November 1939 – |
'''Margaret Wright''' ({{née}} '''Shuttleworth''', 8 November 1939 – 16 July 2022), better known as '''Meg Wynn Owen''', was a British actress known for her role as [[Hazel Bellamy]] in ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]''. She also appeared in ''[[Gosford Park]]'', ''[[Love Actually]], [[Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)|Pride & Prejudice]]'', ''[[Irina Palm]]'', ''[[The Duellists]]'' and ''[[A Woman of Substance (TV series)|A Woman of Substance]]''. |
||
==Early life== |
==Early life== |
||
Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
==Personal life and death== |
==Personal life and death== |
||
Wynn Owen was married to Australian artist William Wright from 1967 to 1987.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=McFarlane |first1=Brian |title=The Encyclopedia of British Film |last2=Slide |first2=Anthony |publisher=Manchester University Press |year=2014 |isbn=978-0719091391 |edition=4th |pages=2265}}</ref> In later life she suffered from dementia. She died |
Wynn Owen was married to Australian artist William Wright from 1967 to 1987.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=McFarlane |first1=Brian |title=The Encyclopedia of British Film |last2=Slide |first2=Anthony |publisher=Manchester University Press |year=2014 |isbn=978-0719091391 |edition=4th |pages=2265}}</ref> In later life she suffered from dementia. She died on 16 July 2022, aged 82.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Heren |first1=Kit |title=Love, Actually star 'reduced to dressing in dead people's clothes' after being conned out of life savings by a friend |url=https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/meg-wynn-owen-love-actually-star-conned/ |access-date=24 November 2022 |publisher=LBC |date=23 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Jason |last2=Rusk |first2=Connie |title=Love Actually star had to wear dead woman's clothes after friend stole £65k life savings |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/love-actually-star-wear-dead-28566707 |access-date=24 November 2022 |publisher=The Mirror |date=23 November 2022}}</ref> |
||
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nugent |first=Annabel |date=2022-11-24 |title=Man sentenced for stealing £65,000 from late Love Actually star |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/meg-wynn-owen-love-actually-upstairs-downstairs-b2232469.html |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jason |date=2022-11-23 |title=TV star had to wear dead woman's clothes after friend stole money |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/actress-dementia-dead-woman-clothes-25575538 |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=WalesOnline |language=en}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nugent |first=Annabel |date=2022-11-24 |title=Man sentenced for stealing £65,000 from late Love Actually star |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/meg-wynn-owen-love-actually-upstairs-downstairs-b2232469.html |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jason |date=2022-11-23 |title=TV star had to wear dead woman's clothes after friend stole money |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/actress-dementia-dead-woman-clothes-25575538 |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=WalesOnline |language=en}}</ref> |
Revision as of 19:54, 14 April 2024
Meg Wynn Owen | |
---|---|
Born | Margaret Shuttleworth 8 November 1939 Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
Died | 16 July 2022 (aged 82)[1] |
Other names | Margaret Wright |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1961–2011 |
Spouse | William Wright (1967–1987) |
Margaret Wright (née Shuttleworth, 8 November 1939 – 16 July 2022), 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 (née Brinnand) and Miles Shuttleworth.[1] 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.[1] After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1956, she used her professional name, Meg Wynn Owen.[1]
Personal life and death
Wynn Owen was married to Australian artist William Wright from 1967 to 1987.[2] In later life she suffered from dementia. She died on 16 July 2022, aged 82.[1][3][4][5]
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.[6][3]
Filmography (selected)
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1962 | Only Two Can Play | Dilys | [7] |
1972 | Under Milk Wood | Lily Smalls | [8] |
1973 | Blue Blood | Beate Krug | [8] |
1973 | Malachi's Cove | Mally's Mother | [7] |
1977 | The Duellists | Leonie d’Hubert | [8] |
1987 | The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission | Julia Flamands | [7] |
2001 | Last Orders | Joan | [7] |
2001 | Gosford Park | Lewis | [7] |
2002 | Possession | Mrs Lees | [8] |
2003 | Love, Actually | PM's secretary | [8] |
2004 | Vanity Fair | Lady Crawley | [7] |
2005 | Pride & Prejudice | Mrs Reynolds | [8] |
2006 | Scoop | housekeeper | [8] |
2007 | Irina Palm | Julia | [8] |
2010 | Hereafter | Mirror lady | [8] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1962 | The Franchise Affair | Betty Kane | 3 episodes[7] |
1963 | Lorna Doone | Annie Ridd | 10 episodes[7] |
1964 | Esther Waters | Esther Waters | [7] |
1970 | Smith | Miss Mansfield | 5 episodes[7] |
1972 | Breeze Anstey | Lorn | [8] |
1973-1974 | Upstairs, Downstairs | Hazel Bellamy, née Forrest | 21 episodes[7] |
1978 | Will Shakespeare | Anne Shakespeare | [9] |
1983 | On the Razzle | Frau Fischer | TV film[8] |
1984 | Scarecrow and Mrs King | Lady Gwyneth Bromfield | 1 episode[7] |
1984 | The Wedding | Mrs Jackson | [8] |
1984 | Travelling Man | Gwen Owen | 1 episode[7] |
1985 | A Woman of Substance | Elizabeth Harte | [7] |
1985 | The Mimosa Boys | Kathleen | TV film[7] |
1987 | White Lady | White Lady | [7] |
1994 | The Lifeboat | Vera Parry | 3 episodes[7] |
2003 | Doctors | Marjorie Blake | 1 episode: series 5, episode 28[10] |
2004 | Family Business | Iris Brooker | 6 episodes[7] |
2004 | Holby City | Anna Jones | 1 episode: series 6, episode 38[7] |
2007 | The Last Detective | Sheila Hopper | 1 episode: series 4, episode 3[7] |
2008 | The Bill | Vera Andrews | 1 episode: series 24, episode 5[7] |
2009 | Doctors | Eloise Beckley | 1 episode: series 11, episode 79[11] |
2010 | Doctor Who | Old Isabella | A Christmas Carol episode[12] |
2011 | The Jury | Olive Livingstone | Series 2[8] |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1965 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Assembly Hall, Edinburgh[13] |
1975 | Travesties | Gwendolen Carr | Albery Theatre, London, Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)[14] |
1977 | Absent Friends | Marge | Eisenhower Theater, Washington DC[15] |
1978 | Night of the Iguana | Hannah Jelks | Center Stage, Baltimore[16] |
1979 | A Meeting by the River | Penelope | Palace Theater, Broadway[17] |
1981 | Bodies | Helen | Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven[18] |
1982 | Good | Helen | The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon (RSC)[14] |
2009 | Pygmalion | Mrs Higgins | Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold[19] |
2010 | In The Pipeline | Joan | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh[20] |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Meg Wynn Owen obituary". the Guardian. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (2014). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 2265. ISBN 978-0719091391.
- ^ a b Evans, Jason (23 November 2022). "TV star had to wear dead woman's clothes after friend stole money". WalesOnline. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Heren, Kit (23 November 2022). "Love, Actually star 'reduced to dressing in dead people's clothes' after being conned out of life savings by a friend". LBC. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Evans, Jason; Rusk, Connie (23 November 2022). "Love Actually star had to wear dead woman's clothes after friend stole £65k life savings". The Mirror. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Nugent, Annabel (24 November 2022). "Man sentenced for stealing £65,000 from late Love Actually star". The Independent. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Meg Wynn Owen". IMDb. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Meg Wynn Owen". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Will Shakespeare (1978)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Doctors" Mar-Cel Wave (TV Episode 2003) - IMDb, retrieved 28 November 2022
- ^ "Doctors" Hot Milk and Butterscotch (TV Episode 2009) - IMDb, retrieved 28 November 2022
- ^ "A Christmas Carol (2010)". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "THÉÂTRE ET MUSIQUE A EDIMBOURG". Le Monde.fr (in French). 17 September 1965. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
Macbeth, staged by a local troupe, was given for the three weeks in the huge vessel of Assembly Hall ... a very young Lady Macbeth (Meg Wynn Owen).
- ^ a b "Meg Wynn Owen | RSC Performances | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust". collections.shakespeare.org.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Coe, Richard L. (14 July 1977). "'Absent Friends'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Coe, Richard L. (25 February 1978). "A Night of Tennessee Williams". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "A Meeting by the River – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Gussow, Mel; Times, Special To the New York (5 April 1981). "STAGE: JAMES SAUNDERS'S 'BODIES' AT THE LONG WHARF". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Peter, John (18 October 2009). "Pygmalion at the Clwyd, Mold". The Times. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Theatre review: In the Pipeline". British Theatre Guide. 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2022.