Background
She is the daughter of actor Donald Pleasence and Miriam Raymond.
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Angela Pleasence
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Royal Academy of Dramatic Artist
Career
Born in Chapeltown, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Artist She is known for her performance as Catherine Howard in the 1970 British Broadcasting Corporation serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Other television credits include Les Misérables, The Barchester Chronicles (alongside her father), Mansfield Park, Silas Marner, Midsomer Murders, Whitechapel, Agatha Christie"s Poirot and Agatha Christie"s Marple. She is also noted for her roles in horror films of the 1970s, including From Beyond the Grave, Symptoms and The Godsend.
She made a guest appearance in the parody series Doctor Terrible"s House of Horrible satirising her earlier performances.
She also appeared in and appeared in "The Shakespeare Code" episode of Doctor Who as Elizabeth I. Two other roles are the Ghost of Christmas Past in the 1984 holiday television film A Christmas Carol and a role as a crowd member in Martin Scorsese"s 2002 crime drama Gangs of New New York She appeared as Winnie in the British Broadcasting Corporation drama.
Radio Plays includes Isaac Asimov"s Foundation by the British Broadcasting Corporation, She played Bayta Darell.
