Biography
Ann A Lancaster (5 May 1920 β 31 October 1970) was a well-known character actress who appeared in many British films, television shows and in theatre.Lancaster specialised in comic roles and had a talent for voices which she often used on radio to portray children and to do voiceovers for television commercials. Her most high-profile film roles were in The Million Pound Note (1953), A Night to Remember (1958, uncredited as a woman on a train), The Dirty Dozen (1967), Fathom (1967), The Railway Children (1970), and in one Carry On Film Carry On Again Doctor (1969). She was the voice behind the Ajax 'It cleans like a white tornado' advertisements on television. She was in the radio show: Mrs Dale's Diary, and appeared in many well-known television comedies including Hancock's Half Hour, Till Death Us Do Part, Tea at the Ritz, Hughie and The World of Beachcomber with Spike Milligan.
Filmography
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Movies 10
TV Shows 1
The Railway Children (1970)
Rhubarb (1970)
Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
Fathom (1967)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
The Furry Folk on Holiday (1967)
The Secret of My Success (1965)
Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
Angels One Five (1952)
Secret People (1952)
The Magic Box (1952)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1920-05-05
Deathday1970-10-31 (50 years old)
Birth PlaceNewcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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