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Avis Bunnage(1923-1990)

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Avis Bunnage in La Chambre indiscrète (1962)
Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up with married bus driver Bert and a toddler, and they all watch with more than a little interest at the trail of mayhem Charlie leaves as he goes about sorting things out.
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Sparrows Can't Sing (1963)
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Mildred Avis Bunnage (she later dropped her forename), daughter of William and Eveline (Ward) Bunnage, attended Manley Park Municipal School and Chorlton Central School in Manchester. She formerly worked as a secretary and nursery teacher before deciding to switch careers and become an actress. She gained stage experience in rep and made her first professional appearance at Chorlton Rep Theatre in Manchester in 1947. Her first London appearance was with the Theatre Workshop Company in 1952.

She returned to that company many times during her long career. In addition, she acted in other productions in Zurich, Moscow and America. Her theatre work included 'An Enemy of the People', 'The Good Soldier Schweik', 'Mother Courage', 'The Italian Straw Hat', 'Captain Brassbound's Conversation', 'The Playboy of the Western World', 'A Taste of Honey', 'The Hostage', 'Ned Kelly', 'Fings Ain't Wot They Use T'Be', 'Henry VI', 'Fiddler on the Roof', 'Sweeney Todd', 'The Rivals', 'Billy', and the title role in 'The Marie Lloyd Story'. Bunnage was married to Derek Orchard from 1966 until her death in 1990.
BornApril 22, 1923
DiedOctober 4, 1990(67)
BornApril 22, 1923
DiedOctober 4, 1990(67)
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Known for

Un mort en pleine forme (1966)
Un mort en pleine forme
6.7
  • Queen Victoria
  • 1966
Gandhi (1982)
Gandhi
8.0
  • Colin's Mother
  • 1982
La Chambre indiscrète (1962)
La Chambre indiscrète
7.3
  • Doris
  • 1962
Jan Francis in Anne of Green Gables (1972)
Anne of Green Gables
6.5
TV Mini Series
  • Rachel Lynde

Credits

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  • Garden in the Rain
    Short
    • 1990
  • Gary Kemp and Martin Kemp in Les Frères Krays (1990)
    Les Frères Krays
    6.6
    • Helen
    • 1990
  • Close to Home (1989)
    Close to Home
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Hayes
    • 1989
  • No Strings (1989)
    No Strings
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Miss Butt
    • 1989
  • CivvyStreet (1988)
    CivvyStreet
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Lou's Mum
    • 1988
  • John Thaw and Kevin Whately in Inspecteur Morse (1987)
    Inspecteur Morse
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Warbut
    • 1988
  • Yesterday's Dreams (1987)
    Yesterday's Dreams
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Auntie Vi
    • 1987
  • Albion Market (1985)
    Albion Market
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Naylor
    • 1985–1986
  • Mrs. Capper's Birthday (1985)
    Mrs. Capper's Birthday
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Alice Loft
    • 1985
  • No Surrender (1985)
    No Surrender
    7.1
    • Martha Gorman
    • 1985
  • Don Henderson and Siobhan Redmond in Bulman (1985)
    Bulman
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Whitehead
    • 1985
  • Jacqueline Bisset and Jürgen Prochnow in Défense d'aimer (1984)
    Défense d'aimer
    6.5
    • Frau Schmidt
    • 1984
  • Jill Gascoine in The Gentle Touch (1980)
    The Gentle Touch
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Auntie Win
    • 1982–1984
  • Round and Round
    TV Series
    • Midwife
    • 1984
  • Gandhi (1982)
    Gandhi
    8.0
    • Colin's Mother
    • 1982

Soundtrack



  • Joe Brown, Harry H. Corbett, Susan Maughan, and Marty Wilde in What a Crazy World (1963)
    What a Crazy World
    5.8
    • performer: "Things We Never Had" (uncredited)
    • 1963

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.57 m
  • Born
    • April 22, 1923
    • Ardwick, Manchester, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 4, 1990
    • Thorpe Bay, England, UK(undisclosed causes)
  • Spouse
    • Derek Orchard1966 - October 4, 1990 (her death)
  • Other works
    She acted in John Webster's play, "The Duchess of Malfy," at the Theatre Royal in Stratford, England with Phillip Locke, and Yootha Joyce in the cast. John Bury was director.

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    Appears in two Oscar Best Picture winners: Tom Jones : Entre l'alcôve et la potence (1963) and Gandhi (1982).

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