Biography
Angela Pleasence was an English actress. Born in Chapeltown, Yorkshire, she was the daughter of actor Donald Pleasence. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made her professional stage debut in 1964 as Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
Her television credits include Mrs. Grantly in The Barchester Chronicles (1982) and Molly in Silas Marner (1985). She also appeared in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) as Catherine Howard, A Christmas Carol (1984) as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Midsomer Murders (1997), Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) and Doctor Who (2007). Film roles include From Beyond the Grave (1974) and Gangs of New York (2002). She died on 6 April 2026.
