Biography
Anna Quayle (born Anne Veronica Maria Quayle) was an English actor. Born in Birmingham on 6 October 1932, she died on 16 August 2019. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1956, and began her career in revues before appearing on stage and screen.
She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1963 for her Broadway performance in Stop the World – I Want to Get Off. Her film roles include Millie in A Hard Day's Night (1964), Frau Hoffner in Casino Royale (1967) and Baroness Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968). On television she appeared in The Avengers and played Mrs Monroe in Grange Hill from 1990 to 1994.
