Angela Pleasence
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Angela Pleasence (born Chapeltown, Yorkshire) is an English actress. She is the daughter of actor Donald Pleasence and his first wife, Miriam Raymond. The surname for both daughter and father has occasionally been credited as "Pleasance".
She remains best known for her performance as Catherine Howard in the 1970 BBC mini-series The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Other television credits include: The Barchester Chronicles, Silas Marner and Midsomer Murders.
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 Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible satirising her earlier performances. She also had a cameo appearance in The Shakespeare Code episode of Doctor Who as Elizabeth I.
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