Ann Taylor | |
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| Born | 1 November 1936
Stafford, Staffordshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress Hostess Singer |
| Known for | Blue Peter |
Ann Taylor (born 1 November 1936 in Stafford, Staffordshire) is an English actress, hostess, and singer who appeared on British television in the 1950s and 1960s. [1]
Taylor attended a Hertfordshire stage school while a teenager. Soon, she made her professional stage debut in the pantomime The Sleeping Beauty at Salisbury. After stage school, she appeared in a summer show at Folkestone. [1]
Taylor was a member of a TV dancing troupe Toppers. [2] Then she came in the West End of London for work in cabaret. She was engaged as the NAAFI girl in series The Army Game (1957-1961), [3] and this led to film and television work, including The Avengers episode " The Frighteners," in which she played Sir Thomas Weller's secretary. In 1959, she did a season of repertory at Cheltenham. [1] For six weeks from September to December 1959 she was a relief presenter, along with Christopher Trace, on the BBC children's program Blue Peter for an absent Leila Williams.
Taylor is the daughter of an architect. [1] She was married to Border Television programme director John Holdsworth.
- ^ a b c d "A pretty busy girl". TV Times. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "The Toppers are Problem Girls". Odhams Press Limited.
- ^ "'The Army Game' Chelsea Palace 1959". PBase.
- Ann Taylor at IMDb
Ann Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 November 1936
Stafford, Staffordshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress Hostess Singer |
| Known for | Blue Peter |
Ann Taylor (born 1 November 1936 in Stafford, Staffordshire) is an English actress, hostess, and singer who appeared on British television in the 1950s and 1960s. [1]
Taylor attended a Hertfordshire stage school while a teenager. Soon, she made her professional stage debut in the pantomime The Sleeping Beauty at Salisbury. After stage school, she appeared in a summer show at Folkestone. [1]
Taylor was a member of a TV dancing troupe Toppers. [2] Then she came in the West End of London for work in cabaret. She was engaged as the NAAFI girl in series The Army Game (1957-1961), [3] and this led to film and television work, including The Avengers episode " The Frighteners," in which she played Sir Thomas Weller's secretary. In 1959, she did a season of repertory at Cheltenham. [1] For six weeks from September to December 1959 she was a relief presenter, along with Christopher Trace, on the BBC children's program Blue Peter for an absent Leila Williams.
Taylor is the daughter of an architect. [1] She was married to Border Television programme director John Holdsworth.
- ^ a b c d "A pretty busy girl". TV Times. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "The Toppers are Problem Girls". Odhams Press Limited.
- ^ "'The Army Game' Chelsea Palace 1959". PBase.
- Ann Taylor at IMDb