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Stella Tanner (1 January 1925 – 26 March 2012) was an English radio and television actress.
Tanner was born on 1 January 1925 and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She left her focus on dramatic acting to form the Tanner Sisters with her sister, Frances Tanner. Together the Tanner Sisters made hundreds of appearances on British radio and television during the 1950s, even performing alongside Buddy Holly in March 1958. The Tanner Sisters often performed with the Hedley Ward Trio, appearing with them first on the Educating Archie radio show from 1950 to 1952.
Tanner pursued a career in television comedy after she and Frances ended the Tanner Sisters act after ten years. Tanner made her television acting debut in 1960 on Sykes and A..., opposite Eric Sykes. She was cast in guest roles in numerous sitcoms, including an episode of The Rag Trade in 1963, Fawlty Towers in 1979, and It Ain't Half Hot Mum in 1981. From 1971 to 1972, she portrayed Adam Faith's girlfriend's mother in the ITV series, Budgie. Tanner was also cast as Luisa di Marco on the EastEnders throughout 1998, as well as a role on Coronation Street.
Birth Name
Sarah Stella Tanner
Born
Thursday, 01 January 1925
Died
Monday, 26 March 2012
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Fogbound | Nanny Moses | 2002 |
Seesaw | Maureen | 1998 |
April Fool's Day | Renee | 1997 |
Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives | Cafe Owner | 1996 |
Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... | Woman | 1996 |
The Witches | Witch at Meeting | 1990 |
Act of Will | Landlady | 1989 |
Casualty | Joan Cooper | 1986 |
Slinger's Day | 1st Woman Customer | 1986 |
The Bright Side | Mrs. Beasley | 1985 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Fogbound | Nanny Moses | 2002 |
Seesaw | Maureen | 1998 |
April Fool's Day | Renee | 1997 |
Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives | Cafe Owner | 1996 |
Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... | Woman | 1996 |
The Witches | Witch at Meeting | 1990 |
Act of Will | Landlady | 1989 |
Casualty | Joan Cooper | 1986 |
Slinger's Day | 1st Woman Customer | 1986 |
The Bright Side | Mrs. Beasley | 1985 |
Mixed Doubles | Mrs. Tibbs | 1985 |
The Bill | Mrs. Talbot / Mrs. Keegan | 1984 |
Brookside | Doreen Payne | 1982 |
Never the Twain | Winnie / Traffic Warden | 1981 |
Nanny | Mrs. Pilbrow | 1981 |
Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House | Mrs. Chadband | 1981 |
The Gentle Touch | Mrs Hardisty | 1980 |
The Losers | Barker's Wife | 1978 |
The Upchat Line | Publican | 1977 |
Citizen Smith | Mrs McLaughlin | 1977 |
Robin's Nest | Mrs. Daniels | 1977 |
Fawlty Towers | Mrs. Arrad | 1975 |
Angels | Elsie | 1975 |
Overlord | Mum | 1975 |
The Changes | Anne | 1975 |
No, Honestly | Miss Beimhouse | 1974 |
It Ain't Half Hot Mum | Station Room Waitress | 1974 |
Beryl's Lot | Winnie Fawcett | 1973 |
Helen: A Woman of Today | Mrs. Connor | 1973 |
Sex and the Other Woman | Mother-In-Law | 1972 |
Cosmo and Thingy | Chattel | 1972 |
Crown Court | Mrs. Heys | 1972 |
Sykes | Brenda | 1972 |
Whodunnit? | Mrs. Campbell | 1972 |
1,000 Convicts and a Woman | Mrs. Jackson | 1971 |
Budgie | Mrs. Fletcher | 1971 |
Bless This House | Doris Grimshaw | 1971 |
Jane Eyre | Grace Poole | 1970 |
Play for Today | Tom's Mother / Mrs. Newman | 1970 |
The Mating Machine | Mrs. Ferzani | 1970 |
In Loving Memory | Vera Turnbull | 1969 |
Hadleigh | Alice Gunning | 1969 |
Q5 | Various Characters | 1969 |
Otley | Traffic Warden | 1968 |
The Ugliest Girl in Town | Shirley | 1968 |
The Expert | Jessie Preston / Vera Norton | 1968 |
ITV Playhouse | Dolly / Emma / Madame Alex / Mrs. Webb | 1967 |
The Revenue Men | Jessie Filby | 1967 |
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width | Dot | 1967 |
Mrs Thursday | May | 1966 |
Mystery and Imagination | Streetwalker | 1966 |
Theatre 625 | 2nd Observant woman / Cissie Kahn / Cissie / Minna Hinks | 1964 |
Murder Most Foul | Mrs. Florrie Harris / Florrie Harris | 1964 |
Love Story | Emmy | 1963 |
The Rag Trade | Olive | 1961 |
No Hiding Place | Mrs. Burridge | 1959 |
Emergency-Ward 10 | Sister Ransome / Nightingale Sister | 1957 |
Armchair Theatre | Mavis / Eileen | 1956 |
Dixon of Dock Green | Mrs. White / Mrs. Conway / Dora Maddox | 1955 |