Margaret Burton (actress)

Margaret Burton (18 March 1924 — 23 November 1984) was an English actress who appeared in roughly a dozen British films between 1964 and 1985, including in Sex and the Other Woman (1972) and Secrets of a Superstud (1976), and in the TV series The Tomorrow People.[1][2][3]

Margaret Burton
Born(1924-03-18)18 March 1924
Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died23 November 1984(1984-11-23) (aged 60)
Hove, East Sussex, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Actor and singer
Spouses
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(m. 1947⁠–⁠1950)​
    Arnold Moseley
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    (m. 1952⁠–⁠1960)​
      Michael Garvey
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      (m. 1979)​

      Career

      Burton trained at the Royal Manchester College of Music, and had a successful musical comedy career in the theatre, including as principal boy in pantomime at the London Palladium in 1954, and as Louella Parsons in Marilyn! the Musical at the Adelphi Theatre in 1983.[4][5][6]

      On TV, she played Gordon's mother in the Last of the Summer Wine episode "Going to Gordon's Wedding" (1976), and appeared in four episodes of Coronation Street in 1980 as Poppy Watts.[4]

      Filmography

      Film
      Year Title Role Notes
      1972 Sex and the Other Woman Flora
      1976 Secrets of a Superstud Aunt Sophie

      Television
      Year Title Role Notes
      1962 Harpers West One Barmaid Episode #2.10
      1964 Detective Kath Episode: "The Quick One"
      1971 Z-Cars Teresa O'Farrell Episode: "Nobody Wins, Nobody Loses: Part 1"
      1973 ITV Sunday Night Theatre Landlady Episode: "Free as a Bird"
      1973 Orson Welles Great Mysteries Secretary Miss Ford Episode: "For Sale - Silence"
      1974 Comedy Playhouse Mrs. Kintoul Episode: "Pygmalion Smith"
      1974 South Riding Madame Hubbard 3 episodes
      1975 The Tomorrow People The Momma
      1975 Three Comedies of Marriage Barmaid Episode: "Feeling His Way"
      1976 Last of the Summer Wine Gordon's Mum Episode: "Going to Gordon's Wedding"
      1978 Send in the Girls Ida Mawson Episode: "Chickabiddy"
      1978 Angels Mrs. Harris Episode: "Present Imperfect"
      1979 Sally Ann Mrs. Glendill Episode: "Put Out to Grass"
      1980 Coronation Street Poppy Watts 4 episodes
      1982 Horace Madame Henrietta 2 episodes
      1983 Being Normal Shop assistant Television film
      1985 The Personal Touch Street Singer

      References
      1. "Margaret Burton". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
      2. "Margaret Burton". aveleyman.com.
      3. "A Man for Emily[23/04/75] (1975)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019.
      4. "Peter Sellers' secret love revealed". The Argus.
      5. "Margaret Burton | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
      6. "Marilyn! (1983-03-Adelphi Theatre-London)". musicalsworld.be.
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