Perlita Neilson

Perlita Neilson (born Margaret Phillipa Sowden; 11 June 1933 – 7 April 2014) was an English film, stage and television actress. She was educated at the Aida Foster Theatre School.[1][2] One of her most notable roles was in 1957 as Anne Frank in the London production of The Diary of Anne Frank.[3]

Perlita Neilson
Born
Margaret Phillipa Sowden

(1933-06-11)11 June 1933
Bradford, Yorks, UK
Died7 April 2014(2014-04-07) (aged 80)
Brighton, UK
OccupationActress

Personal life

She was born Margaret Phillipa Sowden in Bradford, but spent her early life in Argentina, where her father, Wilson Sowden, worked as an engineer. After her birth, her mother Isabella (née Gibson) returned to Buenos Aires, where Margaret attended stage school. She began her career at age nine with a variety group of the British Community Players. She married Bruce Sharman in 1956 in Surrey, UK. She married Henry Neilson in 1961 in Surrey, UK. She died at age 80 in Brighton.[2]

Filmography
Date Production Character
1949 Three Bags Full
1951 Looking for Trouble Pamela
1952 Lace on Her Petticoat Lady Alexander Carmichael
1952 Portrait of Rembrandt Cornelia
1953 The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan Lettie
1953 Trouble in Store Mabel
1957 ITV Television Playhouse – The Roof Garden
1958 She Didn't Say No![4] Mary Monaham
1959 William Tell Anna Gessler
1959 ITV Television Playhouse – The Skin of Our Teeth Gladys Antrobus
1959 The Eustace Diamonds Lucy Morris
1960 The Four Just Men Marie
1960 Emma Harriet Smith
1960 The Vise – The Maid Was Curious[5]
1961 Maigret – "On Holiday" Sister Marie des Anges
1965 The Flying Swan – "The Age of Consent" Sarah Barnes
1974 Fall of Eagles - "The English Princess" Queen Victoria
1981 The Day of the Triffids Miss Durant

References
  1. "Theatre school closes... 40 years on", The Times London, UK, 20 January 1970, p. 8 (The Times Digital Archive; accessed 26 October 2013).
  2. "Perlita Neilson obituary". Telegraph. 10 Apr 2014. Retrieved 10 Apr 2014.
  3. "Anne Frank's Diary To Be Filmed", The Times, 3 June 1958, p. 13 (The Times Digital Archive); accessed 26 October 2013.
  4. A British Film Thriller With a Difference, The Times (London, UK), 6 October 1958, p. 3 (The Times Digital Archive, 26 October 2013).
  5. The Vise s5 e23
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