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- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1925
- Place of Birth
- London, England, UK
- Died
- March 26, 2012
Stella Tanner
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 1…
Filmography
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
movieThe Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Mrs. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited)
April Fool's Day
movieApril Fool's Day
1997 · Renee
tvCasualty
1986 · Joan Cooper
tvSlinger's Day
1986 · Customer
tvBleak House
1985 · Mrs. Chadband
tvThe Bill
1984
tvNever the Twain
1981 · Winnie
The Day of the Janitor
movieThe Day of the Janitor
1981 · Dolly
Goodbye Darling
tvGoodbye Darling
1981 · Mavis Twiss
Grundy
tvGrundy
1980 · Charlotte Boodle
tvThe Gentle Touch
1980
movieRed Shift
1978 · Tom's Mother
tvCitizen Smith
1977 · Mrs McLaughlin
tvFawlty Towers
1975 · Mrs. Arrad
My Son Reuben
tvMy Son Reuben
1975
movieOverlord
1975 · Mum
tvIt Ain't Half Hot Mum
1974
movieSex and the Other Woman
1972 · Mother-In-Law
tvCrown Court
1972
tvSykes
1972 · Brenda
Father's Help
movieFather's Help
1971 · Eileen
movieFun and Games
1971 · Mrs. Jackson
tvBudgie
1971 · Mrs. Fletcher
movieRumour
1970
movieOtley
1969 · Traffic Warden
movieThe Best Pair of Legs in the Business
1968 · Emma
The Jazz Age
tvThe Jazz Age
1968 · Lil
tvThe Expert
1968 · Vera Norton
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
tvThe Ronnie Barker Playhouse
1968 · Producer
tvNicholas Nickleby
1968 · Miss Knag
tvMystery and Imagination
1966 · Streetwalker
tvTheatre 625
1964 · Cissie Kahn, Observant Woman, Minna Hinks
movieMurder Most Foul
1964 · Florrie Harris
Festival
tvFestival
1963 · Woman with Red Hat
Sunday-Night Play
tvSunday-Night Play
1960 · Ethel Levey
tvNo Hiding Place
1959
tvEmergency: Ward 10
1957