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1938-06-14 · Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK · Female

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Angela Browne (14 June 1938 – 20 June 2001) was a British actress. She had a recurring role in the early 1960s crime series Ghost Squad. She also appeared in episodes of shows such as Danger Man, No Hiding Place, The Saint, The Avengers, The Prisoner, Upstairs, Downstairs and Minder. In 1966 she appeared in the Norman Wisdom comedy film Press for Time.

Personal life

She was married to actor Francis Matthews from 1963 until her death; they had three sons together. They appeared in the 1962 TV miniseries The Dark Island and the 1967 film Just Like a Woman, and also co-starred in a 1970 episode of his show Paul Temple. Browne gave up acting in 1990.

Death

Browne died on 20 June 2001 at the age of 63. She was survived by her husband, actor Francis Matthews and their three sons, Damien, Paul and Dominic. Matthews died thirteen years later on 14 June 2014 at the age of 86.

Film

Carry On Nurse (1959) – Young Nurse (uncredited)

Doctor in Love (1960) – Susan, Occupational Therapist (uncredited)

A Story of David (1961) – Michal

Press for Time (1966) – Eleanor Lampton

Just Like a Woman (1967) – Scilla's Friend

Television

Scotland Yard (The Ghost Train Murder) (1959) – Sergeant Brown

Danger Man (TV Series) (The Girl in Pink Pajamas) (1960) The Girl

Ghost Squad (1961–63) – Helen Winters

The Dark Island (1962) - Mary Somers

Out of This World (Impostor) (1962) - Jean Baron

No Hiding Place (Last Flight) (1963) - Fiona Sharpe

The Saint (The Elusive Ellshaw) (1963) – Anne Ripwell

Court Martial (1965–66) – Sergeant Yolanda Perkins

The Avengers (How to Succeed.... At Murder) (1966) – Sara / Miss Penny

The Prisoner - A Change of Mind (1967) – Number Eighty-Six

Man in a Suitcase - Man From the Dead (1967) – Rachel Thyssen

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1968) - Lady Annabella Lowborough

Paul Temple (Games People Play) (1970) – Juliet

Upstairs, Downstairs - Desirous of Change (1973) - Comtesse Lili de Ternay

Kizzy (1976) – Mrs. Cuthbert

Breakaway (1980) - Margaret Randell

Minder (Caught in the Act, Fact) (1980) – Lady Margaret Thompson

Butterflies (1983) - Amanda

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (The Copper Beeches) (1984) - Mrs Toller

Brat Farrar (1986) - Beatrice Ashby

Chelworth (1989) - Barbara Chivers

Bibliography

Tise Vahimagi & Michael Grade. British television: an illustrated guide. Oxford University Press, 1996.