Name Anna Palk Role Actress | Children Jonathan Brierley Ex-spouse Derek Brierley | |
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Anna Palk (23 October 1941 – 1 July 1990) was an English actress.
Palk was born in Looe, Cornwall, England and educated at Rise Hall Convent in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. She followed this with rep at Bristol, Leatherhead, Derby, Newcastle upon Tyne and Leeds before embarking on a successful film and television career. Her stage appearances included productions of 'Smith By Any Other Name', 'School for Scandal', 'Present Laughter', 'Butley' (in Vienna), 'Sexual Perversions' (in Chicago) and a number of national tours. She was married to stockbroker Derek Brierley with whom she had a son, Jonathan.
Her film appearances included Play It Cool (1962), The Earth Dies Screaming (1964), The Skull (1965), Fahrenheit 451 (1966), The Frozen Dead (1966), The Nightcomers (1971) and Tower of Evil (1972).
She also appeared on TV in Witch Hunt (1967), The Persuaders ! (episode "The Time and the Place", 1970), Jason King (1971), The Protectors (1972-1974) and as Lady Sarah in The Main Chance (1969–72).
She died in 1990 in London, England, of cancer.
Filmography
Actress
1983
Storyboard (TV Series) as
Sally Longstreet
- Secrets (1983) - Sally Longstreet
1981
Bognor (TV Series) as
Lena Strudwick
- Unbecoming Habits: Part 4 - Lord Dismiss Us (1981) - Lena Strudwick
- Unbecoming Habits: Part 3 - The Cross Country Monk (1981) - Lena Strudwick
1977
The New Avengers (TV Series) as
Suzy
- Hostage (1977) - Suzy
1976
ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV Series) as
Christine
- Now Is Too Late (1976) - Christine
1975
Private Affairs (TV Series) as
Duchess of Devonshire
- Husband to Mrs. Fitzherbert (1975) - Duchess of Devonshire
1974
Affairs of the Heart (TV Series) as
Kitty Westgate
- Bessie (1974) - Kitty Westgate
1968
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Kate / Henrietta
- The Couch (1974) - Kate
- Camille 68 (1968) - Henrietta
1973
Dolly (TV Series) as
Miss Nellie Phaeton
- The Other Lady (1973) - Miss Nellie Phaeton
1972
The Protectors (TV Series) as
Kate Linderman
- A Kind of Wild Justice (1972) - Kate Linderman
1969
The Main Chance (TV Series) as
Sarah Courtney / Lady Sarah Radchester / Lady Radchester
- One for the House (1972) - Lady Sarah Radchester
- Doll on a Wall (1972) - Lady Radchester
- Widow's Mite (1972) - Lady Sarah Radchester
- Love's Old Sweet Song (1972) - Lady Sarah Radchester
- The Killing Ground (1972) - Lady Sarah Radchester
- Private Armies (1970) - Sarah Courtney
- Settlement Day (1970) - Sarah Courtney
- The Lady Who Went Too Far (1970) - Sarah Courtney
- The Piper Calls the Tune (1970) - Sarah Courtney
- The Best Legal System in the World (1970) - Sarah Courtney
- A View from the Chair (1970) - Sarah Courtney
- The Walls of Jericho (1970) - Sarah Courtney
- A Little Black and White Lie (1970) - Sarah Courtney
- First, You Eat - Later We Ruin You (1970) - Sarah Courtney
- It Could Happen to You (1970) - Sarah Courtney
- A Time to Love, a Time to Die (1970) - Sarah Courtney
- With All My Worldly Goods (1969) - Sarah Courtney
- Liar's Dice (1969) - Sarah Courtney
- The Professional (1969) - Sarah Courtney
- Body & Soul (1969) - Sarah Courtney
- What About Justice? (1969) - Sarah Courtney
1972
Spy Trap (TV Series) as
Mrs Anderson / Mrs. Anderson
- Who Among Us?: Part 6 (1972) - Mrs Anderson
- Who Among Us?: Part 4 (1972) - Mrs. Anderson
1972
Tower of Evil as
Nora
1971
The Persuaders! (TV Series) as
Marie
- The Time and the Place (1971) - Marie
1971
Jason King (TV Series) as
Michele Andre
- Wanna Buy a Television Series? (1971) - Michele Andre
1971
The Nightcomers as
New Governess
1963
Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) as
Virginia Walker / Joan Hunter
- It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling (1971) - Virginia Walker
- The Bachelor Girls (1963) - Joan Hunter
1971
It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling (TV Series) as
Virginia Walker
- Pilot (1971) - Virginia Walker
1968
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Sally
- Pleasant Dreams, Fernando (1968) - Sally
1967
Witch Hunt (TV Series) as
Nancy Jones
- Episode #1.5 (1967) - Nancy Jones
- Episode #1.4 (1967) - Nancy Jones
- Episode #1.3 (1967) - Nancy Jones
- Episode #1.2 (1967) - Nancy Jones
- Episode #1.1 (1967) - Nancy Jones
1967
Mickey Dunne (TV Series) as
Raine Fitzgill
- The Tar Baby (1967) - Raine Fitzgill
1967
The Tomcat as
Girl in cinema
1966
The Frozen Dead as
Jean Norberg
1966
Major Barbara (TV Movie) as
Sarah
1966
Fahrenheit 451 as
Jackie (uncredited)
1965
The Skull as
Maid
1965
Present Laughter (TV Movie) as
Daphne Stillington
1964
The Count of Monte Cristo (TV Series) as
Valentine de Villefort
- An End to Revenge (1964) - Valentine de Villefort
- Dishonour (1964) - Valentine de Villefort
- News from Janina (1964) - Valentine de Villefort
- Evidence of a Crime (1964) - Valentine de Villefort
- Unlimited Credit (1964) - Valentine de Villefort
1964
The Earth Dies Screaming as
Lorna Brenard
1964
The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (TV Series) as
Minnie Threegan
- The Rescue of Pluffles (1964) - Minnie Threegan
- Three: And an Extra (1964) - Minnie Threegan
1964
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Judy
- Celebration Dinner (1964) - Judy
1964
Sergeant Cork (TV Series) as
Virginia Palmer
- The Case of the Hangman's Noose (1964) - Virginia Palmer
1963
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Ann Price
- Girl in the Office (1963) - Ann Price
1963
Thirty Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Ann Price
- A Girl at the Office (1963) - Ann Price
1963
Z Cars (TV Series) as
Jenny Middleton
- A La Carte (1963) - Jenny Middleton
1963
Suspense (TV Series) as
Pamela
- The Patch Card (1963) - Pamela
1963
It Happened Like This (TV Series) as
Marjorie
- The Hidden Witness (1963) - Marjorie
1962
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Lucy
- The Girl in the Rain (1962) - Lucy
1962
Play It Cool as
Ann Bryant
1962
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Puff
- To Whom It May Concern (1962) - Puff
Archive Footage
2015
Inside the Tower (Video documentary short) as
Nora
References
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