Full Name Avril Elgar Years active 1958 - present | Name Avril Elgar Role Television actress | |
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Movies and TV shows Similar People Reginald Marsh, Nicholas Bond‑Owen, Sheila Fearn, Norman Eshley, James Maxwell |
Avril Elgar (born 1 April 1932) is an English stage, radio and television actress.
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Training

Elgar was born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire. She trained at the London Old Vic Theatre School. At the National Theatre she has appeared in productions of Victoria Benedictsson's The Enchantment, Pam Gems' Stanley, and Julian Mitchell's Half Life.
Roles
She has appeared in a wide variety of roles from drama to comedy, and in many popular series on British television including Dixon of Dock Green, Midsomer Murders and Tales of the Unexpected. She played Mildred's sister Ethel in George and Mildred.
Personal life

She was married to the American actor/director James Maxwell, (1952 - 18 August 1995) (his death) (2 sons), and he directed her in a production of The Corn is Green at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre.
TV

Theatre
Her roles in the theatre include :-