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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Avis Bunnage (22 April 1923, Manchester, England, UK – 4 October 1990, England) was a British actress of film, stage and television. She attended Manley Park Municipal School and Chorlton Central School in Manchester. She worked as a secretary and a nursery teacher before deciding to become an actress. She gained stage experience in rep and made her first professional appearance at Chorlton Rep Theatre in Manchester in 1947. Most notably, she appeared as Veronica, the wife of Rigsby, in Rising Damp, for one episode. Bunnage was a member of Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop company at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. There she created the role of Helen, the mother in A Taste of Honey, her first West End role when the play transferred to Wynndems Theatre, and also a role in Oh, What a Lovely War! at Stratford East, which also transferred to...
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PlayhouseSeries • 1974
Theatre 625Series • 1964
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965
EspionageSeries • 1963
Gideon's WaySeries • 1965
The Human JungleSeries • 1963
The Gentle TouchSeries • 1980
GandhiMovie • 1982
Rising DampSeries • 1974
A Study in TerrorMovie • 1965
Tom JonesMovie • 1963
The KraysMovie • 1990
The Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerMovie • 1962
The L-Shaped RoomMovie • 1962
Saturday Night and Sunday MorningMovie • 1960
The Wrong BoxMovie • 1966
Sparrows Can't SingMovie • 1963
The WhisperersMovie • 1967