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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 1, 1925
Died
March 26, 2012
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Stella Tanner
0.2 Popularity
Biography
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 1979, and It Ain't Half Hot Mum in 1981. From 1971 to 1972, she portrayed Adam Faith's girlfriend's mother in the ITV series, Budgie. Tanner was also cast as Luisa di Marco on the EastEnders throughout 1998, as well as a role on Coronation Street.
Known For
Credits
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April Fool's Day
as Renee
1997
2.0
Casualty
as Joan Cooper
1986
6.1
Slinger's Day
as Customer
1986
5.0
Bleak House
as Mrs. Chadband
1985
6.0
The Bill
1984
6.7
Never the Twain
as Winnie
1981
6.6
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The Day of the Janitor
as Dolly
1981
0.0
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Grundy
as Charlotte Boodle
1980
7.0
The Gentle Touch
1980
6.9
Red Shift
as Tom's Mother
1978
7.4
Citizen Smith
as Mrs McLaughlin
1977
6.3
Fawlty Towers
as Mrs. Arrad
1975
8.3
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My Son Reuben
1975
0.0
Overlord
as Mum
1975
6.7
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
1974
7.2
Sex and the Other Woman
as Mother-In-Law
1972
4.9
Crown Court
1972
5.4
Sykes
as Brenda
1972
6.4
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Father's Help
as Eileen
1971
0.0
Fun and Games
as Mrs. Jackson
1971
4.3
Budgie
as Mrs. Fletcher
1971
7.0
Rumour
1970
0.0
Otley
as Traffic Warden
1969
6.2
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
as Emma
1968
0.0
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The Jazz Age
as Lil
1968
0.0
The Expert
as Vera Norton
1968
10.0
Nicholas Nickleby
as Miss Knag
1968
0.0
Mystery and Imagination
1966
5.5
Theatre 625
as Cissie Kahn
1964
7.2
Theatre 625
as Observant Woman
1964
7.2
Theatre 625
as Minna Hinks
1964
7.2
Murder Most Foul
as Florrie Harris
1964
7.0
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Festival
as Woman with Red Hat
1963
8.0
No Hiding Place
1959
3.7
Emergency: Ward 10
1957
5.3