Daphne Anderson

Daphne Anderson (née Scrutton; 27 April 1922 – 15 January 2013) was an English stage, film, and television actress, as well as a dancer and singer. She made her London theatre debut in 1938 at the Windmill Theatre. Anderson appeared in such films as The Beggar's Opera, Hobson's Choice and The Scarlet Pimpernel.^{[citation needed]}

Biography

Anderson was born on 27 April 1922, in London, to parents Alan Edward Scrutton and Gladys Amy Scrutton (née Juler). Her surname was originally "Scrutton", but she later changed it to "Anderson". Anderson attended

Daphne Anderson studied dancing under Zelia Raye. She made her first stage performance in 1937 at the Richmond Theatre as a chorus member in a production of Cinderella. The following year, Anderson made her London theatre debut in the chorus of the Revudeville at the Windmill Theatre.

She played several roles in various theatrical productions of

• Trottie True (1949) - Bertha True
• The Dark Man (1951) - Fisherwoman
• Castigo Implacável (1951) - Kate
• The Beggar's Opera (1953)^[1] - Lucy Lockit
• Laughing Anne (1953) - Blonde Singer
• Hobson's Choice (1954)^[1] - Alice Hobson
• A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) - Dora
• The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) - Fanny
• No Time for Tears (1957) - Dr. Marian Cornish
• Snowball (1960) - Nora Hart
• Persuasion (1960, TV Series) - Mrs. Clay
• Stork Talk (1962) - Dr. Mary Willis
• Captain Clegg
  (1962) - Mrs. Rash
• Bitter Harvest (1963) - Mrs. Medwin
• The Flood (1963) - Mrs. Weathersfield
• Gideon's Way (1964-1966, TV Series) - Kate Gideon
• The Whitehall Worrier (1967, TV Series) - Mrs. Nicholson
• I Want What I Want (1972)
• Au Pair Girls (1972) - Mrs. Howard
• Come in T-64, Your Time Is Ticking Away
  ") - Katie
• The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982, TV Movie) - Lady Grenville
• Real Life (1984) - Morality Lady