Anna Dawson
Known For
Acting
Born
1937-07-27 in Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Biography
Born in Bolton, Lancashire, Dawson spent part of her childhood in Tanganyika, where her father worked. She attended the Elmhurst Ballet School and after training at the Central School of Speech and Drama she learned her craft by playing in repertory theatre companies. Dawson went on to star in several West End musicals. She featured in episodes of Dixon of Dock Green during the 1960s, The Benny Hill Show during the 1980s, and played Hyacinth Bucket's sister Violet ("the one with the Mercedes, sauna and room for a pony") in the final series of the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, though her character was only featured on screen briefly in four episodes. Dawson is married to former Black and White Minstrel Show soloist John Boulter.
Most Known For
Keeping Up Appearances
as Violet
The Benny Hill Show
Blankety Blank
as Self
Benny Hill Show
The Kenny Everett Video Show
O Lucky Man!
as Becky
The Crowther Collection
The New Statesman
as Enid Vance
Larry Grayson
The Girl from Starship Venus
as Store Manageress
Bloodbath at the House of Death
as Nurse
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
as Courting Woman
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Glam
Love Thy Neighbour
as Betty
Down at the Hydro
as Wife
Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits
as Carla
Granny Gets the Point
as Boutique Assistant (uncredited)
Gabrielle and the Doodleman
as Wicked Witch
Benny Hill's World Tour: New York!
as Self/Various Roles
Benny Hill - Unseen
as Various/Archive footage