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Rona Anderson is a Actor British born on 3 august 1926 at Edinburgh (United-kingdom)
Rona Anderson (3 August 1926 – 23 July 2013) was a Scottish stage, film, and television actress. Her first stage appearance took place at the Garrison Theatre in April 1945. She also appeared in the original production of Whose Life Is It Anyway?. Anderson's first major film was the drama Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948).
In 1951, she married fellow actor Gordon Jackson (OBE), with whom she had appeared in Floodtide (1949). Her last major film was The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), after which she appeared in various plays and television series. Jackson died of bone cancer on 15 January 1990 in London. The couple had two sons, Graham and Roderick.
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Rona Anderson
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 3 august 1926 at Edinburgh (United-kingdom)
Death 23 july 2013 (at 86 years) at Hampstead (United-kingdom)
Birth 3 august 1926 at Edinburgh (United-kingdom)
Death 23 july 2013 (at 86 years) at Hampstead (United-kingdom)
In 1951, she married fellow actor Gordon Jackson (OBE), with whom she had appeared in Floodtide (1949). Her last major film was The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), after which she appeared in various plays and television series. Jackson died of bone cancer on 15 January 1990 in London. The couple had two sons, Graham and Roderick.
Biography
Rona Anderson was born in Edinburgh to James and Evelyn (née Thomson) Anderson. She was educated in her home town and in Ottawa. She trained for the stage at the Glover Turner-Robertson School in Edinburgh. She married actor Gordon Jackson in 1951 after having appeared alongside him in the romantic drama Floodtide in 1949.Usually with
Filmography of Rona Anderson (22 films)
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, 1h56Directed by Ronald Neame
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Children's films
Actors Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, Celia Johnson, Pamela Franklin, Gordon Jackson, Jane Carr
Roles Miss Lockhart
Rating75%
Jean Brodie (Maggie Smith) is a teacher in the junior-aged section of the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, Scotland in the 1930s. Brodie is known for her tendency to stray from the hard knowledge of the school's curriculum, to romanticize fascist leaders like Benito Mussolini and Francisco Franco, and to believe herself to be in the prime of life. Brodie devotes her time and energy to her four special 12-year-old junior school girls, called the Brodie Set: Sandy (Pamela Franklin), Monica (Shirley Steedman), Jenny (Diane Grayson) and Mary (Jane Carr).
Devils of Darkness (1965)
, 1h22Directed by Lance Comfort
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Themes Films about religion, Demons in film, Vampires in film
Actors William Sylvester, Tracy Reed, Tracy Reed, Rona Anderson, Peter Illing, Brian Oulton
Roles Anne Forest
Rating49%
Its plot involves a group of vampires and satanic worshippers, led by Count Sinistre, who search out fresh victims. The film begins in a small town in Brittany, primarily inhabited by gypsies, where Baxter is on holiday with a group of friends. Count Sinistre returns to terrorise the townspeople on All Soul's Night, and murders three of Baxter's friends. Baxter, initially sceptical of the supernatural nature of the town, becomes suspicious and returns to England with a talisman belonging to Sinistre which he had taken from the scene of one of his murders, leading Sinistre to pursue Baxter in an attempt to recover the talisman and murder acquaintances along the way.
Man with a Gun (1958)
, 1hDirected by Montgomery Tully
Genres Crime
Actors Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson, John Le Mesurier, Cyril Chamberlain, Marne Maitland
Roles Stella
Rating62%
Insurance investigator Mike Davies looks into a suspicious fire that burned down a nightclub. He Initially suspects the club's manager, Harry Drayson, but when Davies meets Drayson's niece Stella, she helps him uncover a mob protection scheme responsible for the arson.
Spin a Dark Web (1956)
, 1h16Directed by Vernon Sewell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Faith Domergue, Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson, Martin Benson, Robert Arden, Joss Ambler
Roles Betty Walker
Rating60%
Jim Bankley (Patterson) a Canadian veteran living in London, is trying to succeed as a prizefighter, without much luck. He falls in love with Bella Francesi (Domergue), sister of local Sicilian mob leader Rico Francesi (Benson), and she soon draws him into the gang's activities. When he finds himself being drawn into a murder plot, he finally realizes that his lover is only using him, and determines to escape the gang - but things don't turn out the way he planned.
The Flaw (1955)
, 1h1Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors John Bentley, Donald Houston, Rona Anderson, Patrick Jordan
Roles Monica Oliveri
Rating56%
Un coureur automobile tente d'assassiner sa femme.
Little Red Monkey (1955)
, 1h11Directed by Ken Hughes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Richard Conte, Rona Anderson, Russell Napier, Sylva Langova, Colin Gordon, Donald Bisset
Roles Julia Jackson
Rating56%
A Time to Kill (1955)
Directed by Charles Saunders
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Jack Watling, Rona Anderson, John Horsley, Russell Napier, Kenneth Kent, Joan Hickson
Roles Sallie Harbord
Rating59%
Shadow of a Man (1955)
Directed by Michael McCarthy
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Paul Carpenter, Rona Anderson, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Rose Alba
Roles Linda Bryant
Rating50%
Double Exposure (1954)
, 1h1Directed by John Gilling
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors John Bentley, Rona Anderson, Garry Marsh, Ingeborg von Kusserow, John Horsley, Doris Hare
Roles Barbara Leyland
Rating58%
Un détective privé est chargé de retrouver une employée disparue avec un important lot de bijoux. Son employeur vient de perdre son épouse qui s'est suicidée, mais l'enquête met en doute les circonstances du décès.
The Black Rider (1954)
, 1h5Directed by Wolf Rilla
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Jimmy Hanley, Rona Anderson, Leslie Dwyer, Lionel Jeffries, Beatrice Varley, Michael Golden
Roles Mary Plack
Rating54%
Young reporter and amateur biker Jerry Marsh investigates sightings of a hooded black figure on a motorbike. It turns out a gang of smugglers use a haunted castle as their base, deterring curious locals by pretending to be ghosts.
Black 13 (1953)
, 1h15Directed by Ken Hughes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Rona Anderson, Patrick Barr, Lana Morris, Viola Lyel, John Le Mesurier, Martin Walker
Roles Claire
Rating62%
Noose for a Lady (1953)
Directed by Wolf Rilla
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Dennis Price, Rona Anderson, Ronald Howard, Alison Leggatt, Esma Cannon, Melissa Stribling
Roles Jill Hallam
Rating60%
Circumstantial Evidence (1952)
Directed by Daniel Birt
Genres Crime
Actors Rona Anderson, Patrick Holt, John Arnatt, Frederick Leister, Ronald Adam, Peter Swanwick
Roles Linda Harrison
Rating58%
A woman seeks evidence that will give her grounds for divorce from her husband, so she can marry another man.
, 1h17Directed by Francis Searle
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Richard Carlson, Greta Gynt, Herbert Lom, Rona Anderson, Alan Wheatley, Dora Bryan
Roles Anne Carter
Rating62%
Home to Danger (1951)
, 1h6Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Guy Rolfe, Rona Anderson, Francis Lister, Stanley Baker, Alan Wheatley, Peter Jones
Roles Barbara
Rating59%
A young woman returns to Britain following the death of her estranged, wealthy father who it is believed committed suicide. It is expected that the bulk of the estate will pass to his business partner. However, when the will is read out she is given most of the money as a gesture of reconciliation by her father. She clings to her belief that he did not kill himself and investigates the circumstances of his death. Before long, plots are being hatched to kill her.