Anna Karen
| Anna Karen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ana Caren Krege 19 September 1936 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Television |
On the Buses (1969–1973) The Rag Trade (1977–1978) EastEnders (1996–Present) |
| Spouse(s) |
Terry Duggan (1967–2008) (his death) |
| Children | Gloria Duggan (adopted) |
| Relatives | Robyn Gill (adoptive grandson) |
Anna Karen (born Ana Caren Krege on 19 September 1936), is a South African film, television and theatre actress. A regular in soaps and comedy, her best-known roles are in the sitcoms On the Buses and The Rag Trade. She has also appeared in BBC TV's EastEnders from 1996 on a recurring basis as Aunt Sal.
Early in her career, Anna Karen worked as a striptease dancer at London's Panama Club. She has appeared in many films and television programmes, including the BBC sitcom Wild, Wild Women, between 1968 and 1969. That same year she played a schoolgirl in the bikini-flying scene in the film Carry On Camping (even though she was 32 years old). In both these roles she acted with Barbara Windsor (herself a 31-year-old "schoolgirl" in the film).
Karen is best remembered for her role in the LWT sitcom On the Buses (1969–73). In this series, Karen played Olive, the dowdy bespectacled sexy younger sister of Stan (Reg Varney), and wife of Arthur Rudge (Michael Robbins). She also appeared in the film spin-offs, On the Buses (1971), Mutiny on the Buses (1972), and Holiday on the Buses (1973). From 1977 to 1978, Karen reprised the role of Olive in the LWT revival of the sitcom The Rag Trade created by the same writers.
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