Perlita Neilson | |
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Born |
Margaret Phillipa Sowden 11 June 1933 Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK |
Died | 7 April 2014 Brighton, England, UK |
(aged 80)
Occupation | Actress |
Perlita Neilson (born Margaret Phillipa Sowden; 11 June 1933 – 7 April 2014) was an English film, stage and television actress. She was educated at the Aida Foster Theatre School. One of her most notable roles was in 1957 as Anne Frank in the London production of The Diary of Anne Frank.
She was born Margaret Phillipa Sowden in Bradford, but spent her early life in Argentina, where her father, Wilson Sowden, worked as an engineer. After her birth, her mother Isabel returned to Buenos Aires, where Margaret attended stage school. She began her career at age nine with a variety group of the British Community Players. She died at age 80 in Brighton.