Margaret Courtenay

Ebullient Welsh-born character actress 'Margaret Courtenay' (qv) was born on November 14, 1923 in Cardiff, Wales. With resounding voice and dominant personality, she was known for _The Mirror Crack'd (1980)_ (qv), _Duet for One (1986)_ (qv) and _Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992)_ (qv).Courtenay was trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. A prolific performer at the London West End, she appeared in anything from Shakespeare and Shaw, to Coward and Sondheim. Her special forte was in comedy-tinged roles as overbearing or snobbish society matrons and impossible mothers-in-law. Her screen career, from 1955, was primarily confined to television.She was married to Ivan Pinfield. The couple had one son. She died on February 15, 1996 in London, England.::starfyre