Angela Pleasence

'Angela Pleasence' (qv) was born in Chapeltown, South Yorkshire. She is the daughter of actor 'Donald Pleasence' (qv) and his first wife, 'Miriam Raymond' (qv). The surname for both daughter and father has occasionally been credited as "Pleasance".She remains best known for her performance as Catherine Howard in the 1970 BBC mini-series _The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)_ (qv). Other television credits include: _The Barchester Chronicles (1982)_ (qv), _Silas Marner (1985)_ (qv) and _Midsomer Murders (1997)_ (qv).She is also noted for her roles in horror films of the 1970s, including _From Beyond the Grave (1974)_ (qv), _Symptoms (1974)_ (qv) and _The Godsend (1980)_ (qv). She made a guest appearance in the parody series _Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible (2001)_ (qv), satirizing her earlier performances.::van_whistler@hotmail.co.uk