Meg Wynn Owen
Born
Margaret Shuttleworth

(1939-11-08)8 November 1939
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
DiedJune 2022 (aged 82)
Other namesMargaret Wright
OccupationActress
Years active1961–2011
SpouseWilliam Wright (1967–1987)

Margaret Wright (née Shuttleworth, 8 November 1939 – June 2022), better known as Meg Wynn Owen, was a British actress known for her role as Hazel Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs. She also appeared in Gosford Park, Love Actually, Pride & Prejudice, Irina Palm, The Duellists and A Woman of Substance.

Early life

Wynn Owen was born Margaret Shuttleworth on 8 November 1939 in Lancaster, daughter of Margaret (née Brinnand) and Miles Shuttleworth.[1] When she was 13, she moved to Hoyland to live with her mother's friend Ruth Wynn Owen, who was a drama coach and actor, and her husband Ian Danby.[1] After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1956, she used her professional name, Meg Wynn Owen.[1]

Personal life and death

Wynn Owen was married to Australian artist William Wright from 1967 to 1987.[2] In later life she had dementia, before dying in June 2022 at the age of 82.[3][4] In November 2022, it was reported that her friend Brian Malam, to whom she had given power of attorney, had pleaded guilty to fraud for stealing £65,000 from her bank accounts, and was sentenced to 32 months in prison.[5][6]

Filmography (selected)

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1962 Only Two Can Play Dilys [7]
1972 Under Milk Wood Lily Smalls [8]
1973 Blue Blood Beate Krug [8]
1973 Malachi's Cove Mally's Mother [7]
1977 The Duellists Leonie d’Hubert [8]
1987 The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission Julia Flamands [7]
2001 Last Orders Joan [7]
2001 Gosford Park Lewis [7]
2002 Possession Mrs Lees [8]
2003 Love, Actually PM's secretary [8]
2004 Vanity Fair Lady Crawley [7]
2005 Pride & Prejudice Mrs Reynolds [8]
2006 Scoop housekeeper [8]
2007 Irina Palm Julia [8]
2010 Hereafter Mirror lady [8]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1962 The Franchise Affair Betty Kane 3 episodes[7]
1963 Lorna Doone Annie Ridd 10 episodes[7]
1964 Esther Waters Esther Waters [7]
1970 Smith Miss Mansfield 5 episodes[7]
1972 Breeze Anstey Lorn [8]
1973-1974 Upstairs, Downstairs Hazel Bellamy, née Forrest 21 episodes[7]
1978 Will Shakespeare Anne Shakespeare [9]
1983 On the Razzle Frau Fischer TV film[8]
1984 Scarecrow and Mrs King Lady Gwyneth Bromfield 1 episode[7]
1984 The Wedding Mrs Jackson [8]
1984 Travelling Man Gwen Owen 1 episode[7]
1985 A Woman of Substance Elizabeth Harte [7]
1985 The Mimosa Boys Kathleen TV film[7]
1987 White Lady White Lady [7]
1994 The Lifeboat Vera Parry 3 episodes[7]
2003 Doctors Marjorie Blake 1 episode: series 5, episode 28[10]
2004 Family Business Iris Brooker 6 episodes[7]
2004 Holby City Anna Jones 1 episode: series 6, episode 38[7]
2007 The Last Detective Sheila Hopper 1 episode: series 4, episode 3[7]
2008 The Bill Vera Andrews 1 episode: series 24, episode 5[7]
2009 Doctors Eloise Beckley 1 episode: series 11, episode 79[11]
2010 Doctor Who Old Isabella A Christmas Carol episode[12]
2011 The Jury Olive Livingstone Series 2[8]

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
1965 Macbeth Lady Macbeth Assembly Hall, Edinburgh[13]
1975 Travesties Gwendolen Carr Albery Theatre, London, Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)[14]
1977 Absent Friends Marge Eisenhower Theater, Washington DC[15]
1978 Night of the Iguana Hannah Jelks Center Stage, Baltimore[16]
1979 A Meeting by the River Penelope Palace Theater, Broadway[17]
1981 Bodies Helen Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven[18]
1982 Good Helen The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon (RSC)[14]
2009 Pygmalion Mrs Higgins Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold[19]
2010 In The Pipeline Joan Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh[20]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Meg Wynn Owen obituary". the Guardian. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (2014). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 2265. ISBN 978-0719091391.
  3. ^ Heren, Kit (23 November 2022). "Love, Actually star 'reduced to dressing in dead people's clothes' after being conned out of life savings by a friend". LBC. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  4. ^ Evans, Jason; Rusk, Connie (23 November 2022). "Love Actually star had to wear dead woman's clothes after friend stole £65k life savings". The Mirror. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. ^ Nugent, Annabel (24 November 2022). "Man sentenced for stealing £65,000 from late Love Actually star". The Independent. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  6. ^ Evans, Jason (23 November 2022). "TV star had to wear dead woman's clothes after friend stole money". WalesOnline. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Meg Wynn Owen". IMDb. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Meg Wynn Owen". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  9. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Will Shakespeare (1978)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Doctors" Mar-Cel Wave (TV Episode 2003) - IMDb, retrieved 28 November 2022
  11. ^ "Doctors" Hot Milk and Butterscotch (TV Episode 2009) - IMDb, retrieved 28 November 2022
  12. ^ "A Christmas Carol (2010)". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  13. ^ "THÉÂTRE ET MUSIQUE A EDIMBOURG". Le Monde.fr (in French). 17 September 1965. Retrieved 14 December 2022. Macbeth, staged by a local troupe, was given for the three weeks in the huge vessel of Assembly Hall ... a very young Lady Macbeth (Meg Wynn Owen).
  14. ^ a b "Meg Wynn Owen | RSC Performances | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust". collections.shakespeare.org.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  15. ^ Coe, Richard L. (14 July 1977). "'Absent Friends'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  16. ^ Coe, Richard L. (25 February 1978). "A Night of Tennessee Williams". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  17. ^ "A Meeting by the River – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  18. ^ Gussow, Mel; Times, Special To the New York (5 April 1981). "STAGE: JAMES SAUNDERS'S 'BODIES' AT THE LONG WHARF". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  19. ^ Peter, John (18 October 2009). "Pygmalion at the Clwyd, Mold". The Times. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  20. ^ "Theatre review: In the Pipeline". British Theatre Guide. 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

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