Stella Tanner
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Acting Credits
Biography
Stella Tanner (1 January 1925 – 26 March 2012) was an English radio and television actress. Tanner was born on 1 January 1925 and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She left her focus on dramatic acting to form the Tanner Sisters with her sister, Frances Tanner. Together the Tanner Sisters made hundreds of appearances on British radio and television during the 1950s, even performing alongside Buddy Holly in March 1958. The Tanner Sisters often performed with the Hedley Ward Tr...
Known For
Filmography
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Mrs. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited)
April Fool's Day
1997
as Renee
Casualty
1986
as Joan Cooper
Slinger's Day
1986
as Customer
Bleak House
1985
as Mrs. Chadband
The Bill
1984
The Day of the Janitor
1981
as Dolly
Never the Twain
1981
as Winnie
Goodbye Darling
1981
as Mavis Twiss
The Gentle Touch
1980
Grundy
1980
as Charlotte Boodle
Red Shift
1978
as Tom's Mother
Citizen Smith
1977
as Mrs McLaughlin
The Upchat Line
1977
as Publican
Overlord
1975
as Mum
Fawlty Towers
1975
as Mrs. Arrad
My Son Reuben
1975
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
1974
Sex and the Other Woman
1972
as Mother-In-Law
Crown Court
1972
Sykes
1972
as Brenda
Father's Help
1971
as Eileen
Fun and Games
1971
as Mrs. Jackson
Budgie
1971
as Mrs. Fletcher
Bless This House
1971
as Doris Grimshaw
Rumour
1970
Otley
1969
as Traffic Warden
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
1968
as Emma
The Expert
1968
as Vera Norton
The Jazz Age
1968
as Lil
Nicholas Nickleby
1968
as Miss Knag
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Streetwalker
Murder Most Foul
1964
as Florrie Harris
Theatre 625
1964
as Cissie Kahn
Theatre 625
1964
as Observant Woman
Theatre 625
1964
as Minna Hinks
The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr
1964
as Edith Barr
Festival
1963
as Woman with Red Hat
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Ethel Levey
No Hiding Place
1959
Emergency: Ward 10
1957