Angela Morant

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Angela Morant
Born (1941-01-15) 15 January 1941 (age 83)
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Notable workI, Claudius
Spouse
(m. 1966; div. 1976)
Children2
RelativesRichard Morant (brother), Bill Travers (uncle), Linden Travers (aunt)

Angela Morant (born 15 January 1941) is an English actress best known for playing

Brookside
.

Career

Other TV credits include A.D., Dixon of Dock Green, Callan, Inspector Morse,[3] Bergerac, Ever Decreasing Circles and The Bill. She was also featured in the Lord Peter Wimsey series Have His Carcase.

Her film roles include the lead in the 1979 film Victims.[4]

Personal life

Morant attended Chipping Campden Grammar School.[citation needed] Her brother was actor Richard Morant. She was a niece of actors Bill and Linden Travers, and a cousin of actress Penelope Wilton and Susan Travers.[5]

She was the first wife of actor Ben Kingsley, with whom she had two children: Thomas and Jasmin Bhanji.[6]

References

  1. ^ "I, Claudius", The Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. ^ "TV Guide", Luddington Daily News, 13 May 1994, p. 9. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Film Guide", Evening Times, 5 November 1983, p. 8. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Richard Morant profile". 29 December 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Sir Ben Kingsley: my Hollywood actress mother was jealous of my success". www.telegraph.co.uk. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

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