Angela baddeley biography
Angela Baddeley
English actress (1904–1976)
Angela Baddeley CBE | |
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Angela Baddeley (1938) | |
| Born | Madeleine Angela Clinton-Baddeley (1904-07-04)4 July 1904 West Ham, Essex, England |
| Died | 22 February 1976(1976-02-22) (aged 71) Grayshott, Hampshire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
Madeleine Angela Clinton-Baddeley (4 July 1904 – 22 February 1976) was an English stage and television actress, best-remembered for her role as household cook Mrs. Bridges in the period dramaUpstairs, Downstairs. Her stage career lasted more than six decades.
Early life
Madeleine Angela Clinton-Baddeley was born in West Ham, Essex (now London) in 1904 into a wealthy family; she would later base the character of Mrs. Bridges on one of the cooks her family employed.[1] Her younger sister was actress Hermione Baddeley.
In 1912, Angela and Hermione enrolled as pupils at Margaret Morris's dancing school in Chelsea.[2] Angela described the school a Hermione baddeley!