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Vanda Godsell(1922-1990)

  • Actress
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Vanda Godsell in This Sporting Life (1963)
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Vanda Godsell was born on 17 November 1922 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), Payroll (1961) and A Shot in the Dark (1964). She was married to Alan J Orchard and George Selway. She died on 2 April 1990 in London, England, UK.
BornNovember 17, 1922
DiedApril 2, 1990(67)
BornNovember 17, 1922
DiedApril 2, 1990(67)
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Known for

The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
7.1
  • Mrs. Leverlilly
  • 1976
Michael Craig, William Lucas, Françoise Prévost, and Billie Whitelaw in Payroll (1961)
Payroll
7.0
  • Doll
  • 1961
Peter Sellers and Elke Sommer in A Shot in the Dark (1964)
A Shot in the Dark
7.3
  • Madame LaFarge
  • 1964
Virginia Field, Willard Parker, and Dennis Price in The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)
The Earth Dies Screaming
5.9
  • Violet Courtland
  • 1964

Credits

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Actress

  • Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
    Reilly: Ace of Spies
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Woman
    • 1983
  • George Cole in Minder (1979)
    Minder
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Queenie
    • 1982
  • Cowboys (1980)
    Cowboys
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Hill
    • 1980
  • In Loving Memory (1969)
    In Loving Memory
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Elsie Unsworth
    • 1979
  • Stephen Rea, Robin Bailey, Anita Carey, John Comer, Bert Palmer, and Liz Smith in I Didn't Know You Cared (1975)
    I Didn't Know You Cared
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Partington
    • Mrs Partington
    • 1975–1978
  • Rough Justice (1977)
    Rough Justice
    TV Mini Series
    • Angela May Brownes
    • 1977
  • Lynne Frederick and Kenneth Haigh in Hazlitt in Love (1977)
    Hazlitt in Love
    TV Movie
    • Edinburgh prostitute
    • 1977
  • The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
    The Pink Panther Strikes Again
    7.1
    • Mrs. Leverlilly
    • 1976
  • Kim & Co. (1975)
    Kim & Co.
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Hansen
    • 1975
  • Cathleen Nesbitt, Angharad Rees, and Billie Whitelaw in Ten from the Twenties (1975)
    Ten from the Twenties
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Dickson
    • 1975
  • Pianorama
    Short
    • 1974
  • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Amy Cooper
    • 1973
  • Full House (1972)
    Full House
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Maria in On the High Road
    • 1973
  • Diana Coupland, Sally Geeson, Sidney James, and Robin Stewart in Bless This House (1971)
    Bless This House
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Virginia
    • 1973
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Hartley
    • Mona Hodson
    • 1963–1973

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Konga
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Konga

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Wanda Godsell
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • November 17, 1922
    • Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 2, 1990
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Alan J Orchard1964 - 1979 (his death)
  • Parents
    • Muriel Godsell
  • Relatives
      Felicia Godsell(Sibling)
  • Other works
    She appeared in the George & Mildred stage show at the Pier Theatre in Bournemouth. She played Mildred's sister Ethel Pumphrey.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Prolific British character actress, the daughter of a naval officer. On stage from 1936 with the Bristol repertory company. In films from 1953, often in matronly roles or as coarse landladies or housewives.
  • Trademark
    Seductive Older Women

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