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Mary Laura Wood(1924-1990)

  • Actress
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Mary Laura Wood was born on 8 March 1924 in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. She was an actress, known for Payroll (1961), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and ITV Play of the Week (1955). She died on 30 March 1990 in Alma, New Brunswick, Canada.
BornMarch 8, 1924
DiedMarch 30, 1990(66)
BornMarch 8, 1924
DiedMarch 30, 1990(66)
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Known for

Michael Craig, William Lucas, Françoise Prévost, and Billie Whitelaw in Payroll (1961)
Payroll
7.0
  • Mrs. Murdock
  • 1961
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.0
TV Series
  • Zedorah Chapman
  • Mrs. Maurrant
  • Lulu
  • Isabel Rankin
  • Gertrude Marsh
ITV Play of the Week (1955)
ITV Play of the Week
6.6
TV Series
  • Sue Bayliss
  • Sylvia Herriot
Holiday in Spain (1960)
Holiday in Spain
5.5
  • Margharita
  • 1960

Credits

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Actress

  • Louis Hayward in The Pursuers (1961)
    The Pursuers
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Barbara
    • 1961
  • Fate Takes a Hand (1961)
    Fate Takes a Hand
    6.1
    • Sandra
    • 1961
  • Michael Craig, William Lucas, Françoise Prévost, and Billie Whitelaw in Payroll (1961)
    Payroll
    7.0
    • Mrs. Murdock
    • 1961
  • Escort for Hire (1960)
    Escort for Hire
    4.8
    • Barbara Vickers
    • 1960
  • Evidence in Concrete (1960)
    Evidence in Concrete
    6.4
    Short
    • Mrs. Brent
    • 1960
  • Interpol Calling (1959)
    Interpol Calling
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Anita Ballard
    • 1960
  • Holiday in Spain (1960)
    Holiday in Spain
    5.5
    • Margharita
    • 1960
  • The Flying Doctor (1959)
    The Flying Doctor
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Richards
    • 1959
  • The Ghost Train Murder (1959)
    The Ghost Train Murder
    7.0
    Short
    • Mrs. Williams
    • 1959
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Zedorah Chapman
    • Mrs. Maurrant
    • Lulu ...
    • 1954–1959
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Sue Bayliss
    • Sylvia Herriot
    • 1958–1959
  • International Detective (1959)
    International Detective
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Lucille Moorhead
    • 1959
  • The Vise (1954)
    The Vise
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Betty Trench
    • Swanson
    • Diana Kent ...
    • 1955–1959
  • Anita Ekberg and Jack Palance in The Man Inside (1958)
    The Man Inside
    5.9
    • Mrs. Pritchard
    • 1958
  • J. Carrol Naish in The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957)
    The New Adventures of Charlie Chan
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Winifred Murdock
    • Mrs. Marlyn Beach
    • 1957–1958

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 8, 1924
    • Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Died
    • March 30, 1990
    • Alma, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Other works
    She acted in Matthew Gregory "Monk" Lewis's play, "The Castle Spectre," at the Players' Theatre in London, England with Edmund Willard, Milton Rosmer, Brian Oulton, Don Gemmell, Mary Hallatt, and Prudence Rennick in the cast. Harold Scott was director.

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    Usually played devious and sinister characters in British movies and TV episodes of the Fifties.

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