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Maria Charles

British actress · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Lived 1929 to 2023 · aged 93

Maria Zena Schneider, known professionally as Maria Charles, was an English film, television and stage actress, director and comedienne. She was perhaps best known for her performance as the overbearing mother Bea Fisher in the ITV sitcom Agony.

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2023Died21 April 20232009Bad Girls: The MusicalFilm, Noreen Biggs2007SkinsSeries, GrannyHot FuzzFilm, 2007Mrs. Reaper2006Sixty SixFilm, Mrs. Glitzman1999Bad GirlsSeries, Noreen BiggsThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of DeceptionFilm, 1999Lady #21997Oliver TwistFilm, Widow Corney1995Agony AgainSeries, Bea FisherSavage HeartsFilm, 1995Maria1990Antonia and JaneFilm, Sylvia Pinker1988Under the BedFilm, Mrs. Weedle1986CasualtySeries, Miss Phelan1982Victor/VictoriaFilm, Madame President1981Never the TwainSeries, Mrs Sadler1980SheppeyFilm, Mrs. Miller1979AgonySeries, Bea Fisher1978Revenge of the Pink PantherFilm, Lady Client1977Jubilee 1977Series, Jessie White1976Bar Mitzvah BoyFilm, Rita Green1972Country MattersSeries, Mrs HartopThe MillFilm, 1972Mrs. Hartop1970Play for TodaySeries, Rita Green1955Television PlayhouseSeries, Ruby Lockwood1948A Gunman Has EscapedFilm, Goldie1929Born22 September 1929

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Known for

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  • Hot Fuzz 2007
  • Victor/Victoria 1982
  • Sixty Six 2006
  • Revenge of the Pink Panther 1978
  • The Deadly Affair 1967

Filmography 25

57 credits on file

Television 24

About this person

Charles also appeared on the stage in original West End productions, including musicals by Stephen Sondheim, Charles Strouse and Sandy Wilson.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2023 · aged 93

In the same film or series as Maria

Nicholas BallAlso in Sisterhood (2008)Penny DownieAlso in Crime and Punishment (1998)Gillian TaylforthAlso in Fast Hands (1976)Graeme GardenAlso in Under the Bed (1988)Souad FaressAlso in Elphida (1987)H. E. BatesAlso in The Mill (1972)