Angela Morant
Angela Morant (born 15 January 1941) is an English actress best known for playing Octavia Minor in the 1976 BBC television adaptation of I, Claudius,[1][2] and Barbara Harrison in the soap opera Brookside.
Angela Morant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 January 1941 |
| Nationality | British |
| Notable work | I, Claudius |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Richard Morant (brother), Bill Travers (uncle), Linden Travers (uncle) |
Career
Other TV credits include A.D., Dixon of Dock Green, Callan, Inspector Morse,[3] Bergerac 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. 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
- "I, Claudius", The Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- Cornell, Paul; Day, Martin & Topping, Keith (1996) The Guinness Book of Classic British TV, Guinness, 2nd edn.; ISBN 978-0-85112-628-9
- "TV Guide", Luddington Daily News, 13 May 1994, p. 9. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- "Film Guide", Evening Times, 5 November 1983, p. 8. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- "Richard Morant profile". Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- "Sir Ben Kingsley: my Hollywood actress mother was jealous of my success". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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