Stella Tanner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1925
- Died
- March 26, 2012 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
Biography
Stella Tanner (1 January 1925 – 26 March 2012) was an English radio and television actress. Tanner was born on 1 January 1925 and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She left her focus on dramatic acting to form the Tanner Sisters with her sister, Frances Tanner. Together the Tanner Sisters made hundreds of appearances on British radio and television during the 1950s, even performing alongside Buddy Holly in March 1958. The Tanner Sisters often performed with the Hedley Ward Trio, appearing with them first on the Educating Archie radio show from 1950 to 1952. Tanner pursued a career in television comedy after she and Frances ended the Tanner Sisters act after ten years. Tanner made her television acting debut in 1960 on Sykes and A..., opposite Eric Sykes. She was cast in guest roles in numerous sitcoms, including an episode of The Rag Trade in 1963, Fawlty Towers in 1979, and It Ain't Half Hot Mum in 1981. From 1971 to 1972, she portrayed Adam Faith's girlfriend's mother in the ITV series, Budgie. Tanner was also cast as Luisa di Marco on the EastEnders throughout 1998, as well as a role on Coronation Street.
Known For
Filmography
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Movie · as Mrs. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited)
April Fool's Day
Movie · as Renee
Casualty
TV · as Joan Cooper · 1 ep
Slinger's Day
TV · as Customer · 1 ep
Bleak House
TV · as Mrs. Chadband · 1 ep
The Bill
TV · 1 ep
The Day of the Janitor
Movie · as Dolly
Goodbye Darling
TV · as Mavis Twiss · 8 eps
Never the Twain
TV · as Winnie, Traffic Warden · 1 ep
The Gentle Touch
TV · 1 ep
Grundy
TV · as Charlotte Boodle · 1 ep
Red Shift
Movie · as Tom's Mother
Citizen Smith
TV · as Mrs McLaughlin · 1 ep
The Upchat Line
TV · as Publican · 1 ep
Overlord
Movie · as Mum
Fawlty Towers
TV · as Mrs. Arrad · 1 ep
My Son Reuben
TV · 4 eps
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
TV · 1 ep
No, Honestly
TV · as Miss Beimhouse · 1 ep
Sex and the Other Woman
Movie · as Mother-In-Law
Crown Court
TV · 1 ep
Sykes
TV · as Brenda · 1 ep
Father's Help
Movie · as Eileen
Fun and Games
Movie · as Mrs. Jackson
Budgie
TV · as Mrs. Fletcher · 5 eps
Bless This House
TV · as Doris Grimshaw · 1 ep
Rumour
Movie
Otley
Movie · as Traffic Warden
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
Movie · as Emma
The Expert
TV · as Vera Norton · 1 ep
The Jazz Age
TV · as Lil · 1 ep
Nicholas Nickleby
TV · as Miss Knag · 2 eps
Mystery and Imagination
TV · as Streetwalker · 1 ep
Murder Most Foul
Movie · as Florrie Harris
Theatre 625
TV · as Cissie Kahn, Observant Woman, Minna Hinks · 2 eps
The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr
TV · as Edith Barr · 1 ep
Festival
TV · as Woman with Red Hat · 1 ep
Sunday-Night Play
TV · as Ethel Levey · 1 ep
No Hiding Place
TV · 1 ep
Emergency: Ward 10
TV · 66 eps