Jenny Hanley

Infobox actor


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name = Jenny Hanley
birthdate = Birth date and age|1947|8|15
location = flagicon|ENG Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England
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Jenny Hanley (born 15 August 1947 in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire) is an English actress, the daughter of Dinah Sheridan and Jimmy Hanley. She remains best known for being one of the presenters of the ITV children's magazine programme "Magpie".

Early life

After education at various schools in Southern England and in Switzerland, she trained as a nanny and did modelling work.

Television career

Hanley appeared on Magpie from 1974 to 1980. She has also appeared on television as an actress in such series as "Department S", "The Persuaders!", "The Adventurer", "Softly, Softly" and "Return of the Saint". She co-presented "Saturday Night At the Mill" and appeared in the dictionary corner of "Countdown".

Film career

Film appearances include the James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" and the Hammer horror film "Scars of Dracula".

Family

Her brother, Jeremy Hanley, became an accountant and Conservative Party politician.

External links

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* [http://www.cult.tv/index.php?cm_id=500&cm_type=article Cult TV profile]
* [http://bondstars.com/jennyhanley/index.htm Bondstars.com Jenny Hanley page]
* [http://www.jamesbond007.se/stars.asp?starid=96 007 Seeing the stars]
* [http://www.donbrockway.com/offtopic.htm Don Brockway on Jenny Hanley]
* [http://www.vampiremovies.co.uk/reviews/scarsod.htm Scars of Dracula page]