- Anna Cropper
Infobox actor
name = Anna Cropper
caption =
birthdate =13 May 1938
birthplace =Brierfield ,Lancashire
deathdate =22 January 2007
deathplace =West Sussex Anna Cropper (
13 May 1938 -22 January 2007 ) was a British stage and televisionactress .Career
Cropper came to prominence in the 1967 television play "In Two Minds" by
David Mercer , which aired as part of the BBC's "The Wednesday Play " series.cite web|title=Anna Cropper Insightful actor at her best in haunted roles|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/feb/07/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries|publisher=The Guardian|date=2007-02-07|accessdate=2008-03-28|author=Philip Purser] . Other television credits include the BBC adaptation of theDennis Potter play, "Schmoedipus", part of thePlay for Today series andThe Jewel in the Crown .She appeared in a 1999 episode of "
Midsomer Murders ", entitled "Death's Shadow ". [cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/anna-cropper-434683.html|title=Anna Cropper Cutting-edge television actress|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=2008-03-28|date=2007-02-02|author=Anthony Hayward]Personal life
Cropper was born in
Brierfield ,Lancashire , the daughter of Margaret, a stage actress and director, and Jack Cropper, a dentist. [ [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/anna-cropper-434683.html Anna Cropper - Obituaries, News - The Independent ] ] She was married to the actorWilliam Roache . The marriage ended in divorce in 1974. They had two children, including the actorLinus Roache . [Cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2007/02/02/db0202.xml|title=Anna Cropper|accessdate=2008-03-28|date=2007-02-02|publisher=Telegraph.co.uk]References
External links
*imdb name|0188928|Anna Cropper
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.