
Deceased
How Did Anna Karen Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 85GenderFemaleNationalitySouth AfricaBorn19/09/1936Born inSouth AfricaDied22/02/2022 (aged 85)Died inIlfordCausestructure fireWikidataQ2471996 ↗TMDb#84360 ↗
Ann Harrison McCall, professionally known as Anna Karen, was a British actress best known for playing Olive Rudge in the ITV sitcom On the Buses from 1969 to 1973 including its film spin-offs and stage version and Aunt Sal in the BBC soap opera EastEnders on a recurring basis from 1996 to 2017. She also reprised the role of Olive Rudge in The Rag Trade from 1977 to 1978, while her film roles included parts in two Carry On films: Carry On Camping (1969) and Carry On Loving (1970).
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | FlickMovie | Rita Ray | 72 |
| 2005 | The Friday Night ProjectSeries | Self | 69 |
| 1998 | What's a Carry On?Movie | Hefty Girl (archive footage) (uncredited) | 62 |
| 1993 | Goodnight SweetheartSeries | Mrs Hardcore | 57 |
| 1985 | EastEndersSeries | Sal Martin | 49 |
| 1984 | The BillSeries | — | 48 |
| 1981 | Stainless Steel and the Star SpiesMovie | Mary | 45 |
| 1977 | That's Carry On!Movie | Hefty Girl / Wife (archive footage) (uncredited) | 41 |
| 1977 | The Rag TradeSeries | — | 41 |
| 1975 | Comedy PremiereSeries | Rita Wilkins | 39 |
| 1973 | The AffairMovie | Willa | 37 |
| 1973 | Holiday on the BusesMovie | Olive Rudge | 37 |
| 1972 | Mutiny on the BusesMovie | Olive Rudge | 36 |
| 1971 | The Ski BumMovie | Golda Lanning | 35 |
| 1969 | On the BusesSeries | Olive Rudge | 33 |
| 1969 | Lock Up Your DaughtersMovie | — | 33 |
| 1968 | Wild, Wild WomenSeries | Maude | 32 |
| 1967 | Poor CowMovie | Neighbour | 31 |
| 1961 | Nudist MemoriesMovie | Anne | 25 |
| 1959 | Holiday for LoversMovie | Stewardess | 23 |
| 1955 | The Sooty ShowSeries | Mrs Woodhead | 19 |