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Anna Karen
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Life & Death

Died aged 85
GenderFemaleNationalitySouth 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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Filmography21 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2008FlickMovieRita Ray72
2005The Friday Night ProjectSeriesSelf69
1998What's a Carry On?MovieHefty Girl (archive footage) (uncredited)62
1993Goodnight SweetheartSeriesMrs Hardcore57
1985EastEndersSeriesSal Martin49
1984The BillSeries—48
1981Stainless Steel and the Star SpiesMovieMary45
1977That's Carry On!MovieHefty Girl / Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)41
1977The Rag TradeSeries—41
1975Comedy PremiereSeriesRita Wilkins39
1973The AffairMovieWilla37
1973Holiday on the BusesMovieOlive Rudge37
1972Mutiny on the BusesMovieOlive Rudge36
1971The Ski BumMovieGolda Lanning35
1969On the BusesSeriesOlive Rudge33
1969Lock Up Your DaughtersMovie—33
1968Wild, Wild WomenSeriesMaude32
1967Poor CowMovieNeighbour31
1961Nudist MemoriesMovieAnne25
1959Holiday for LoversMovieStewardess23
1955The Sooty ShowSeriesMrs Woodhead19