Deceased

When Did Maria Charles Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 93

GenderFemaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn22/09/1929Born inLondon, England, UKDied21/04/2023WikidataQ6761092 ↗TMDb#194899 ↗

Maria Zena Schneider, known professionally as Maria Charles, was an English film, television and stage actress, director and comedienne. She was perhaps best known for her performance as the overbearing mother Bea Fisher in the ITV sitcom Agony. Charles also appeared on the stage in original West End productions, including musicals by Stephen Sondheim, Charles Strouse and Sandy Wilson.

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Filmography28 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2007	SkinsSeries	Granny	78
2006	Sixty SixMovie	Mrs. Glitzman	77
1999	Bad GirlsSeries	Noreen Biggs	70
1990	The FoolMovie	The Pure Gatherer	61
1988	Under the BedMovie	Mrs. Weedle	59
1986	CasualtySeries	Miss Phelan	57
1986	LovejoySeries	Alice	57
1986	ScreenPlaySeries	Sylvia Pinker	57
1982	Shine on Harvey MoonSeries	Mrs. McIntyre	53
1982	Victor/VictoriaMovie	Madame President	53
1981	Never the TwainSeries	Mrs Sadler	52
1980	SheppeyMovie	Mrs. Miller	51
1978	Revenge of the Pink PantherMovie	Lady Client	49
1977	Secret ArmySeries	Louise Colbert	48
1977	Jubilee 1977Series	Jessie White	48
1977	Street PartyMovie	Jessie White	48
1976	Plays for BritainSeries	Hilda	47
1976	Yanks Go HomeSeries	—	47
1975	Ten from the TwentiesSeries	Mrs Skedmore	46
1972	Crown CourtSeries	Joyce Farrington	43
1972	Six Days of JusticeSeries	Liz Roper	43
1972	The MillMovie	Mrs. Hartop	43
1972	Country MattersSeries	Mrs Hartop	43
1970	Play for TodaySeries	Rita Green	41
1967	The Deadly AffairMovie	Blonde in Pub	38
1960	Coronation StreetSeries	Lena Thistlewood	31
1957	Nicholas NicklebySeries	—	28
1948	A Gunman Has EscapedMovie	Goldie	19