Stella Tanner (1 January 1925 – 26 March 2012) was an English radio and television actress. Tanner was born in 1925 and studied at the

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...

(RADA). She left her focus on dramatic acting to form the Tanner Sisters with her sister, Frances Tanner. Together, the Tanner Sisters made hundreds of appearances on British radio and television during the 1950s, even performing alongside

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in March 1958. The Tanner Sisters often performed with the Hedley Ward Trio, first appearing with them on the ''

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'' radio show from 1950 to 1952. Tanner pursued a career in television comedy after she and Frances ended the Tanner Sisters act after ten years. Tanner made her television acting debut in 1960 on '' Sykes and A...'', opposite

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. She was cast in guest roles in numerous sitcoms, including an episode of '' The Rag Trade'' in 1963, ''

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'' in 1979, and ''

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'' in 1981. From 1971 to 1972 she portrayed

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's girlfriend's mother in the ITV series, '' Budgie''. Tanner was also cast as Luisa di Marco in ''

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'' throughout 1998, as well as a role in ''

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''. Stella Tanner died on 26 March 2012 at the age of 87. She was survived by her daughter, Alexa. Tanner's husband, American actor David Bauer, died in 1973.

Filmography

*'' Sykes and A...'' (1960–1962) *''

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'' (1961) *''Crying Down the Lane'' (1962) *''

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'' (1961–1971) *''Signpost'' (1962) *'' The Rag Trade'' (1963) *''

First Night First Night is a North American artistic and cultural celebration on New Year's Eve, taking place from afternoon until midnight. Some cities have all their events during the celebration outside, but some cities have events that are hosted indoors ...

'' (1963–1964) *''Festival'' (1964) *'' Murder Most Foul'' (1964) *''The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr'' (1964) *''Task Force Police'' (1964–1972) *'' Dixon of Dock Green'' (1964–1974) *'' Liza of Lambeth'' (1965) *''

Theatre 625 ''Theatre 625'' is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production a ...

'' (1966) *'' Mrs Thursday'' (1967) *''

Hugh and I ''Hugh and I'' is a black-and-white British sitcom that aired from 1962 to 1967. It starred Terry Scott and Hugh Lloyd as two friends who shared lodgings with Terry's mother and was followed by a sequel called '' Hugh and I Spy''. The two actor ...

'' (1967) *''

This Man Craig ''This Man Craig'' is a TV drama series produced by BBC Scotland and screened over 52 episodes in 1966 and 1967. It was set in a secondary school in the fictional Scottish town of Strathaird. Episodes were filmed at Glasgow’s Bellahouston Acade ...

'' (1967) *''

No Hiding Place ''No Hiding Place'' is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series ''Murder Bag'' (1957–1958) ...

'' (1967) *''

Beggar My Neighbour Beggar-my-neighbour, also known as Strip Jack naked, Beat your neighbour out of doors, or Beat Jack out of doors, or Beat Your Neighbour is a simple card game. It is somewhat similar in nature to the children's card game War, and has spawned a ...

'' (1967) *''The Gamblers'' (1967) *''

The Revenue Men ''The Revenue Men'' is a British television series, produced and transmitted by the BBC between 1967 and 1968. The series dealt with cases handled by the Investigation Branch of Customs and Excise such as the illegal import of goods, illegal imm ...

'' (1967) *'' Nicholas Nickelby'' (1968) *''

Mystery and Imagination ''Mystery and Imagination'' is a British television anthology series of classic horror and supernatural dramas. Five series were broadcast from 1966 to 1970 by the ITV network and produced by ABC and (later) Thames Television. Outline The se ...

'' (1968) *''

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'' (1968) *''Thingumybob'' (1968) *'' The Jazz Age'' (1968) *''

The Ugliest Girl in Town ''The Ugliest Girl in Town'' is an American sitcom produced by Screen Gems for ABC. It ran from September 26, 1968, to January 30, 1969. Synopsis Timothy Blair is a Hollywood talent agent. He falls in love with Julie Renfield, a British actress ...

'' (1968) *''

ITV Playhouse ''Playhouse'' is a British television anthology series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhys Adrian and Alan Sharp. The series began in black and white, but was later shot in colour ...

'' (1968–1981) *''

Take Three Girls ''Take Three Girls'' is a television drama series broadcast by BBC1 between 1969 and 1971 that follows three young women sharing a flat in "Swinging London" (located at 17 Glazbury Road, West Kensington, W14). It was BBC1's first colour drama se ...

'' (1969–1970) *''The Expert'' (1969–1971) *''W. Somerset Maugham'' (1970) *''Confession'' (1970) *''The Mating Machine'' (1970) *''

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first ...

'' (1970) *'' Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width'' (1970) *'' Fun and Games'' (1971) *''The Trouble with Lilian'' (1971) *''Budgie'' (1971–1972) *''

'' (1971–1972) *'' Bless This House'' (1972) *'' Sex and the Other Woman'' (1972) *''Cosmo and Thingy'' (1972) *''

Crown Court The Crown Court is the court of first instance of England and Wales responsible for hearing all indictable offences, some either way offences and appeals lied to it by the magistrates' courts. It is one of three Senior Courts of England and W ...

'' (1972) *'' Sex and the Other Woman'' (1972) *''Love Story'' (1973) *''Milligan in...'' (1973) *''The Gordon Peters Show'' (1973) *'' Hadleigh'' (1973) *''

Beryl's Lot ''Beryl's Lot'' is a British comedy drama about a woman approaching middle-age and embarking on a programme of personal development. It was written by Kevin Laffan (who also created Emmerdale), produced by David Cunliffe and Peter Willes, and di ...

'' (1973) *'' Sykes'' (1973) *''Helen: A Woman of Today'' (1973) *''

Marked Personal ''Marked Personal'' was a British daytime television drama created by Charles Dennis and starring Stephanie Beacham and Heather Chasen. The series was made by Thames Television and consisted of 90 episodes, shown twice weekly on Tuesday and Wed ...

'' (1974) *''The Case of Eliza Armstrong'' (1974) *'' No, Honestly'' (1974) *'' The Changes'' (1975) *''

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'' (1975) *'' Whodunnit?'' (1975) *''

Shades of Greene ''Shades of Greene'' is a British television series based on short stories written by the author Graham Greene. The series began in 1975, with each hour-long episode featuring a dramatisation of one of Greene's stories, many of which dealt with ...

'' (1975) *''My Son Reuben'' (1975) *''Q5'' (1975–1979) *'' Mr Smith'' (1976) *''Spring & Autumn'' (1976) *''Angels'' (1976) *''The Mike Reid Show'' (1976) *''Maiden’s Trip'' (1976) *'' The Dick Emery Show'' (1977) *''The Upchat Line'' (1977) *''

Citizen Smith ''Citizen Smith'' is a British television sitcom written by John Sullivan, first broadcast from 1977 to 1980. It starred Robert Lindsay as Walter Henry "Wolfie" Smith, a young Marxist "urban guerrilla" in Tooting, south London, who is attempti ...

'' (1977) *''

Play for Today ''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage ...

'' (1977) *'' The Losers'' (1978) *''

'' (1979) *''Grundy'' (1980) *'' In Loving Memory'' (1980) *'' Robin's Nest'' (1981) *''Maybury'' (1981) *''Goodbye Darling'' (1981) *''

'' (1981) *''Take Three Women'' (1982) *''

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'' (1983) *''

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'' (1984) *''

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'' (1984) *''West'' (1984) *''

Full House ''Full House'' is an American television Situation comedy, sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The show is about widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best ...

'' (1985) *''

Bleak House ''Bleak House'' is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a 20-episode serial between March 1852 and September 1853. The novel has many characters and several sub-plots, and is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and ...

'' (1985) *''The Bright Side'' (1985) *''

Never the Twain ''Never the Twain'' is a British sitcom that ran for eleven series from 7 September 1981 to 9 October 1991. It was created by Johnnie Mortimer, and was the only sitcom he ever created without his usual writing partner, Brian Cooke. Mortimer w ...

'' (1986–1988) *'' Slinger's Day'' (1987) *''Les Girls'' (1988) *''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o ...

'' (1988–1993) *''

Act of Will ''Act of Will'' is a 1989 mini-series directed by Don Sharp and based on the 1986 novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford. It the third mini-series based on a Bradford novel Sharp had directed and was an early lead role for Elizabeth Hurley. It was the ...

'' (1989) *'' The Witches'' (1990) *''Never Come Back'' (1990) *''Freddie and Max'' (1990) *'' Paul Merton: The Series'' (1990) *'' Casualty'' (1994) *''

Harry Enfield and Chums ''Harry Enfield & Chums'' (originally titled ''Harry Enfield's Television Programme'') is a British sketch show starring Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke. It first broadcast on BBC2 in 1990 in the 9 pm slot on Thursday night ...

'' (1994) *''Rumble'' (1995) *'' Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's...'' (1996) *''

Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives ''Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives'' was a 1996 comedy show for Channel 4, written by and starring Jack Dee and Jeremy Hardy. The series was a collection of mockumentaries similar to their previous collaboration, '' Jack and Jeremy's Police 4''. Eac ...

'' (1996) *''April Fool’s Day'' (1997) *''

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'' (1998) *''

Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married ''Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married'' is an international best selling 1996 novel by Irish author, Marian Keyes. It chronicles the life of Lucy Sullivan, a 26-year-old perpetually broke, unlucky-in-love office worker from London, who has a pen ...

'' (1999–2000) *'' Fogbound'' (2002)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanner, Stella 1925 births 2012 deaths Actresses from London Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English radio actresses English television actresses