Angela Margaret Scoular (8 November 1945 – 11 April 2011) was a British actress.

Early life

Her father was an engineer and she was born in London. She attended

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Queen's College, Harley Street Queen's College is an independent school for girls aged 11–18 with an adjoining prep school for girls aged 4–11 located in the City of Westminster, London. Founded in 1848 by theologian and social reformer Frederick Denison Maurice along wit ...

and

RADA 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 S ...

Career

Scoular was among a small group of actors to have appeared in two

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films, made by different production companies. Scoular played Buttercup in the comedy '' Casino Royale'' (1967) and then two years later made an appearance in the

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Bond film series playing

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in ''

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'' (1969). Her other film credits include ''

A Countess from Hong Kong ''A Countess from Hong Kong'' is a 1967 British romantic comedy film scored, written, and directed by Charlie Chaplin, and the final film directed, written, produced and scored by him. Based on the life of a former Russian aristocrat as he calls ...

'' (1967), '' Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush'' (1968), '' Great Catherine'' (also 1968), '' Doctor in Trouble'' (1970), '' The Adventurers'' (1970), ''

Adventures of a Taxi Driver ''Adventures of a Taxi Driver'' is a 1976 British sex comedy film directed by Stanley Long and starring Barry Evans, Judy Geeson and Adrienne Posta. There were two sequels, '' Adventures of a Private Eye'' and '' Adventures of a Plumber's Mate ...

'' (1976), and ''

Adventures of a Private Eye ''Adventures of a Private Eye'' is a 1977 British sex comedy film directed by Stanley Long and starring Christopher Neil, Suzy Kendall, Harry H. Corbett and Liz Fraser. It followed the 1976 film ''Adventures of a Taxi Driver'' and was followed ...

'' (1977). Her television credits included playing Cathy in a 1967 BBC production of ''

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'', '' Doctor in the House'', '' The Avengers'', ''

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'', ''Penmarric'', '' As Time Goes By'' and ''

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'' (in the recurring role of Lady Agatha Shawcross). Scoular appeared in a play entitled ''Little Lies'', starring Sir

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, at the

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, London, England, which ran from July 1983 through February 1984, written by Joseph George Caruso. The play was produced at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, Canada in 1984, with the same cast, for six weeks.

Personal life

She was a niece of actress

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. She moved in with actor

Leslie Phillips Leslie Samuel Phillips (20 April 1924 – 7 November 2022) was an English actor, director, producer and author. He achieved prominence in the 1950s, playing smooth, upper-class comic roles utilising his "Ding dong" and "Hello" catchphrases. ...

in 1977, at which time she was pregnant by another actor. She brought up her son with Phillips and married him in 1982.

Illnesses and death

Scoular had depression and

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. She

attempted suicide A suicide attempt is an attempt to die by suicide that results in survival. It may be referred to as a "failed" or "unsuccessful" suicide attempt, though these terms are discouraged by mental health professionals for implying that a suicide resu ...

in 1992. It was revealed in March 2009 that she had

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; she was eventually declared cancer-free, but in the months preceding her death she had feared its return. Weeks before her death, she was arrested for

driving under the influence Driving under the influence (DUI)—also called driving while impaired, impaired driving, driving while intoxicated (DWI), drunk driving, operating while intoxicated (OWI), operating under the influence (OUI), operating vehicle under the infl ...

. She died on 11 April 2011 after ingesting

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drain cleaner and pouring it on her body, causing lethal burns to her digestive tract and skin. She was survived by Phillips and her son, Daniel. An inquest at

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on 20 July 2011 established that Scoular had been an

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and had depression and anxiety about debts; she was on medication for

bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of Depression (mood), depression and periods of abnormally elevated Mood (psychology), mood that last from days to weeks each. If the elevat ...

at the time of her death. The coroner recorded that Scoular had "killed herself while the balance of her mind was disturbed", and stated that her death was not

suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and ...

Filmography

*''

'' (1967) - Cathy Earnshaw *''

'' (1967) - The Society Girl *'' Casino Royale'' (1967) - Buttercup *'' Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush'' (1968) - Caroline Beauchamp *'' Great Catherine'' (1968) - Claire *''

'' (1969) - Ruby Bartlett *'' The Adventurers'' (1970) - Denisonde *'' Doctor in Trouble'' (1970) - Ophelia O'Brien *''

'' (1976) - Marion *''

'' (1977) - Jane Hogg

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scoular, Angela 1945 births 2011 deaths 20th-century English actresses Actresses from London English film actresses English television actresses Female suicides People with bipolar disorder Suicides by poison Suicides in Westminster Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 2011 suicides 20th-century British businesspeople