Ingrid Hafner (13 November 1936 – 20 May 1994) was a British actress, born in

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. Her father was Raoul Hafner, an

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n helicopter pioneer, and her mother Eileen Myra McAdam was a descendant of Scottish-born John Loudon McAdam, the road builder.

Career

Film and television

Her first film role was as Ursula in 'The Quarry', made for television and directed by John Boorman - his first

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work as distinct from his documentary films for the

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in the West of England. She is best remembered for her role as Carol Wilson in the first season of the

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series '' The Avengers''. She had previously played Amanda Gibbs opposite Ian Hendry in the series '' Police Surgeon''. She also appeared as Laura Granton in '' The Main Chance''. She appeared as Kay Price in an episode of Public Eye in 1975.On cinema she played Giselle Dureaux in the 1960 film '' Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons'' starring George Sanders, and later appeared opposite Sanders again in '' The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders'' (1965). One of her later roles was as Sheila Clare in the HTV series '' The Clifton House Mystery'', in 1978.

Theatre

Hafner studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and subsequently joined the Old Vic under Michael Benthall, where she played ‘Sylvia’ in '' The Two Gentlemen of Verona''; ‘Lavina’ in ''

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'', ‘Iris’ in '' Antony and Cleopatra'' and ‘Lady Anne’ in ''

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''. Her other theatre work included repertory at Windsor, Colchester, Glasgow Citizens, Richmond Theatre (15 plays), ''From the French'' at the Strand Theatre in the West End, ''Jungle in the Cities'' at Stratford East and numerous productions at the

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, including her first appearance there in '' Cyrano'', in which she played Roxanne, and the title role in '' The Lady's Not for Burning''.

Death

The 57-year-old Hafner died in 1994 from motor neurone disease (ALS), leaving husband Richard Clothier and two sons, Ben and William.

Selected filmography

* '' Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons'' (1960) - Giselle *

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(1963) Episode: Five to One (film) - Pat Dunn * ''

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'' (1962) - Jean Barnes * '' The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders'' (1965) - Elder Sister

References

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* 1936 births 1994 deaths English television actresses Deaths from motor neuron disease in England 20th-century English actresses English people of Austrian descent English people of Scottish descent Actresses from London {{UK-screen-actor-stub