Veronica Castang (22 April 1938 – 5 November 1988) was a British film, stage and television actress.

Biography

A native of

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, she was educated at

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, before studying at the Sorbonne and at the

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. In the

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, she appeared onstage on

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and

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. She often appeared in plays produced at the Phoenix Theatre and the

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. She died, aged 50, at her home in

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from complications of

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while receiving treatment. She was survived by her stepfather, Clive Baker and an aunt, Hilda Castang.

Broadway

*'' Whose Life is it Anyway?'' - as Mrs. Boyle (April 17, 1979 - October 27, 1979) *'' The National Health'' - as Sister McPhee (October 10, 1974 - November 23, 1974) *''How's the World Treating You?'' (understudy)

Off-Broadway

*''

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'' as Maud/Lin at the Lucille Lortel Theatre *''Bonjour, La, Bonjour'' as Lucienne at the Marymount Manhattan Theatre *''Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act'' as Frieda Joubert at Stage 73 *''Ionescopade'' at Theatre Four *''The Trigon'' at Stage 73

External links

''New York Times'' obituary
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Off-Broadway rolesFilm/TV roles
{{DEFAULTSORT:Castang, Veronica 1938 births 1988 deaths University of Paris alumni English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses Deaths from ovarian cancer in New York (state) Actresses from London 20th-century English actresses People educated at Haberdashers' Girls' School British expatriates in France Actresses from Manhattan