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Meg Wynn Owen

Meg Wynn Owen

British actress (1939–2022)

Margaret Wright (née Shuttleworth, 8 November 1939 – June 2022), better known as Meg Wynn Owen, was a British actress known for her role as Hazel Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs. She also appeared in Gosford Park, Love Actually, Pride & Prejudice, Irina Palm, The Duellists and A Woman of Substance.

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Early life

Wynn Owen was born Margaret Shuttleworth on 8 November 1939 in Lancaster, daughter of Margaret (née Brinnand) and Miles Shuttleworth.[1] When she was 13, she moved to Hoyland to live with her mother's friend Ruth Wynn Owen, who was a drama coach and actor, and her husband Ian Danby.[1] After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1956, she used her professional name, Meg Wynn Owen.[1]

Personal life and death

Wynn Owen was married to Australian artist William Wright from 1967 to 1987.[2] In later life she suffered from dementia. She died in June 2022, aged 82.[1][3][4][5]

In November 2022, it was reported that her friend Brian Malam, to whom she had given power of attorney, had pleaded guilty to fraud for stealing £65,000 from her bank accounts, and was sentenced to 32 months in prison.[6][3]

Filmography (selected)

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References

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    "Meg Wynn Owen obituary". the Guardian. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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    McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (2014). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 2265. ISBN 978-0719091391.
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    Evans, Jason (23 November 2022). "TV star had to wear dead woman's clothes after friend stole money". WalesOnline. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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    Heren, Kit (23 November 2022). "Love, Actually star 'reduced to dressing in dead people's clothes' after being conned out of life savings by a friend". LBC. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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    Evans, Jason; Rusk, Connie (23 November 2022). "Love Actually star had to wear dead woman's clothes after friend stole £65k life savings". The Mirror. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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    Nugent, Annabel (24 November 2022). "Man sentenced for stealing £65,000 from late Love Actually star". The Independent. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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    "Doctors" Mar-Cel Wave (TV Episode 2003) - IMDb, retrieved 28 November 2022
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    "A Christmas Carol (2010)". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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    "THÉÂTRE ET MUSIQUE A EDIMBOURG". Le Monde.fr (in French). 17 September 1965. Retrieved 14 December 2022. Macbeth, staged by a local troupe, was given for the three weeks in the huge vessel of Assembly Hall ... a very young Lady Macbeth (Meg Wynn Owen).
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    "Meg Wynn Owen | RSC Performances | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust". collections.shakespeare.org.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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    Coe, Richard L. (14 July 1977). "'Absent Friends'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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    "A Meeting by the River – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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    Gussow, Mel; Times, Special To the New York (5 April 1981). "STAGE: JAMES SAUNDERS'S 'BODIES' AT THE LONG WHARF". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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    Peter, John (18 October 2009). "Pygmalion at the Clwyd, Mold". The Times. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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    "Theatre review: In the Pipeline". British Theatre Guide. 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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