12 Facts About Barbara Angell

Barbara Angell has worked internationally in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States.

Barbara Angell was born in Toorak, Victoria in 1935 and educated at Presbyterian Ladies' College.

Barbara Angell began as an actress with the Melbourne Little Theatre under Brett Randall and Irene Mitchell, for whom she debuted in their 1955 production of The Guinea Pig.

Barbara Angell worked as a dancer-comedian with the Tivoli Circuit from 1955 to 1958, and in comedy sketches.

Barbara Angell was in Melbourne's first TV variety show, a live weekly program called Tivoli Party Time, as one of the nuclear cast that featured her with Buster Fiddess, Iris Shand and Don Williams.

On stage, Barbara Angell starred again for the Tivoli in Lilac Time with John Larsen and in The Wizard of Oz as Glinda the Good Witch opposite Reg Livermore's Wicked Witch.

Barbara Angell wrote TV sketches, music and lyrics for the satirical The Mavis Bramston Show from Episode 1 throughout its 4-year run and starred in it with Ron Frazer during its last 2 years.

Barbara Angell was production coordinator of the Association of Australian Artistes, based at the Australian High Commission in London.

Barbara Angell leased The Arts Theatre in Great Newport Street, WC2, for lunchtime theatre in the 1970s and directed a series of plays including some of her own.

Barbara Angell wrote TV sketches for Dave Allen and became a script assessor for the BBC's light entertainment department.

In 2005, Barbara Angell played a cameo role in the movie Superman Returns, filmed at Fox Studios, Sydney, Australia.

Barbara Angell was in a relationship for 43 years with her partner, Pat Gaye, an actress, who was the first female film stunt driver in Britain, they remained together until her death.