Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 27, 1937
Died
Jun 27, 2026
Place of Birth
Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Credits
21 titles
Anna Dawson
Biography
Born in Bolton, Lancashire, Dawson spent part of her childhood in Tanganyika, where her father worked. She attended the Elmhurst Ballet School and after training at the Central School of Speech and Drama she learned her craft by playing in repertory theatre companies. Dawson went on to star in several West End musicals. She featured in episodes of Dixon of Dock Green during the 1960s, The Benny Hill Show during the 1980s, and played Hyacinth Bucket's sister Violet ("the one with the Mercedes, sauna and room for a pony") in the final series of the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, though her character was only featured on screen briefly in four episodes. Dawson was married to former Black and White Minstrel Show soloist John Boulter.
Known For
Filmography
Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits
Carla
Benny Hill - Unseen
Various/Archive footage
Benny Hill's World Tour: New York!
Self/Various Roles
Keeping Up Appearances
Violet
The New Statesman
Enid Vance
Bloodbath at the House of Death
Nurse
Gabrielle and the Doodleman
Wicked Witch
Down at the Hydro
Wife
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
Courting Woman
Benny Hill Show
The Crowther Collection
Blankety Blank
Self
The Kenny Everett Video Show
Life Begins at Forty
Jill Simpson
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
Glam
The Girl from Starship Venus
Store Manageress
Larry Grayson
Daphne / Weightlifter's Assistant
Love Thy Neighbour
Betty
O Lucky Man!
Becky
Granny Gets the Point
Boutique Assistant (uncredited)
The Benny Hill Show