Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 01, 1925
Died
Mar 26, 2012
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Credits
37 titles
Stella Tanner
Biography
Stella Tanner (1 January 1925 – 26 March 2012) was an English radio and television actress. Tanner was born on 1 January 1925 and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She left her focus on dramatic acting to form the Tanner Sisters with her sister, Frances Tanner. Together the Tanner Sisters made hundreds of appearances on British radio and television during the 1950s, even performing alongside Buddy Holly in March 1958. The Tanner Sisters often performed with the Hedley Ward Trio, appearing with them first on the Educating Archie radio show from 1950 to 1952. Tanner pursued a career in television comedy after she and Frances ended the Tanner Sisters act after ten years. Tanner made her television acting debut in 1960 on Sykes and A..., opposite Eric Sykes. She was cast in guest roles in numerous sitcoms, including an episode of The Rag Trade in 1963, Fawlty Towers in 1979, and It Ain't Half Hot Mum in 1981. From 1971 to 1972, she portrayed Adam Faith's girlfriend's mother in the ITV series, Budgie. Tanner was also cast as Luisa di Marco on the EastEnders throughout 1998, as well as a role on Coronation Street.
Known For
Filmography
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Mrs. Arrad (archive footage) (uncredited)
April Fool's Day
Renee
Casualty
Joan Cooper
Slinger's Day
Customer
Bleak House
Mrs. Chadband
The Bill
Never the Twain
Winnie
The Day of the Janitor
Dolly
Goodbye Darling
Mavis Twiss
Grundy
Charlotte Boodle
The Gentle Touch
Red Shift
Tom's Mother
Citizen Smith
Mrs McLaughlin
Fawlty Towers
Mrs. Arrad
My Son Reuben
Overlord
Mum
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
Sex and the Other Woman
Mother-In-Law
Crown Court
Sykes
Brenda
Father's Help
Eileen
Fun and Games
Mrs. Jackson
Budgie
Mrs. Fletcher
Rumour
Otley
Traffic Warden
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
Emma
The Jazz Age
Lil
The Expert
Vera Norton
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
Producer
Nicholas Nickleby
Miss Knag
Mystery and Imagination
Streetwalker
Theatre 625
Cissie Kahn
Murder Most Foul
Florrie Harris
Festival
Woman with Red Hat
Sunday-Night Play
Ethel Levey
No Hiding Place
Emergency: Ward 10