Perlita Neilson
Known for Acting · 6 credits
- Born
- 1933-06-11
- Died
- 2014-04-07
- Place of birth
- Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Margaret Phillipa Sowden
Biography
Perlita Neilson (born Margaret Phillipa Sowden; 11 June 1933 – 7 April 2014) was an English film, stage and television actress. She was educated at the Aida Foster Theatre School. One of her most notable roles was in 1957 as Anne Frank in the London production of The Diary of Anne Frank.
She was born Margaret Phillipa Sowden in Bradford, but spent her early life in Argentina, where her father, Wilson Sowden, worked as an engineer. After her birth, her mother Isabella (née Gibson) returned to Buenos Aires, where Margaret attended stage school. She began her career at age nine with a variety group of the British Community Players. She married Bruce Sharman in 1956 in Surrey, UK. She married Henry Neilson in 1961 in Surrey, UK. She died at age 80 in Brighton.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (3)
About Perlita Neilson
Perlita Neilson (born Margaret Phillipa Sowden; 11 June 1933 – 7 April 2014) was an English film, stage and television actress. She was educated at the Aida Foster Theatre School. One of her most notable roles was in 1957 as Anne Frank in the London production of The Diary of Anne Frank. She was born Margaret Phillipa Sowden in Bradford, but spent her early life in Argentina, where her father, Wilson Sowden, worked as an engineer. After her birth, her mother Isabella (née Gibson) returned to Buenos Aires, where Margaret attended stage school.… With 6 credits spanning from 1953 to 1981, Perlita Neilson has appeared in 3 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Perlita Neilson Movies
- Trouble in Store (1953) — as Mabel (uncredited)
- Bernard Shaw (1957) — as Self
- She Didn't Say No! (1958) — as Mary Monaghan
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