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Lyn Ashley

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Australian actress

Lyn Ashley
Born
Lynette Ashley Rumble

(1940-03-18)18 March 1940 (age 85)
OccupationActress
Spouse
Children1
ParentMadge Ryan (mother)

Lyn Ashley (bornLynette Ashley Rumble; 18 March 1940) is an Australian actress who worked in the United Kingdom on television during the 1960s.

Early life

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Ashley was born Lynette Ashley Rumble inTownsville,Queensland,[1] on 18 March 1940.[2] She is the daughter of actressMadge Ryan.[3]

Career

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Her television credits includeMaigret,The Saint,[4]Danger Man,Compact,[5]Doctor Who (in the serialGalaxy 4),[6] andMonty Python's Flying Circus. When sketches from the show were performed on stage inMonty Python Live at Drury Lane, she played the parts originally performed byCarol Cleveland, who was unavailable at the time.[7] She screen tested forEmma Peel's replacement onThe Avengers.[citation needed]

She also acted in films such asMister Ten Per Cent (1967),I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)[8] andQuest for Love (1971).[1]

Ashley was married to Monty Python memberEric Idle from 1969[1] until 1975; they have one son together, born in 1973.[9] She was frequently credited onMonty Python's Flying Circus as 'Mrs Idle'.[10][2] She also appeared in Idle's TV showRutland Weekend Television.[11]

She was later a cast member of the early 1990s soap operaFamilies.[12]

References

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  1. ^abcMcFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony, eds. (2016).The Encyclopedia of British Film (Fourth ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 1994.ISBN 9781526111968.
  2. ^ab"Lyn Ashley".IMDb. Retrieved19 January 2019.
  3. ^Ryan, Madge (1984)."Madge Ryan interviewed by Vivienne Rae-Ellis".Trove (National Library of Australia et. al.) (Interview). Interviewed by Vivienne Rae-Ellis. Retrieved19 January 2019.
  4. ^Barer, Burl (1993).The Saint: A Complete History. McFarland & Company. p. 320.ISBN 9780899507231.
  5. ^Caldiron, Orio; Hochkofler, Matilde.Isa Miranda (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 230.ISBN 9788876050015.
  6. ^Campbell, Mark (2011).Doctor Who: The Complete Guide. Hachette UK. p. 10.ISBN 9781849018869.
  7. ^Idle, Eric (2018).Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography. Hachette UK. p. 64.ISBN 9781474610308.
  8. ^Idle, Eric (2018).Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography. Hachette UK. pp. 52–3.ISBN 9781474610308.
  9. ^Perry, George (2006).The Life of Python. Pavilion. pp. 116–7.ISBN 9781862057623.
  10. ^Larsen, Darl (2008).Monty Python's Flying Circus: An Utterly Complete, Thoroughly Unillustrated, Absolutely Unauthorized Guide to Possibly All the References... Scarecrow Press. p. 347.ISBN 9781461669708.
  11. ^McCall, Douglas (2013).Monty Python: A Chronology, 1969-2012 (2nd ed.). McFarland. p. 43.ISBN 9780786478118.
  12. ^"Lyn Ashley".British Film Institute. Archived fromthe original on 17 May 2019.

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