Anna Palk

Anna Palk (23 October 1941 – 1 July 1990) was an English actress.^[1]

Anna Palk
Born	(1941-10-23)23 October 1941 Looe, Cornwall, England
Died	1 July 1990(1990-07-01) (aged 48) London, England

Palk was born in Looe, Cornwall and educated at Rise Hall Convent in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.^[2] She followed this with rep at Bristol, Leatherhead, Derby, Newcastle upon Tyne and Leeds, and then she embarked on a successful film and television career.^[3]

Her film appearances included Play It Cool (1962), The Earth Dies Screaming (1964), The Skull (1965), Fahrenheit 451 (1966), The Frozen Dead (1966), The Nightcomers (1971) and Tower of Evil (1972).^[4]

She also appeared on TV in Witch Hunt (1967), The Persuaders! (episode "The Time and the Place", 1970), Jason King (1971), The Protectors (1972–1974), as Sarah Courtney in The Main Chance (21 episodes, 1969–72), possibly her best known role, and in Bognor (1981–82).^[5][1]

She died in 1990 in London, England of cancer.^[3][1]

Filmography

• Play It Cool (1962) as Ann Bryant
• The Earth Dies Screaming (1964) as Lorna
• The Skull (1965) as Maid
• Fahrenheit 451 (1966) as Jackie (uncredited)
• The Frozen Dead (1966) as Jean Norberg
• Mini Weekend (1968) as Girl in cinema
• The Nightcomers (1971) as New Governess
• Tower of Evil (1972) as Nora