British actress Anna Massey dies at 73

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British actress Anna Massey dies at 73

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British actress Anna Massey, daughter of Canadian actor Raymond Massey, died at the age of 73.

05 July,2011 02:03 pm

British actress Anna Massey, who won Bafta for her portrayal of a lonely spinster in a 1986 TV adaptation of Hotel du Lac, died at the age of 73.The daughter of Canadian actor Raymond Massey began her career on the stage, making her professional debut at the age of 17 whereas her film debut was in 1958 in Gideons Day. Massey film credits include 1960s ‘Peeping Tom’, comedy ‘The Tall Guy’ in 1989 and ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ in 2002. She also portrayed Margaret Thatcher in television film Pinochet in Suburbia.Massey was married to Sherlock Holmes actor Jeremy Brett for four years until 1962, and spent 27 years alone until she met her second husband.