Annette Badland | |
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Badland in 2016
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Born |
Birmingham, England |
26 August 1949
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1975–present |
Notable work |
Doctor Who Cutting It Wizards vs Aliens EastEnders Outlander The Sparticle Mystery Bergerac The Archers |
Annette Badland (born 26 August 1949) is an English actress known for a wide range of roles on TV, radio and film. She has played Margaret Blaine in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, Doomsday Dora in The Sparticle Mystery, Birdie Henshall in the drama series Cutting It, Mavis in season 6 of Skins, Ursula Crowe in children's science fiction/fantasy series Wizards vs Aliens, and Babe Smith in soap opera EastEnders. Badland plays Hazel Woolley in BBC Radio The Archers.
Her training took place at East 15 Acting School, London. She has appeared in many television roles including Bergerac (1981–1984),2point4 Children, Making Out, Summer Hill, Lace, Jackanory, Archer's Goon, The Demon Headmaster, A Little Princess, The Worst Witch, The Queen's Nose and Coronation Street, as well as an early appearance in series one of the Hale & Pace show in a number of sketches. In 1989, Badland also appeared in "The Rough and The Smooth", an episode of All Creatures Great and Small. She played the recurring villain Blon Fel-Fotch Pasameer-Day Slitheen a.k.a. "Margaret Blaine" in the 2005 series of Doctor Who. She also provides commentary on the Doctor Who Complete Series One Box Set, on the episodes "World War Three" and "Boom Town" as a Slitheen. In 2006 she put in an appearance at Larkhall Prison for the eighth series of ITV1 drama Bad Girls. She played Angela Robbins, a disturbing inmate who was suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder.