The Resume

(September 19, 1936-February 22, 2022)
Born in Durban, South Africa
Birth name was Ann McCall
Portrayed Olive Rudge in 'On the Buses' (1969-73), three spin-off movies (1971-73), and 'The Rag Trade' (1977-78)
Portrayed Aunt Sal (Sallie Martin) in 'EastEnders' (1996-2017)
Appeared in the films 'The Sandwich Man' (1966), 'Carry On Camping' (1969), 'Carry On Loving' (1970), 'What's Up Nurse!' (1977), and 'Beautiful Thing' (1996)
Died in a house fire at age 85

Why she might be annoying:

She supported herself as a striptease dancer while attending drama school.
While stripping, she adopted her stage name to sound Scandinavian.
She made her film debut in a pseudo-documentary about nudist camps, 'Nudist Memories.' (1961)
She described her role in 'On the Buses' as 'the ugliest woman in television.'

Why she might not be annoying:

She had to leave South Africa at age 16, after running afoul of the apartheid laws when she visited the sick daughter of a black stage manager.
She said about striptease, 'I learned more about stage timing and entertaining a live audience than anyone can teach you at drama school.'
To portray Olive Rudge, she had to be de-glamourized with an ugly wig, unflattering glasses, and lots of padding.
She made her final 'EastEnders' appearance in a wheelchair, having injured her back in a fall a year earlier.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• British Soap Stars
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 86]
• Carry On [Series]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9191936)
• I am South African
• I Died in 2022 (Ranked: 85)
• Profiles 54001-54250 (Ranked: 54043)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20220222)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 126 Votes: 53.97% Annoying