Alethea Charlton

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Born
Alethea Blow Charlton

(1931-08-09)9 August 1931
Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died6 May 1976(1976-05-06) (aged 44)
Chelsea, London, England
OccupationActress
Yearsactive1961–1976
Alethea Charlton
Born
Alethea Blow Charlton

(1931-08-09)9 August 1931
Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died6 May 1976(1976-05-06) (aged 44)
Chelsea, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1961–1976

Alethea Blow Charlton (9 August 1931 – 6 May 1976) was a British actress.

She was born in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, and attended Ripon High School and the Northern Theatre School which was based at the Bradford Playhouse.[1][2][3][4] After working in repertory for a few years in Yorkshire, she moved to London in 1960 before touring American universities as a member of a group.[1] Alethea's family history was traced by people investigating the Naylor family history. The report indicates that she was descended from a line of people with the surname Charlton, as well as Blow, Dickerson, Naylor and Heyes.[5]

Acting career

Charlton was a cast member in episodes two, three and four of the first ever Doctor Who serial (An Unearthly Child) broadcast in late 1963, as a cavewoman called Hur.[6] She returned playing the character Edith in the serial The Time Meddler in 1965.[7]

Her other TV credits include: Z-Cars, Follyfoot, The Borderers, Doomwatch, Out of the Unknown, Upstairs, Downstairs and a three-year recurring role in the Granada Television drama Sam.[8][9]

Her last known acting role was in the soap opera The Cedar Tree, which was aired posthumously.

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