Penny Casdagli
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Alexis Penny Casdagli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 August 1948 |
| Occupations | Actress, playwright |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Spouse |
Ian Giles
(m. 1973, divorced) |
Alexis Penny Casdagli (born 15 August 1948) is a Greek writer, director and actress.
She was born to Alexis Theodore Casdagli (a former prisoner of war[1]) and Winifred Wendy Casdagli (née Levrett),[2][3] who both served in the Second World War as a Major and Captain respectively. After the war ended, they met whilst serving in Volos,[4] marrying in 1947 and giving birth to their daughter the following year in the midst of the Greek Civil War. In 1949, she was christened Penelope Sherrie in the bell of an upturned warship in the harbour. Legally, it was British soil, so her parents could get her a passport in case of an emergency exit from the war-torn country.[5]
Acting
She trained as a dancer at the Arts Educational School before studying at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.[6] Her TV acting work includes Judge Dee, Jubilee, Doctor Who (1979's Destiny of the Daleks) and Grange Hill as well as playing 24-year-old heroin addict Trudi in 1971 film, Puppet on a Chain.