To the Manor Born star passes away
The family of Angela Thorne has paid tribute to the veteran actress who passed away on June 16 at age 84.
Thorne is best known for her role in the British sitcom, To the Manor Born. The actress is also the mother of the actor Rupert Penry-Jones.
Rupert Penry-Jones said in a statement, "The actress Angela Thorne died peacefully at her home on the 16th of June. She was 84 years old.
"She was the beloved wife of Peter Penry-Jones and is survived by her two sons Rupert and Laurie Penry-Jones and her grandchildren, Florence, Peter, Giorgio and Delilah. We will all miss her very much.”
Thorne played Marjory Frobisher in the BBC sitcom, To the Manor Born, with other Hollywood greats Penelope Keith and Richard DeVere from 1978 to 1981.
She was nominated for an Oliver Award for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in Anyone for Denis?
The actress also voiced the Queen of England in the 1989 film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG.
However, it was her role as Marjory Frobisher that gripped fans.
Thorne reprised the role twice, one for a 10-episode radio series in 1997 and once more in 2007 for a one-episode Christmas special on TV.
Fans of the actress are remembering her on Twitter as a “sitcom legend”.
"RIP Angela Thorne, ACT past Chair of 15 years' service, wise champion of actor-parents' needs, and devoted to the elderly actors at @DenvilleHall. It was a joy and a privilege to work with you," a trust that worked with Thorne wrote.
"Ah, Angela Thorne has died. Proper sitcom legend. Farrington of the FO was much underpraised," a fan wrote.
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