Biography
Born in Bolton, Lancashire, Dawson spent part of her childhood in Tanganyika, where her father worked. She attended the Elmhurst Ballet School and after training at the Central School of Speech and Drama she learned her craft by playing in repertory theatre companies. Dawson went on to star in several West End musicals. She featured in episodes of Dixon of Dock Green during the 1960s, The Benny Hill Show during the 1980s, and played Hyacinth Bucket's sister Violet ("the one with the Mercedes, sauna and room for a pony") in the final series of the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, though her character was only featured on screen briefly in four episodes. Dawson was married to former Black and White Minstrel Show soloist John Boulter.
Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
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Acting credits
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Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
- 1
179 votesThe Benny Hill Show
1969 · tv
- 2
175 votesKeeping Up Appearances
1990 · tv
- 3
120 votesO Lucky Man!
1973 · movie
- 4
90 votesBloodbath at the House of Death
1984 · movie
- 5
17 votesThe Girl from Starship Venus
1975 · movie
- 6
14 votesLove Thy Neighbour
1973 · movie
- 7
12 votesThe Kenny Everett Video Show
1978 · tv
- 8
8 votesBlankety Blank
1979 · tv
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
