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Virginia Maskell‌

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Female

Birthday

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Virginia Maskell

Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Virginia Maskell

Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1936-02-28

Popularity

star3.3

Biography

Virginia Elizabeth Maskell (1936–1968) was an English actress, poet and artist. After attending drama school she featured in several television roles. Her film debut was a minor role for director Roy Boulting in Happy Is the Bride (1957), after which she began switching between the theatre and the screen. She gained a British Lion contract and appeared in The Man Upstairs (1958) and as an air hostess in Jet Storm (1959). She made an impact on the stage in Ronald Duncan's The Catalyst, a play that initially the Lord Chamberlain's office had found troubling. There were distinguished appearances in live TV drama. She starred in Doctor in Love (1960), and as Peter Sellers's wife in Only Two Can Play (1962). She took a break from acting in 1962 to concentrate on her family, and returned after the birth of her second son to shoot Interlude (1968). In January of 1968, Maskell was reported missing. Police searched woods 700 feet up in the Chiltern Hills after her car was found a mile from her home. She apparently had wandered through the woods for hours before collapsing. She was taken to hospital and given emergency treatment for an overdose of barbiturates, but passed away the following day at the age of 31.

Movie Credits

Doctor in Love

Doctor in Love‌
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calendar 1960

Only Two Can Play

Only Two Can Play‌
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calendar 1962

The Man Upstairs

The Man Upstairs‌
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calendar 1958

Suspect

Suspect‌
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calendar 1960

Virgin Island

Virgin Island‌
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calendar 1959

Interlude

Interlude‌
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calendar 1968

The Wild and the Willing

The Wild and the Willing‌
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calendar 1962

Happy Is the Bride

Happy Is the Bride‌
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calendar 1958

Jet Storm

Jet Storm‌
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calendar 1959

Tv Credits

The Prisoner

The Prisoner‌
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calendar 1967

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way‌
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calendar 1965

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers‌
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calendar 1956

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood‌
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calendar 1955

ITV Play of the Week

ITV Play of the Week‌
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calendar 1955

Zero One

Zero One‌
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calendar 1962