Alethea Charlton

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

Life

She was born in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, and attended Ripon High School and the Northern Theatre School.^[1] 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.^[2]

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. She returned playing the character Edith in the serial The Time Meddler in 1965.

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.^[3]

Death

She died of a malignant melanoma at the age of 44.^[4] Her last known acting role was in the soap opera The Cedar Tree, which was aired posthumously.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

• Alethea Charlton at the Internet Movie Database