Ingrid Hafner

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Ingrid Hafner

Ingrid Hafner British actress, 1936 - 1994

Father: Raoul Hafner, Austrian Helicopter Pioneer

Mother: Eileen Myra McAdam (descendant of John Loudon McAdam, road builder)

Best remembered for her role as Carol Wilson in the first season of the television series The Avengers. She had previously played Amanda Gibbs opposite Ian Hendry in the series Police Surgeon.

By Bryan Drew Limited^[1]: Ingrid studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and subsequently joined the Old Vic under Michael Benthall, where she played ‘Sylvia’ in “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”; ‘Lavina’ in “Titus Andronicus”, ‘Iris’ in “ Anthony and Cleopatra” and ‘Lady Anne’ in “Richard III”.

Other theatre includes repertory at Windsor, Colchester, Glasgow Citizens, Richmond Theatre (15 plays), “From the French” at the Strand Theatre in the West End, “Jungle in the cities” at Stratford East and numerous productions as Bristol Old Vic, including her first appearance there in “Cyrano” in which she played ‘Roxanne’:

Theatre

Appearances:

Bristol Old Vic:

The Lady’s Not for Burning, Venice Preserved (with Alan Bates) , Devils Disciple, Black Comedy, Richard II, Tis Pity She’s a Whore, Hay Fever, What every Women Knows, Little Boxes, Nisalliance, Birthday Party, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Titus Andronicus, Anthony and Cleopatra, Richard III, Cyrano.

The Strand Theatre, London: “From the French”, Stratford East: “Jungle in the Cities”, and other productions at Windsor, Colchester, Glasgow Citizens, and Richmond Theatre.

Theatre tours include: “Springtime for Henry” and “Conduct Unbecoming”

Ingrid’s numerous television appearances include:

Twelfth Night, ‘Olivia’ - (Rediffsuion), The Avengers - ABC (first series), The Victorians (series) - Granada, The Planemakers, Out of Spark - BBC, Wicked Women - LWT, Edward Lear - BBC, Joseph Conrad - BBC, Ryan International - BBC, Special Branch - Thames, Mind of J.G.Reeder - Thames, Family at War - Granada, Rivals of Sherlock Holmes - Thames, View from Daniel Pike - BBC, Lotus Eaters - BBC, Crown Court - Granada, Van Der Walk - Thames, I Room - YTV, South Riding - YTV, Public Eye - Thames, Main Chance - YTV, Moody and Peg - Thames, Philby - Granada, Famous Five - Southern, Foreign Affairs - BBC, Clifton House Mystery - HTV, Henrik Ibsen - BBC, Tolstoy -BBC, Take the High Road - Scottish TV (series), Soon comes night - BBC, Robin of Sherwood - HTV, After the War - Granada (7 episodes ‘Philippa’)

Film

Appearances include: Bluebeards Ten Honeymoons (with George Sanders), Five to One, Moll Flanders, Mr Smith, Libya (a Ford film for Peter Watkins)

Radio

Radio works includes 30-40 various drama productions

Ingrid died in 1994 from MND (motor neurone disease), leaving husband Richard Clothier and two sons, Ben and William.