Anna karen actress biography

British actress (1936–2022)

Not to be confused with Anna Karen Morrow.

Ann Harrison McCall (19 September 1936 – 22 February 2022), professionally known as Anna Karen, was a British actress best known for playing Olive Rudge in the ITV sitcom On the Buses from 1969 to 1973 including its film spin-offs and stage version and Aunt Sal in the BBC soap opera EastEnders on a recurring basis from 1996 to 2017.

Anna karen actress biography

She also reprised the role of Olive Rudge in The Rag Trade from 1977 to 1978, while her film roles included parts in two Carry On films: Carry On Camping (1969) and Carry On Loving (1970).

Early life

Karen was born in Durban, South Africa, on 19 September 1936 as Ann Harrison McCall^[1][2] to John and Muriel McCall (née Harrison).

Her father was an accountant from Ireland, while her mother was English.^[3] Karen developed an interest in acting at a young age, and joined the South African National Theatre at the age of fi