Anneke Wills

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Anneke Wills (born October 20, 1941 in Berkshire ) is a British actress .

life and career

Wills was raised by her mother. Her father had gambling debts and then disappeared to South Africa. Wills made her film debut in Child's Play at the age of ten . Four years later, she completed her acting training at the Arts Educational Drama School . She became internationally known through the television series Doctor Who . There she played Polly Wright, a companion of the first and second doctor . She decided to drop the series in 1967 because she wanted to take care of her two children, whom she could see little while filming Doctor Who . From 1969 to 1970, she portrayed Evelyn McLean in 16 episodes of the television series Special Assignment. In the 1970s, Wills ended her acting career to raise her children. Since the 2000s, Anneke Wills Polly has been speaking again in the Big Finish radio plays by Doctor Who .

Private life

Wills came into contact with other well-known people early on through her acting career. So fell in love with the singer and actor Anthony Newley . From this she became pregnant twice, but had the first child. Newley left Wills to have a relationship with Joan Collins . Then Wills married Michael Gough . The couple separated and Wills married two other men. Wills has a son and a daughter. Their daughter died in a car accident in 1982.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1954: Child's Play
  • 1955: The Blakes (miniseries, 4 episodes)
  • 1957: The Railway Children (TV series, 8 episodes)
  • 1959: Don't Tell Father (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1960: Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1960: Probation Officer (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1960: The Strange World of Gurney Slade (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1962: Candidate for Murder
  • 1962: Some People
  • 1964: The best is just good enough (Nothing But the Best)
  • 1965: The Pleasure Girls
  • 1966: Simon Templar (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 1966–1967: Doctor Who (TV series, 36 episodes)
  • 1969–1970: Special commission (TV series, 16 episodes)
  • 2013: An Adventure in Space and Time

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Frank Collins: Cathode Ray Tube. RSS Facebook Twitter. 'Self Portrait' and 'Naked' - Anneke Wills: Reviews. August 23, 2009, accessed March 28, 2016 .
  2. ^ Gavin Gaughan: Anneke Wills. August 12, 2007, accessed March 28, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Anneke Wills. Retrieved March 28, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Series 7 Episode 9: Anneke Will's Interview. Retrieved March 28, 2016 .
  5. ^ Owen Quinn: THE BIG INTERVIEW: FTN chats to Anneke Wills, Polly from Doctor Who. May 11, 2013, accessed March 28, 2016 .
  6. ↑ a b Patrick Mulkern: Doctor Who companion Anneke Wills on Achieving cultural immortality. Retrieved March 28, 2016 .
  7. ^ The Strange World of Gurney Slade: Interview: Anneke Wills. Retrieved March 28, 2016 .
  8. ↑ Barbara Davies: The intriguing story of Dr Who's sidekick. July 25, 2006, accessed March 28, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Wills, Anneke
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Berkshire , UK