Marion Barron

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Marion Barron
Born
Marion Barron

(1958-03-28) 28 March 1958 (age 63)
British Nigeria
OccupationActress
Years active1987–present
Spouse(s)
Simon Fuller
(m. 1982)
Children2

Marion Barron (born 28 March 1958) is a Scottish actress. She is best known for playing the vicar's wife in the hugely successful BBC sitcom, Keeping Up Appearances from 1990 to 1995.[1] Other notable works include Don't Wait Up (1983) and Screen Two (1985).

Early life[]

Marion Barron was born on 28 March 1958 in British Nigeria. She grew up Dumfries, Scotland.

Career[]

Barron's first screen credit was as a hotel receptionist in the successful sitcom Don't Wait Up, starring Nigel Havers, Tony Britton and Dinah Sheridan, and was produced and directed by Harold Snoad, but her best known role was as the timid yet fiery vicar's wife alongside Patricia Routledge, Josephine Tewson, Clive Swift and Judy Cornwell in the BBC's hit sitcom Keeping Up Appearances (also produced and directed by Harold Snoad) from 1990 to 1995. She has also appeared in Screen Two[2] and The Bill.

Television roles[]

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Don't Wait Up Hotel receptionist
1990 Screen Two Sister
1990-1995 Keeping Up Appearances The Vicar's Wife
1991 The Bill Nurse
1997 Holding the Baby Libby
2019 This Time with Alan Partridge Val
2020 We Hunt Together Vicar

Personal life[]

Marion is married to Simon Fuller and they have 2 children. Barron's height is 5' 5" (1.65 m).

References[]

  1. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Marion Barron". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  2. ^ "Screen Two: Children Crossing". The Radio Times. No. 3458. 1990-03-22. p. 29. ISSN 0033-8060. Retrieved 2020-04-15.

External links[]

Marion Barron at IMDb

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