Marion Barron
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Born | Marion Barron 28 March 1958 British Nigeria |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1987–present |
Spouse(s) | Simon Fuller (m. 1982) |
Children | 2 |
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 |
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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[]
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Marion Barron". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ "Screen Two: Children Crossing". The Radio Times. No. 3458. 1990-03-22. p. 29. ISSN 0033-8060. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
External links[]
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Scottish television actresses
- People from Dumfries
- 20th-century Scottish actresses
- 21st-century Scottish actresses