The Resume

(September 19, 1940-June 5, 2012)
Best known as Liz Shaw on 'Doctor Who (1970)'
Acted in 'The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982),' 'Lord Peter Wimsey (1987),' 'Poirot (1989),' 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994),' 'P.R.O.B.E. (1994-1996),' 'EastEnders (1995)' and 'Love Actually (2003)'

Why she might be annoying:

When auditioning for TV roles, she would send a picture of herself in a bikini instead of the traditional head shot.
She claimed she got several 'acting' jobs this way.
She got pregnant while starring on 'Doctor Who,' but didn't tell the show's producers.
She appeared in TV commercials for Ikea.

Why she might not be annoying:

She acted in three separate Sherlock Holmes adaptations on British TV.
She appeared in the hit romantic comedy 'Love Actually.'
She was an accomplished stage actress.
It's been said she wore the shortest skirts in 'Doctor Who' history.
She got fired from the show because producers wanted a female co-star who 'seemed stupider.'

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Agatha Christie Films
• Doctor Who
• I Died in 2012 (Ranked: 71)
• I Portrayed a Doctor on TV
• I Portrayed My Own Doppelganger
• Look at Me, I'm Wet
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 14501-14750 (Ranked: 14596)
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 6]
• Women With Deep Voices

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 29.41% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 38 Votes: 60.53% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 47 Votes: 59.57% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 35 Votes: 62.86% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 43 Votes: 72.09% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 34 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 36 Votes: 52.78% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 50 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 77 Votes: 46.75% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 131 Votes: 48.09% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 133 Votes: 57.14% Annoying