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Una Stubbs

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Actress

The Resume

    (May 1, 1937-August 12, 2021)
    Born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Portrayed Rita Rawlins in ‘’Til Death Do Us Part’ (1966-75) and ‘In Sickness and in Health’ (1985-86), Aunt Sally in ‘Worzel Gummidge’ (1979-81), Miss Bat in <36386>The Worst Witch<36386> (1998-2000) and Mrs. Hudson in ‘Sherlock’ (2010-17)
    Team captain on the game show ‘Give Us a Clue’ (1979-85)
    Appeared in episodes of ‘Fawlty Towers,’ ‘Keeping Up Appearances,’ ‘Eastenders’ and ‘Agatha Christie’s Marple’
    Appeared in the films ‘Summer Holiday’ (1963), ‘Wonderful Life’ (1964), and ‘Golden Years’ (2010)
    Appeared on the West End stage in ‘Star Quality’ (2001) and ‘Don Carlos’ (2005) and at the National Theatre in ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night’ (2012)
    First name pronounced ‘YOO-nah’

Why she might be annoying:

    Before her acting career took off, she was the Dairy Box Girl in a series of ads for Rowntree’s chocolates.
    She married and divorced actors Peter Gilmore and Nicky Henson.
    She said she spent most of her life ‘doing two jobs, motherhood and acting, and only being so-so at both of them.’
    She described the low point of her acting career as ‘some really bad pantomimes. But I had to take them to earn a living.’

Why she might not be annoying:

    She had known ‘Sherlock’ star Benedict Cumberbatch since he was a toddler, having worked with his mother, actress Wanda Ventham.
    She was a good enough painter to have her portraits displayed at the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibitions.
    She wrote two books about embroidery.
    She noted about her career longevity, ‘Different age groups recognize me for different things.’

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 100 Votes: 45.00% Annoying