Margaret John
| Margaret John | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 December 1926 Swansea, Wales |
| Died | 2 February 2011 (aged 84) Swansea, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956–2011 |
| Television |
Crossroads The Boy Merlin The District Nurse Eyes Down Tea and Biscuits with Maggie Pritchard High Hopes Gavin & Stacey Game of Thrones |
| Spouse(s) | Ben Thomas (1974–1978; his death) |
Margaret John (14 December 1926 – 2 February 2011) was a Welsh, BAFTA award-winning actress, best known for her role as Doris O'Neill in Gavin & Stacey. She has been described, by fellow actress Ruth Jones, as "an absolute national treasure".
Born in Swansea, as a child she wanted to be a nurse or vet, but she could not stand the sight of blood. She occasionally acted at school with her sister Mair. Spotted while acting in a chapel pagent competition, after an audition John trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 1950.
Margaret John's first public appearances were at Swansea's Grand Theatre, where she had small parts in weekly repertoire. Not being a fluent Welsh speaker, she found some productions in Welsh at times challenging. After appearances on radio and in the theatre, she made her television debut in 1956 in a Welsh language drama.
Her television roles included appearances on episodes of The First Lady, The Troubleshooters, Softly, Softly, The Mike Yarwood Show, Doomwatch, Blake's 7, Secret Army, Lovejoy, My Family, High Hopes, The District Nurse, Casualty, and Doctors. On Radio 4, she appeared on Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting and played Mrs Stone, the school secretary, in the original ten series of King Street Junior from 1985-98.
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