Margaret Wright ( Shuttleworth, 8 November 1939 – June 2022), better known as Meg Wynn Owen, was a British actress known for her role as Hazel Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs. She also appeared in Gosford Park, Love Actually, Pride & Prejudice, Irina Palm, The Duellists and A Woman of Substance.
Early life Wynn Owen was born Margaret Shuttleworth on 8 November 1939 in Lancaster, daughter of Margaret (née Brinnand) and Miles Shuttleworth. When she was 13, she moved to Hoyland to live with her mother's friend Ruth Wynn Owen, who was a drama coach and actor, and her husband Ian Danby. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1956, she used her professional name, Meg Wynn Owen.
Personal life and death Wynn Owen was married to Australian artist William Wright from 1967 to 1987. In later life she suffered from dementia. She died in June 2022, aged 82.
In November 2022, it was reported that her friend Brian Malam, to whom she had given power of attorney, had pleaded guilty to fraud for stealing £65,000 from her bank accounts, and was sentenced to 32 months in prison.
Filmography (selected) Films + Year Title Role Notes 1962 Only Two Can Play Dilys 1971Under Milk WoodLily Smalls1973Blue Blood Beate Krug1973Malachi's Cove Mally's Mother1977The DuellistsLeonie d’Hubert1987The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly MissionJulia Flamands2001Last OrdersJoan2001Gosford ParkLewis2002PossessionMrs Lees2003Love, ActuallyPM's secretary2004Vanity FairLady Crawley2005Pride & PrejudiceMrs Reynolds2006Scoophousekeeper2007Irina PalmJulia2010HereafterMirror lady
Television + Year Title Role Notes 1962 The Franchise Affair Betty Kane 3 episodes1963Lorna DooneAnnie Ridd10 episodes1964Esther WatersEsther Waters1970SmithMiss Mansfield5 episodes1972Breeze AnsteyLorn1973-1974Upstairs, DownstairsHazel Bellamy, née Forrest 21 episodes1978Will ShakespeareAnne Shakespeare1983On the RazzleFrau FischerTV film1984Scarecrow and Mrs KingLady Gwyneth Bromfield1 episode1984The WeddingMrs Jackson1984Travelling ManGwen Owen1 episode1985A Woman of SubstanceElizabeth Harte1985The Mimosa BoysKathleenTV film1987White LadyWhite Lady1994The LifeboatVera Parry3 episodes2003DoctorsMarjorie Blake1 episode: series 5, episode 282004Family BusinessIris Brooker6 episodes2004Holby CityAnna Jones1 episode: series 6, episode 382007The Last DetectiveSheila Hopper1 episode: series 4, episode 32008The BillVera Andrews1 episode: series 24, episode 52009DoctorsEloise Beckley1 episode: series 11, episode 792010Doctor WhoOld IsabellaA Christmas Carol episode2011The JuryOlive LivingstoneSeries 2
Theatre + Year Title Role Notes 1965 Macbeth Lady Macbeth Assembly Hall, Edinburgh1975TravestiesGwendolen CarrAlbery Theatre, London, Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)1977Absent FriendsMargeEisenhower Theater, Washington DC1978Night of the IguanaHannah JelksCenter Stage, Baltimore1979A Meeting by the RiverPenelopePalace Theater, Broadway1981BodiesHelenLong Wharf Theatre, New Haven1982GoodHelenThe Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon (RSC)2009PygmalionMrs HigginsClwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold2010In The PipelineJoanTraverse Theatre, Edinburgh
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