Avril Elgar


Avril Elgar is an English stage, radio and television actress.

Training

Elgar was born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire. She trained at the London Old Vic Theatre School. At the National Theatre she has appeared in productions of Victoria Benedictsson's The Enchantment, Pam Gems' Stanley, and Julian Mitchell's Half Life.

Roles

She has appeared in drama and comedy roles and in many popular series on British television including Dixon of Dock Green, Midsomer Murders and Tales of the Unexpected. She played Ethel Pumphrey, the sister of Mildred Roper in George and Mildred.

Personal life

She was married to the American actor/director James Maxwell, , and he directed her in a production of The Corn is Green at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre.

TV

Her roles in the theatre include :-