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Anna Roche (Cropper)

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Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Death: January 22, 2007 (68)
Tangmere, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Jack Cropper and Margaret Cropper
Ex-wife of Private
Mother of Linus Roache and Private

Occupation: Actor
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
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About Anna Roche

Anna Cropper was born on May 13, 1938 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England. She was an actress, known for Cromwell (1970), Emmerdale (1972) and Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987). She was married to William Roache. She died on January 22, 2007 in Tangmere, West Sussex, England.

Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and first acted in repertory theatre in Nottingham. From 1960, had a prolific career on television, in BBC radio plays and on the West End stage.


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Anna Roche's Timeline

1938
May 13, 1938
Brierfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1964
February 1, 1964
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
2007
January 22, 2007
Age 68
Tangmere, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England