Angela Down

Angela Down (born 15 June 1946) is an English actress. She is known for her role in the BBC drama series Take Three Girls portraying Cockney art student Avril for the first season before being replaced in the second. She played a leading role as princess Maria in the 15-hour BBC version of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace (1972), starred as Sylvia Pankhurst in the BBC's Shoulder to Shoulder (1974), and played teacher Myra Bawne in the 1980 BBC drama serial We, the Accused, opposite Ian Holm. Her film roles included appearances in The Looking Glass War (1969), the cult horror film What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972), as Justine Mahler in Ken Russell's 1974 film Mahler, and as Mrs Cole in the 1996 film Emma, starring Gwyneth Paltrow.