| Perlita Neilson | |
| Birthname: | Margaret Phillipa Sowden |
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Bradford, Yorks, UK |
| Death Place: | Brighton, UK |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Perlita Neilson (born Margaret Phillipa Sowden; 11 June 1933 – 7 April 2014) was an English film, stage and television actress. She was educated at the Aida Foster Theatre School.[1] [2] One of her most notable roles was in 1957 as Anne Frank in the London production of The Diary of Anne Frank.[3]
She was born Margaret Phillipa Sowden in Bradford, but spent her early life in Argentina, where her father, Wilson Sowden, worked as an engineer. After her birth, her mother Isabella (née Gibson) returned to Buenos Aires, where Margaret attended stage school. She began her career at age nine with a variety group of the British Community Players. She married Bruce Sharman in 1956 in Surrey, UK. She married Henry Neilson in 1961 in Surrey, UK. She died at age 80 in Brighton.[2]
| Date | Production | Character | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Three Bags Full | ||
| 1951 | Looking for Trouble | Pamela | |
| 1952 | Lace on Her Petticoat | Lady Alexander Carmichael | |
| 1952 | Portrait of Rembrandt | Cornelia | |
| 1953 | The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan | Lettie | |
| 1953 | Trouble in Store | Mabel | |
| 1957 | ITV Television Playhouse – The Roof Garden | ||
| 1958 | She Didn't Say No![4] | Mary Monaham | |
| 1959 | William Tell | Anna Gessler | |
| 1959 | ITV Television Playhouse – The Skin of Our Teeth | Gladys Antrobus | |
| 1959 | The Eustace Diamonds | Lucy Morris | |
| 1960 | The Four Just Men | Marie | |
| 1960 | Emma | Harriet Smith | |
| 1960 | The Vise – The Maid Was Curious[5] | ||
| 1961 | Maigret – "On Holiday" | Sister Marie des Anges | |
| 1965 | The Flying Swan – "The Age of Consent" | Sarah Barnes | |
| 1974 | Fall of Eagles - "The English Princess" | Queen Victoria | |
| 1981 | The Day of the Triffids | Miss Durant |