Anneke Wills (born 20 October1941 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a British actress noted for her role as the companion Polly in the long running BBCscience fictiontelevision seriesDoctor Who. October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of South Holland. ... This article is about the province of the Netherlands. ... Polly is a fictional character played by Anneke Wills in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed in 1927 by means of a royal charter from the Crown. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... BBC Doctor Who website DMOZ Doctor Who page Doctor Who Cuttings Archive — hosts a large number of press cuttings from the 60s onwards. ...
She appeared in the show from 1966 to 1967 alongside Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. Other television credits include an appearance in The Avengers and as Evelyn in Strange Report. 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Patrick George Troughton (March 25, 1920–March 28, 1987) was a versatile and prolific British actor. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Strange Report was a UK television drama starring Anthony Quayle as Adam Strange. ...
Anneke Wills has played various other characters in the Doctor Who audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions, most notably Zagreus and The Next Life in the role of Lady Louisa Pollard, mother of the Eighth Doctor companion Charley Pollard. Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ... Paul McGann (born November 14, 1959) is an actor who made his name on the BBC serial The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role. ... India Fisher, who provides the voice for Charley Pollard Charlotte Elspeth Pollard, or simply Charley, is a fictional character played by India Fisher in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Anneke also had to take screaming lessons to get that good old-fashioned shrill scream that's a hallmark of a Hammer Films production, and can still manage it - interviewers always seem to ask former Doctor Who actresses to do this, and probably regret it.
In fact most of AnnekeWills early television work is gone, but she says it lets her move on without looking back and is happy that at least some of it survived.
If you're a Doctor Who fan then consider AnnekeWills important for this above other things: She is not afraid to talk about the real William Hartnell, who was cantankerous during her time on the show due to his illness and just generally domineering regardless.
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