- Anna Dawson, best known for playing Violet in the 90s sitcom Keeping Up Appearances , has died at the age of 88.
- Her death was announced by her church in New Zealand, which said she passed away “peacefully” on Saturday.
- Dawson's character, Violet, was the wealthy younger sister of Dame Patricia Routledge’s Hyacinth Bucket in the popular series.
- Her career included stage work and television roles in programmes such as Dixon of Dock Green , Z-Cars , and Rainbow .
- Dawson retired after Keeping Up Appearances in 1995 and moved to New Zealand; her death follows that of her husband, John Boulter, six months prior.
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Anna Dawson death: Keeping Up Appearances actor dies, aged 88
