Avis Bunnage

Avis Bunnage was born on Apr 22, 1923 in UK. Avis Bunnage's big-screen debut came with Expresso Bongo directed by Val Guest in 1959. Avis Bunnage is known for Gandhi directed by Richard Attenborough, Ben Kingsley stars as Mahatma Gandhi and Rohini Hattangadi as Kasturba Gandhi. The upcoming new movie Avis Bunnage plays is The Krays which will be released on Nov 09, 1990.

Mildred Avis Bunnage (she later dropped her forename), daughter of William and Eveline (Ward) Bunnage, attended Manley Park Municipal School and Chorlton Central School in Manchester. She formerly worked as a secretary and nursery teacher before deciding to switch careers and become an actress. She gained stage experience in rep and made her first professional appearance at Chorlton Rep Theatre in Manchester in 1947. Her first London appearance was with the Theatre Workshop Company in 1952.She returned to that company many times during her long career. In addition, she acted in other productions in Zurich, Moscow and America. Her theatre work included 'An Enemy of the People', 'The Good Soldier Schweik', 'Mother Courage', 'The Italian Straw Hat', 'Captain Brassbound's Conversation', 'The Playboy of the Western World', 'A Taste of Honey', 'The Hostage', 'Ned Kelly', 'Fings Ain't Wot They Use T'Be', 'Henry VI', 'Fiddler on the Roof', 'Sweeney Todd', 'The Rivals', 'Billy', and the title role in 'The Marie Lloyd Story'. Bunnage was married to Derek Orchard from 1966 until her death in 1990.