Angela Baddeley

Angela, along with her actress sister Hermione, was born into a wealthy family. Angela made her stage debut at the age of 8 as a little orphan girl in *The Dawn of Happiness*. One night, a police officer ruled that she was too young and prevented her from performing. The following year, she auditioned at The Old Vic Theatre. At ten, a newspaper described her as "a consummate little actress." At eleven, she was appearing in Shakespearean productions, and as a teenager she was singing and dancing in musicals and pantomimes, becoming the "toast of London." She retired briefly at the age of eighteen. She appeared in many plays, but most enjoyed those by Emlyn Williams: *Night Must Fall*, *The Winslow Boy*, *Morning Star*, and *The Light of Heart*, which he wrote specifically for her. She was married to theatre producer Glen Byam Shaw from 1931 to 1975 and was awarded a CBE for services to the theatre.