Angela Piper

English actress

Angela Piper is an English actress who is best known for her portrayal of Jennifer Aldridge in the BBC radio drama The Archers, a role she played from 1963[1] to 2022.

She attended Parkfield Cedars School in Derby and then Ashby de la Zouch Girls' School, where she was encouraged to pursue a career in acting.

Piper appeared in the ITV series Life Begins at Forty and Third Time Lucky in the 1980s. From 1963 she voiced Jennifer in The Archers, and she was as of 2022 the third-longest serving current soap star worldwide. Piper had not appeared in the programme for some months before the character died on 22 January 2023, as Piper had decided to retire from the role.[2]

Piper is married to Peter Bolgar, a former announcer at the BBC.[3]

References

  1. ^ Davies, Keri (26 June 2013). "Angela Piper – 50 years as Jennifer". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  2. ^ Daly, Helen (23 January 2023). "What happened to Jennifer on The Archers? Fans in uproar over twist". Radio Times. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ McGhie, Caroline (30 October 2011). "Life in a country kitchen". Sunday Telegraph. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via EBSCO.


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