Norma Ronald
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Ronald began acting in repertory theatre during her teens and went on to appear at venues including Croydon's Ashcroft Theatre. She had an uncredited role in the 1969 film Doppelgänger (also known as Journey to the Far Side of the Sun). She appeared on The Frankie Howerd Show on 2 November 1975, and later in Tony's, a 1979–1981 BBC radio comedy with Victor Spinetti, set in an Italian hairdressers.
Ronald's other radio credits included the soap opera Waggoners' Walk (in the role of Bella Attwood, from 1971 to 1980), as well as Afternoon Theatre, sketch show The News Huddlines and sitcom Know Your Place. Her other television appearances included Star Parade, the sitcom Solo, and the drama Chocky.
She was married to fellow actor Edward Judd, with whom she had two daughters. In later life, she volunteered with the Terrence Higgins Trust. She died in 1993 at the age of 55.
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