Margaret Elizabeth Whiting (8 February 1933 – 13 December 2023) was a British actress. She was nominated in 1978 for a Saturn Award as "Best Supporting Actress" in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger. She was an alumna and Associate Member of RADA.
Whiting was married to actor Colin Blakely from 1961 until his death in 1987; the couple had three sons, including twins. She died in St Thomas' Hospital, London on 13 December 2023, at the age of 90.
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Theatre
1956: Timon of Athens at Old Vic Theatre
1956–1957: Titus Andronicus, The Comedy of Errors, and Antony and Cleopatra at the Old Vic Theatre
1973: Titus Andronicus at the Aldwych Theatre
1974–1976: John Gabriel Borkman, The Grand Manoeuvres, Equus, Heartbreak House, No Man's Land, Happy Days, The Misanthrope, Comedians, Phaedra Britannica, Engaged, The Playboy of the Western World, Plunder, Hamlet, and Judgement at the Old Vic Theatre
1976: Tamburlaine the Great, The Playboy of the Western World, Il Campiello, Hamlet, Counting the Ways at the Olivier Theatre
1984: The Way of the World as Mrs. Marwood at the Haymarket
Filmography
The Password Is Courage – French farm woman (1962)
The Informers – Maisie Barton (1963)
The Counterfeit Constable – La femme de l'agent 202 (1964)
Mister Quilp – Mrs. Jiniwin (1975)
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger – Zenobia (1977)
The Secret Garden – Nurse Boggs (1987)
TV work
Those Whiting Girls – Desilu Studios (1955-1957) (TV serial)
The Count of Monte Cristo: A Toy For The Infanta – Queen Maria (1956) (TV serial)
Theatre 70: Till Murder Do Us Part (1960) (TV serial)
The Cheaters: The Weasel – Jane (1960) (TV serial)
ITV Play of the Week: The Plough and the Stars – Nora Clitheroe (1961) (TV serial)
BBC Sunday-Night Play: Somewhere for the Night – Kitty (1961) (TV serial)
No Hiding Place – Blanche Farrel (1961) (TV serial)
The Avengers: The Yellow Needle – Jacquetta Brown (1961) (TV serial)
ITV Play of the Week: A Letter from the General – Sister Henry (1962) (TV serial)
Studio 4: Summer Storm – Elena (1962) (TV serial)
Crane: The Third Bullet – Tina Mondrego (1964) (TV serial)
The Human Jungle: Struggle for a Mind – Angie (1964) (TV serial)
Festival: Six Characters in Search of an Author – Step-daughter (1964) (TV serial)
ITV Play of the Week: The Wife of Knightsbridge – Perdita Street (1964) (TV serial)
Public Eye – Nancy Heuston (1965) (TV serial)