Myfanwy Talog

Myfanwy Talog Williams (Welsh pronunciation: [məˈvanuɨ ˈtalɔɡ] 31 March 1944 – 11 March 1995), known professionally as Myfanwy Talog, was a Welsh actress and the long-term partner of English actor David Jason.

Myfanwy Talog
Born
Myfanwy Talog Williams

(1944-03-31)31 March 1944
Caerwys, Flintshire, Wales
Died11 March 1995(1995-03-11) (aged 50)
Buckinghamshire, England
OccupationActress, teacher
Years active1971–1995
Partner(s)David Jason (1977–1995)[1]

Personal life

She was born 31 March 1944[2] in Caerwys, Flintshire, where a plaque can now be seen on the house where she was born. She worked as a teacher before taking up an acting career, and appeared mainly on Welsh language television, in comedy and children's programmes. For audiences in Wales, she played the character of Phyllis Doris, the teenaged daughter of the family in the series Ryan and Ronnie.

She later appeared in several English-language sitcoms and soap operas. She lived with David Jason for eighteen years until her death from breast cancer, and accompanied him to Buckingham Palace in 1993 to receive his OBE.[3]

Television

On television, Talog narrated Wil Cwac Cwac (English: Will Quack Quack) and voiced The Two Girls in the SuperTed episode, SuperTed and the Pothole Rescue for S4C and Siriol Productions. She did voice work for Cosgrove Hall on Alias the Jester, The BFG, where she voiced Mrs. Clonkers (with David Jason voicing the BFG), and sang the theme tune to Danger Mouse.[3] She also appeared in the BBC sitcom Bread.

Death

Myfanwy Talog died of breast cancer in 1995. In 2006, on the anniversary of her birthday, a plaque in her memory was placed on her former family home in Caerwys.[4]

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References
  1. Wales Online
  2. "Myfanwy Talog". British Film Institute. 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. Profile, walesonline.co.uk; accessed 21 April 2014.
  4. "Town unveils plaque for actress". BBC. 31 March 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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