Anita Garvin

. She currently stars in Monarch of the Glen. In the early 1940's Garvin gave up acting to raise a family. In 1969, she starred as Sarah Churchill in The First Churchills, and in 1974, she played the lead in another 26-part serial, The Pallisers. She then began working for the Hal Roach, where she appeared in many silent films with Chase. Garvin appeared in a total of eleven Laurel and Hardy films. Susan Hampshire appeared in several long-running television serials, notably in the BBC's blockbuster, The Forsyte Saga (1967), in which she played Fleur. Later, she moved to California where she initially worked for the Christie's comedy unit. In her autobiography, Susan's Story, she publicised her experiences, and her work on behalf of dyslexics eventually led to her being awarded the O.B.E.

Garvin was born in New York City. Her appeal was that of an "English rose", and few people were aware of her problem with dyslexia. She is best known for her work with the comedians Laurel and Hardy and Charley Chase. Soon afterwards, she was taken up by Walt Disney, and starred in The Three Lives of Thomasina and The Fighting Prince of Donegal. Anita Garvin (February 11, 1906 - July 7, 1994) was an American actress and comedienne who appeared in both silent and sound films. She first became famous after playing the lead in a 1962 BBC adaptation of What Katy Did. Susan Hampshire (born 12 May 1938) is an English actress best known for her many film and television roles.