# Jennie Stoller

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British actress (1946–2018)

Jennie Stoller Born Jennifer Stoller (1946-04-26)26 April 1946 Finchley, London, England, United Kingdom Died 18 November 2018(2018-11-18) (aged 72) London, England, United Kingdom Occupation Actress Years active 1966–2018

**Jennifer Stoller** (26 April 1946 – 18 November 2018) was a British actress. In a career spanning almost 40 years, she appeared in TV, film, stage and radio productions.[1]

## Early life

Stoller was born in [Finchley](/source/Finchley), north London, to [Jewish](/source/Jewish) parents. Her father, Sam Stoller, was a fishmonger, of Russian and Lithuanian descent, and her mother Ada (née Pottersman), was from [Łódź](/source/%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA), Poland. Stoller attended La Sagesse, a Catholic convent school, in [Golders Green](/source/Golders_Green).[1] After completing high school, Stoller attended the [Drama Centre](/source/Drama_Centre_London) theatre school in London, however in 1966 she was asked to leave as she was not considered suitable for group dramatic work.[1]

## Career

Following her training at the Drama Centre, Stoller worked in [repertory theatre](/source/Repertory_theatre) for a number of years, and in theatre-in-education groups. In 1971 she joined [Nancy Meckler](/source/Nancy_Meckler)'s Freehold company. Meckler was an American director and Stoller appeared in a number of new works, including works by American [Sam Shepard](/source/Sam_Shepard). Stoller was also a member of the [Royal Shakespeare Company](/source/Royal_Shakespeare_Company) in the 1970s, playing Helena in the 1972 world tour of [Peter Brook](/source/Peter_Brook)'s production of *[A Midsummer Night's Dream](/source/A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream),* and was later a founding member of its offshoot company [Joint Stock](/source/Joint_Stock_Theatre_Company).[1] She also performed with the [Royal Court Theatre](/source/Royal_Court_Theatre) and the [National Theatre of England](/source/National_Theatre_of_England). In 1983 she performed in New York City as part of the [New York Shakespeare Festival](/source/New_York_Shakespeare_Festival).[2]

In 2009 Stoller performed in [Caryl Churchill](/source/Caryl_Churchill)'s play *[Seven Jewish Children](/source/Seven_Jewish_Children)* at the Royal Court Theatre. The BBC refused to broadcast the play on radio due to its political nature; in response, *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)* hired theatre director Elliot Smith to produce a version of the play that could be shared on its website, and Stoller performed the play as a monologue.[3]

Stoller was a member of the [BBC Radio Drama Company](/source/BBC_Radio_Drama_Company) and appeared in over 100 radio broadcasts.[4][5] She also appeared in television series, notably in the role of Annabelle Harborough in the 1981 series *[Sapphire & Steel](/source/Sapphire_%26_Steel)*, and a small number of films. In her later years, Stoller taught and directed theatre productions for London theatre schools.[1]

## Death

Stoller died in London on 18 November 2018 of [cancer](/source/Cancer). She was 72 years old.[1]

### Stage appearances

Year Production Theatre company Notes 1972 A Midsummer Night's Dream Royal Shakespeare Company [1] 1974 Action Royal Court Theatre [6] 1977 The Elephant Man Hampstead Theatre [7][8] 1983 Fen Almeida [1] 1984 Cries from the Mammal House Royal Court Theatre [1][9] 1989 The House of Bernarda Alba Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh [10] 1993 The Mountain Giants National Theatre of England [1] 1996 The Oedipus Plays National Theatre of England [1] 2008 Three Sisters Liverpool Everyman [1] 2009 Seven Jewish Children Royal Court Theatre [4][11]

### Television appearances

Year Title Notes 1977 Eleanor Marx [1][4] 1981 Sapphire & Steel [1] 1983 Grange Hill [12] 1991 Shrinks [13]

### Film appearances

Year Title Notes Genghis Khan [4] 1985 The Good Father [4] 1991 King Ralph [4]

### Radio appearances

Year Title Notes 2008 Shylock [14] 2006 Adulteries Of A Provincial Wife [15] 2001 Little Dorrit [16] 2001 Tess of the D'Urbervilles [17] 2000 The American Dentist [18]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:0_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-:0_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-:0_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-:0_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-:0_1-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-:0_1-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-:0_1-10) [***l***](#cite_ref-:0_1-11) [***m***](#cite_ref-:0_1-12) [***n***](#cite_ref-:0_1-13) Coveney, Michael (November 18, 2018). ["Jennie Stoller obituary"](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/nov/18/jennie-stoller-obituary). *The Guardian*. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Actress Jennie Stoller in a scene from the New York Shakespeare Festival's production of the play "Fen." (New York)"](https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a21f1060-e83f-0132-3ec2-58d385a7b928). *NYPL Digital Collections*. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Stevens, Lara (2016). *Anti-War Theatre After Brecht: Dialectical Aesthetics in the Twenty-First Century*. Springer. p. 158.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:02_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:02_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:02_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:02_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:02_4-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-:02_4-5) ["JENNIE STOLLER - Royal Court"](https://royalcourttheatre.com/cast/jennie-stoller/). *Royal Court*. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Stanton Davidson Associates"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181119132957/http://www.stantondavidson.co.uk/ViewProfileX.aspx?id=128). *www.stantondavidson.co.uk*. Archived from [the original](http://www.stantondavidson.co.uk/ViewProfileX.aspx?id=128) on November 19, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Bottoms, Stephen (1998). [*The Theatre of Sam Shepard: States of Crisis*](https://archive.org/details/theatreofsamshep00bott). Cambridge University Press. pp. [119](https://archive.org/details/theatreofsamshep00bott/page/119). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780521582421](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780521582421).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Roland Rees, theatre director: Obituary"](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/roland-rees-theatre-director-who-occupied-a-central-role-on-the-fringe-and-was-hailed-for-his-10511681.html). *The Independent*. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Elephant Man starring Bradley Cooper in London from May to August 2015 - theatre tickets and information"](http://www.thisistheatre.com/londonshows/elephantman.html). *www.thisistheatre.com*. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["BBC Radio 4 FM - 3 June 1984 - BBC Genome"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141017222944/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/radio4/fm/1984-06-03). *genome.ch.bbc.co.uk*. Archived from [the original](https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/radio4/fm/1984-06-03) on October 17, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [review of *The House of Bernarda Alba*](http://archive.list.co.uk.s3-website.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/the-list/1989-04-21/53/index.html), *The List*, Issue 92, 21 April - 4 May 1989, p. 51

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Seven Jewish Children - Drama Online"](https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/plays/seven-jewish-children-iid-150775). *www.dramaonlinelibrary.com*. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Grange Hill - BBC One London - 7 January 1983 - BBC Genome"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181119133215/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/14dfb081a99649f5a20f3446da296ea5). *genome.ch.bbc.co.uk*. January 7, 1983. Archived from [the original](https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/14dfb081a99649f5a20f3446da296ea5) on November 19, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Shrinks\[11/03/91\] (1991)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181119132602/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7b17c6b0). *BFI*. Archived from [the original](https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7b17c6b0) on November 19, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, Shylock"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007g5l1). *BBC*. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["BBC - Adulteries Of A Provincial Wife - Media Centre"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/03/adulteries-of-a-provincial-wife). *www.bbc.co.uk*. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["BBC Radio 4 Extra - Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, Episode 1"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01b20s5). *BBC*. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["BBC Radio 4 Extra - Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Episode 1"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jl9f). *BBC*. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["BBC Radio 4 Extra - Mary Baker - The American Dentist"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0blvnxg). *BBC*. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

## External links

- [Jennie Stoller](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0831552/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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