Actress. She was best known for playing the character roles of married women, single women, policewomen, taxi dispatchers, cooks, aunts, mothers, nanas, doctors, nannies, stewardesses, narrators, dog owners, and women with such titles as Lady or Madame. She tended to favor 'challenging' roles, often playing unsympathetic characters or misfits. She will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Dr. Branom' in the classic crime Sci-Fi film, "A Clockwork Orange" (1971). The film which was directed by and which was written for the screen by Stanley Kubrick, which was based on the novel by Anthony Burgess, and which also starred Michael Bates, John Clive, Adrienne Corri, Patrick Magee, Carl Duering, and Malcolm McDowell, takes place in the future and tells the story of a sadistic gang leader who is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned. She will also be best remembered for playing the role of Mrs. Bertha Noversham' in the episode entitled, "The Better Mousetrap," of the classic action television series crime drama, "The Saint," which originally aired on April 6, 1968, and which also starred Roger Moore and Alexandra Moore. She was born one of two children as Madge Winifred Ryan to Michael Edward Ryan (1876-1955), and his wife Sarah Josephine "Sally" Brady Ryan (1881-1946), in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, on January 8, 1919. Her siblings included a brother named Alan Edward Ryan (1915-1987). She began her acting career by appearing on stage in her native England before entering films and television. She played the role of 'Pearl Cunningham' in the stage production of "Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll" (April 30, 1957, to February 15, 1958), at the New Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre), in London, England, and on the Broadway stage in New York City, New York, as part of the Coronet Theatre (now the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York City, New York, as 'Pearl Cunningham' also in the stage production of, "Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll" (January 22, 1958, to February 15, 1958). She also appeared as 'Sarah' in "The Gald And Sorry Season" (April 23, 1962, to May 19, 1962), at the Theatre Royal in Bath, England, and the Theatre Royal in Brighton, England, as 'Kath' in "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" (May 6, 1964-), at Wyndham's Theatre in London, England, and the New Arts Theatre (now Arts Theatre), in London, England, as 'Mother Courage' in "Mother Courage And Her Children" (May 12, 1965-), as 'Mrs. Foresight' in "Love For Love" (October 20, 1965, to 1966), at The Old Vic in London, England, as 'Mrs Maisie Madigan' in "Juno And The Paycock" (April 4, 1966-), at the The Old Vic in London, England, and the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham, England, as 'Gertrude' in "Hamlet" (December 7, 1966, to December 21, 1966), at the Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal in Bristol, England, as 'Juliet's Nurse" in "Romeo And Juliet" (1966 to April 13, 1967), at the Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal in Bristol, England, and the City Centre Theatre in New York City, New York, and "Hamlet" (1966 to April 15, 1967), as a touring member of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company at the State Fair Music Hall in Dallas, Texas, "Measure For Measure" (1966 to April 11, 1967), as a touring member of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company at the City Centre Theatre in New York City, New York, as 'Lizzy Sweeney' in "Philadelphia Here I Come!" (September 20, 1967, to October 1967), at the Lyric Theatre (Shaftesbury Ave), in London, England, as 'Mme Renaud' in "Traveller Without Luggage" (September 19, 1972, to October 7, 1972), at the Thorndike Theatre in Leatherhead, England, as 'Mrs Elliott in "Epitaph For George Dillon" (December 7, 1972, to ), at the Young Vic in London, England, as 'Mrs Weston' in "Say Goodnight To Grandma" (February 26, 1973, to September 29, 1973), as St Martin's Theatre in London, England, and the Cambridge Arts Theatre in Cambridge, England, "The White Devil" (1975-1976), at the The Old Vic in London, England, "The Pirates Of Penzance" (1979-1980), at the Bristol Hippodrome in Bristol, England, as 'Lady Charles' in "Pass The Butler" (November 3, 1981, to June 5, 1982), at the Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), in London, England, (now Gielgud Theatre, in London, England), and the Arts Centre, at the University of Warwick, in Warwick, England, as 'Angela Lynton' in "Aren't We All?" (May 14, 1982, to November 3, 1984), at the Theatre Royal in Haymarket, London, England, and the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in Birmingham, England, "Star Quality" (November 21, 1982, to ), at the Theatre Royal in Bath, England, as 'Angela' in "Aren't We All" (November 1986-January 1987, and February 3, 1987, to ), at the Melbourne Comedy Theatre in Melbourne, Australia, and His Majesty's Theatre in Perth, Australia, as 'Capulet' in "Ring Round The Moon" (August 1, 1988, to November 5, 1988), at the Theatre Royal in Bath, England, and Chichester Festival Theatre in Chichester, England, as 'Nurse' in "Medea" (September 10, 1992, to October 24, 1992), at the Almeida Theatre in Islington, London. England, as 'Lady Clementina Beauchamp' in "A Murder Of No Importance" (March 2, 1993, to March 10, 1993), at the Theatre Royal in Windsor, England, and the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, England, and again as 'Nurse' in "Medea" (September 2, 1993, to February 26, 1994), at the Liverpool Playhouse in Liverpool, England, and Wyndham's Theatre in London, England. She made her actual film debut playing the role of a 'Policewoman' in the classic adult film comedy, "Upstairs And Downstairs" (1959). The film which was directed by Ralph Thomas, which was written for the screen by Frank Harvey, which was based on the novel by Ronald Scott Thorn, and which also starred Michael Craig, Anne Heywood, James Robertson Justice, Sidney James, and Mylène Demongeot, tells the story of when a young man marries the bosses, daughter, the young couple must now do the company entertaining. But it isn't easy getting good help, as they go through a procession of strange and stranger servants. Besides, playing the role of a 'Policewoman' in the classic adult film comedy, "Upstairs And Downstairs" (1959), and playing the role of 'Dr. Branom' in the classic crime Sci-Fi film, "A Clockwork Orange" (1971), her many other film credits include, "Witness In The Dark" (1959), "Hand In Hand" (1961), "Reunion Day" (1962), "The Slaughter Of St. Teresa's Day" (1962), "Tiara Tahiti" (1962), "The One Day Of The Year" (1962), "Anna Christie" (1963), "Summer Holiday" (1963), "Doctor In Distress" (1963), "This Is My Street" (1964), "The Strange Affair" (1968), "The Shifting Heart" (1968), "I Start Counting" (1970), "Frenzy" (1972), "Endless Night" (1972), "Zinotchka" (1972), "The Man And The Snake" (1972), "Yellow Dog" (1973), "Moll Flanders" (1975), "Who Is Killing The Great Chiefs Of Europe?" (1978), "The Lady Vanishes" (1979), "S.O.S. Titanic" (1979), "Cymbeline" (1982), "Events In A Museum" (1983), "Heartattack Hotel" (1983), "Hills End" (1988), and "Kokoda Crescent" (1989). Besides, playing the role of Mrs. Bertha Noversham' in the episode entitled, "The Better Mousetrap," of the classic action television series crime drama, "The Saint," which originally aired on April 6, 1968, her many other television credits include, "Theatre Night," "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre," "The Flying Doctor," "ITV Television Playhouse," "Probation Officer," "Armchair Mystery Theatre," "Maigret," "ITV Play Of The Week," "The Avengers," "First Night," "Love Story," "Emergency-Ward 10," "Thursday Theatre," "BBC Play Of The Month," "Sherlock Holmes," "Parkin's Patch," "Dixon Of Dock Green," "My Partner The Ghost," "Thirty-Minute Theatre," "Manhunt," "The Best Things In Life," "Armchair Theatre," "Paul Temple," "Budgie," "Public Eye," "New Look Here," "Full House," "ITV Saturday Night Theatre," "The Protectors," "Cakes And Ale," "Crown Court," "Anne Of Avonlea," "Comedy Playhouse," "Katy," "Angels," "Beryl's Lot," "London Belongs To Me," "Play For Today," "All Creatures Great And Small," "A Horseman Riding By," "Shadows," "Bergerac," "Nanny," "Screenplay," Casualty," "Comedy Playhouse," and "Alleyn Mysteries." Her last film role was playing 'Woman with Dog' in the comedy crime film, "Splitting Heirs" (1993). The film which was directed by Robert Young, which was written for the screen and which also starred Eric Ida, and which also starred Rick Moranis, Barbara Hershey, John Cleese, Sadie Frost, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, tells the story of a duke who dies and leaves the title and wealth to his adult son. But who's the real son: the found baby raised in the USA or the abandoned baby raised by a Hindi family in London? Comedy follows. She passed away in London, England, on January 9, 1994, one day after celebrating her 75th birthday. Following her death, she was cremated and her ashes were given to her surviving family members. She was married to Milton "Mick" Lynn Rumble (1910-1991), at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in her native Townsville, Queensland, Australia, on January 31, 1939. The couple had two children together, the actress Lyn Ashley born as Lynette Rumble on March 18, 1940, and a daughter named Kay Elizabeth Rumble (1943-1943). The couple later divorced.