Antonia Ellis

Antonia Marie Ellis, born in Newport on 30th April 1944, starred as Lieutenant Joan Harrington in Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s 1970 sci-fi TV series UFO. Stationed on SHADO's Moonbase, part of Earth's secret defence against alien incursions, she appeared in 13 episodes wearing an iconic silver uniform and purple wig. Her character was very much pioneering of women in command roles within sci-fi television. She also had acting roles in films The Boy Friend with Twiggy in 1972 and Mahler in 1974.

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