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Joanna Dunham

Actress, Artist
6 May 1936 to 25 November 2014

A British actress best known for playing Mary Magdalene in George Stevens’ The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Dunham was recommended for the role after Marilyn Monroe saw her perform on stage. Her other major credits included The House That Dripped Blood (1971), Van der Valk (1972) and Scandal (1989). 

Read Joanna Dunham's Guardian obituary here