Updated Feb 20, 2026
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(Friday)
Died
Nationality
Languages
English
Spouse
Michael Brennan
Zodiac Sign
♑ Capricorn
Chinese Zodiac
兔 Rabbit
Name Origin
English < Hebrew (מִרְיָם)
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Mary Hignett: British actress (1915–1980).
Born (died at age 65).
Mary Hignett has 1 credits in our database.
The name Mary means most likely Egyptian name derived in part from mry "beloved" or mr "love". Also known by Greek and Hebrew form of "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child".
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Biography
Mary Hignett (31 March 1916 – 6 July 1980) was a British actress. In the television series All Creatures Great and Small, she played the role of the cook and housekeeper Edna Hall in the first three series, which ran from 1978 to 1980. Other credits include the Hammer film Prehistoric Women (1967), the horror movie The Corpse (1971), and the 1972 Hammer Horror film Demons of the Mind (in which fellow All Creatures actor Robert Hardy played the role of Zorn).
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Mary Hignett was born on and passed away on at the age of 65.
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Mary Hignett has 1 credits in our database. Notable titles include Prehistoric Women (1967).
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