Una Stubbs
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Una Stubbs (born 1 May, 1937 in Leicester) is an English actress and former dancer.
Her first major screen role was in Cliff Richard's 1963 film, Summer Holiday A few years later she made her big breakthrough in television comedy, playing Rita Rawlins, the married daughter of Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part. She also appeared in the short lived sitcom Till Death..(1981) again playing Rita.
Ms. Stubbs played Rita a third time in a few episodes of the BBC sitcom In Sickness and In Health(1985-92).
From then on, Una Stubbs remained a popular television personality. She went on to play the role of Aunt Sally in the ITV children's series, Worzel Gummidge opposite Jon Pertwee, and was for several years one of the team captains in the weekly game show, Give Us a Clue.
For many years Una has sketched vignettes of the quirkier characters she sees around London and has recently been persuaded to hold exhibitions at a small gallery near her Mayfair home.
Una Stubbs was one of many to be on Half Man Half Biscuit's black list, and featured on their first album, Back In The D.H.S.S., in the song God Gave Us Life.
The lyrics "God gave us life... but he also gave us Una Stubbs". Also featuring in this list, was Una's opossing captain of the game show 'give us a clue', Lionel Blair.