Jenny Hanley (born 15 August 1947 in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire) is an English actress, the daughter of Dinah Sheridan and Jimmy Hanley. She remains best known for being one of the presenters of the ITV children's magazine programme Magpie.
After education at various schools in Southern England and in Switzerland, she trained as a nanny and did modelling work. Through her mother, she is of Russian and German descent.
Hanley appeared on Magpi...
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Jenny Hanley (born 15 August 1947 in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire) is an English actress, the daughter of Dinah Sheridan and Jimmy Hanley. She remains best known for being one of the presenters of the ITV children's magazine programme Magpie.
After education at various schools in Southern England and in Switzerland, she trained as a nanny and did modelling work. Through her mother, she is of Russian and German descent.
Hanley appeared on Magpie from 1974 to 1980. She has also appeared on television as an actress in such series as Department S, The Persuaders!, The Adventurer, Softly, Softly, Man About The House and Return of the Saint. She co-presented Saturday Night At the Mill and appeared in the dictionary corner of Countdown. She teamed up with Tony Blackburn and together tried to be the next Anne and Nick, when they presenteed a low budget Morning chat show on Sky Channel.
Film appearances include the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Private Life of...
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