Autographs of Anna Karen
Ann Harrison McCall (19 September 1936 – 22 February 2022), professionally known as Anna Karen, was a British actress best known for playing Olive Rudge in the ITV sitcom On the Buses from 1969 to 1973 including its film spin-offs and stage version and Aunt Sal in the BBC soap opera EastEnders on a recurring basis from 1996 to 2017. She also reprised the role of Olive Rudge in The Rag Trade from 1977 to 1978, while her film roles included parts in two Carry On films: Carry On Camping (1969) and Carry On Loving (1970).
Karen was born in Durban, South Africa, on 19 September 1936 as Ann Harrison McCall to John and Muriel McCall (née Harrison). Her father was an accountant from Ireland, while her mother was English. Karen developed an interest in acting at a young age, and joined the South African National Theatre at the age of fifteen. She starred in several touring productions over the next two years. According to Karen, the South African National Theatre Company had hired a black stage manager and Karen broke apartheid-era laws by visiting the manager's home to see his sick daughter.
Advised to leave South Africa, Karen moved to London at the age of 17. She shared a room with two other girls in a girls' hostel in Paddington and enrolled at the London School of Dramatic Art. She began working as a kitchen porter, washing up at a local restaurant in the evenings to help pay for her rent and drama school fees, however she learnt that she could earn twice as much money if she worked as a striptease dancer at London's Panama Club, which she did.
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Current items with a signature of Anna Karen
These are the most current items with a signature of Anna Karen that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | anna karen on the buses/rag trade 10x8 photo autograph | £30.07 |  |
| anna karen on the buses/rag trade 10x8 photo autograph | £30.07 | |
Traded items with a signature of Anna Karen
The most expensive item with a signature of Anna Karen (On The Buses cast signed photos REG VARNEY BOB GRANT Anna Karen BBC UACC RD) was sold in November 2018 for £175.00 while the cheapest item (Anna Karen Signed 8x10 Photo - On the Buses - Classic British TV ~ 1) found a new owner for £0.99 in April 2021. The month with the most items sold (6) was July 2018 with an average selling price of £5.00 for an autographed item of Anna Karen. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2013 with £79.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was December 2014. In average, an autographed item from Anna Karen is worth £8.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Anna Karen were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Anna Karen - On The Buses - Original Hand Signed Autograph | £16.75 |  |
| Anna Karen - On The Buses - Original Hand Signed Autograph | £16.75 | |
 | Anna Karen hand signed photo | £35.00 | |
| Anna Karen hand signed photo | £35.00 | |
 | Anna Karen Hand Signed Photo | £55.64 | |
| Anna Karen Hand Signed Photo | £55.64 | |
| Anna Karen Hand Signed Print | £56.76 | |
| Anna Karen Hand Signed Print | £56.76 | |
| anna karen on the buses 1936-2022 10x8 photo autograph | £30.05 | |
| anna karen on the buses/rag trade 10x8 photo autograph | £30.07 | |
| anna karen on the buses/rag trade 10x8 photo autograph | £30.07 | |
 | Anna Karen vintage signed page, On The Buses | £16.00 | |
| Anna Karen vintage signed page, On The Buses | £16.00 | |
| Anna KAREN- Played Aunt Sal In " EastEnders + On The Buses" -Signed Photo | £7.00 | |
| Anna KAREN- Played Aunt Sal In " EastEnders + On The Buses" -Signed Photo | £7.00 | |
