Angela Scoular, a British actress, was the second wife of the late Leslie Phillips.
She was born Angela Margaret Scoular on November 8, 1945 in London, United Kingdom. Her father was an engineer.
Angela Scoular was educated at St George’s School in Harpenden, Queen’s College in Harley Street and RADA.
She starred in several films and television series such as On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), Casino Royale (1967), You Rang, M’Lord? (1988), A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968), Great Catherine (1968), Doctor in Trouble (1970), The Adventurers (1970), Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976), Adventures of a Private Eye (1977), Wuthering Heights (1967), et al.
Angela Scoular moved in with Leslie Phillips in 1977, at which time she was pregnant by another actor.
She brought up her son with Phillips and married him in 1982.
Scoular had depression and anorexia nervosa. She attempted suicide in 1992. It was revealed in March 2009 that she had bowel cancer; she was ultimately declared cancer-free, but in the months preceding her death she had feared its return.
Angela Scoular and Leslie Phillips remain married until her death.
She died on April 11, 2011 in Maida Vale, London, United Kingdom after ingesting acid drain cleaner and pouring it on her body, causing lethal burns to her digestive tract and skin.
She was survived by Phillips and her son, Daniel Phillips.
