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|actor name = Ingrid Pitt
| birth date    = [[21 November (people)|21 November]] [[1937 (people)|1937]]
|role = [[Galleia]]<br />[[Solow]]
| death date     = [[23 November (people)|23 November]] [[2010 (people)|2010]]
|birth date = [[21 November]] [[1937]]
| role          = [[Galleia]]
|death date = [[23 November]] [[2010]]
| job title      = [[Actor]], [[Writer]]
|alias =  
| time          = 1972, 1984, 2010
|acting= ''[[wikipedia:A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum|A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ]]''<br />[[wikipedia:The Vampire Lovers|The Vampire Lovers]]''
| non dwu        = ''[[The Saint (series)|The Saint]]'', ''Doctor Zhivago'', ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'', ''Where Eagles Dare'', ''The Vampire Lovers'', ''The House That Dripped Blood'', ''The Wicker Man'', ''Smiley's People'', ''Octopussy'', ''The Comedy of Errors'', ''Bulman'', ''Hanna's War'', ''The Asylum''
|imdb_id= nm0685839
| imdb          = 0685839
}}
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'''Ingrid Pitt''' was a [[Poland|Polish]]-born actor who appeared in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serials ''[[The Time Monster]]'' and ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'' as [[Galleia]] and [[Solow]] respectively.
'''Ingrid Pitt''' ([[21 November (people)|21 November]] [[1937 (people)|1937]]-[[23 November (people)|23 November]] [[2010 (people)|2010]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/nov/24/ingrid-pitt-obituary The Guardian]</ref>) appeared in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories: as [[Galleia]] in ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'' and [[Solow]] in ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]''.


During [[World War II]], Pitt and her mother were imprisoned in a [[Germany|German]] concentration camp. After the war and a failed marriage in [[America]], she returned to [[Europe]]. Most of Pitt's work orientated around the horror genre, specifically with [[wikipedia:Hammer Film Productions|Hammer Film Productions]]. It was through this work that she came to be well known. Pitt returned to the big screen in [[2000]] with the film ''The Asylum'', which co-starred [[Colin Baker]].
She was due to provide the audio commentary for ''The Time Monster''<nowiki/>'s DVD release, but was ultimately unavailable. ([[DCOM]]: ''The Time Monster'')


In [[1984]], Pitt and her husband [[Tony Rudlin]] were commissioned to submit a script for ''Doctor Who''. The story, entitled ''The Macro Men'', was one of a number of ideas submitted by the couple, after she had appeared in ''Warriors of the Deep''. The plot concerned events surrounding the [[wikipedia:Philadelphia Experiment|Philadelphia Experiment]] with [[the Doctor]] and [[Peri]] arriving on board the [[wikipedia:USS Eldridge|USS Eldridge]] in [[wikipedia:Philadelphia|Philadelphia]] harbour in [[1943]] and becoming involved in a battle against microscopic humanoid creatures.
In 1984, Pitt and her husband [[Tony Rudlin]] submitted a script for ''Doctor Who'' entitled ''[[The Macro Men (TV story)|The Macro Men]]'', but it was never produced. It was released in 2010 by [[Big Finish Productions]] for ''[[The Lost Stories]]'' audios as ''[[The Macros (audio story)|The Macros]]''.


The writers had several meetings with script editor [[Eric Saward]] and carried out numerous revisions, but the story progressed no further than the preparation of a draft first episode script under the new title. The story was released in [[June]] [[2010]] by [[Big Finish]] for ''[[The Lost Stories]]'' audios as ''[[The Macros]]''.
== Early Life ==


Pitt died in a south [[London]] hospital on [[23 November]] [[2010]], a few days after collapsing, and two days after her seventy-third birthday.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11823418</ref>
During [[World War II]], Pitt and her mother were imprisoned in a [[Germany|German]] concentration camp. After the war and a failed marriage in [[America]], she returned to [[Europe]].
 
== Career ==
Most of Pitt's work orientated around the horror genre, specifically with {{w|Hammer Film Productions}}. It was through this work that she came to be well known. Pitt returned to the big screen in 2000 with the film ''The Asylum'', which co-starred [[Colin Baker]].
 
== Death ==
Pitt died in a south [[London]] hospital on [[23 November (people)|23 November]] [[2010 (people)|2010]], a few days after collapsing, and two days after her seventy-third birthday.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11823418</ref>
 
== External links ==
{{imdb name|id=0685839}}


== Footnotes ==
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Ingrid Pitt (21 November 1937-23 November 2010[1]) appeared in two Doctor Who television stories: as Galleia in The Time Monster and Solow in Warriors of the Deep.

She was due to provide the audio commentary for The Time Monster's DVD release, but was ultimately unavailable. (DCOM: The Time Monster)

In 1984, Pitt and her husband Tony Rudlin submitted a script for Doctor Who entitled The Macro Men, but it was never produced. It was released in 2010 by Big Finish Productions for The Lost Stories audios as The Macros.

Early Life[[edit] | [edit source]]

During World War II, Pitt and her mother were imprisoned in a German concentration camp. After the war and a failed marriage in America, she returned to Europe.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Most of Pitt's work orientated around the horror genre, specifically with Hammer Film Productions. It was through this work that she came to be well known. Pitt returned to the big screen in 2000 with the film The Asylum, which co-starred Colin Baker.

Death[[edit] | [edit source]]

Pitt died in a south London hospital on 23 November 2010, a few days after collapsing, and two days after her seventy-third birthday.[2]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ The Guardian
  2. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11823418
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