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'''Zienia Merton''' ( | |image = Zienia Merton.jpg | ||
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|birth date = [[11 December (people)|11 December]] [[1945 (people)|1945]] | |||
|death date = [[14 September (people)|14 September]] [[2018 (people)|2018]] | |||
|role = [[Ping-Cho]] | |||
|job title = Actor | |||
|story = ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'', ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'' | |||
|time =1964, 2009, 2018 | |||
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|imdb = 0581617 | |||
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'''Zienia Merton''' ([[11 December (people)|11 December]] [[1945 (people)|1945]]-[[14 September (people)|14 September]] [[2018 (people)|2018]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/sep/18/zienia-merton-obituary The Guardian]</ref>) played [[Ping-Cho]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'' and the [[Sandra Cho|Registrar]] in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' story ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]''. This made her the first actor from the initial season of ''Doctor Who'' to appear in a current episode of the franchise. | |||
Merton | In 2018 she recorded the narration for the noveliation of ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'' for BBC Audio. Sadly, she died three months before it was released in December that year. | ||
== Career == | |||
Merton was best known to science fiction fans for her role as Sandra Benes in the mid-1970s series ''[[Space: 1999]]''. She reprised the role for the 1999 short film ''Message from Moonbase Alpha''. Her other television credits included roles on {{wi|The Benny Hill Show}}, {{wi|Jason King (TV series)|Jason King}}, {{wi|Return of the Saint}}, ''[[Bergerac]]'', ''[[EastEnders]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'' and ''[[Coronation Street]]''. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{imdb name|id=0581617}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:40, 3 November 2024
Zienia Merton (11 December 1945-14 September 2018[1]) played Ping-Cho in the Doctor Who television story Marco Polo and the Registrar in The Sarah Jane Adventures story The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith. This made her the first actor from the initial season of Doctor Who to appear in a current episode of the franchise.
In 2018 she recorded the narration for the noveliation of Marco Polo for BBC Audio. Sadly, she died three months before it was released in December that year.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Merton was best known to science fiction fans for her role as Sandra Benes in the mid-1970s series Space: 1999. She reprised the role for the 1999 short film Message from Moonbase Alpha. Her other television credits included roles on The Benny Hill Show, Jason King, Return of the Saint, Bergerac, EastEnders, The Bill and Coronation Street.
