Trivia

She was recorded in the "Guinness Book of World Records" for her 2,062 consecutive performances in the stage play "Charlie Girl" which ran from 1965 to 1971.

Although she played Errol Flynn's daughter in Lilacs in the Spring (1954), she was almost five years his senior in real life.

'Neagle' was her mother's maiden name.

Neagle played many historical characters including Nell Gwynn, Queen Victoria, 18th Century British actress Peg Woffington, aviatrix Amy Johnson, nurse Edith Cavell, French Resistance heroine Odette Celine, and Florence Nightengale.

She played Nell Gwyn in both Nell Gwyn (1934) and Lilacs in the Spring (1954).

She produced three films in the 1950s (These Dangerous Years (1957), Wonderful Things (1958), and The Heart of a Man (1959)), all starring British actor Frankie Vaughan.

For seven straight years after WWII, she was voted top favorite English actress.

Great-aunt of Nicholas Hoult.

She played Mary Morris's daughter in Victoria the Great (1937), but was eleven years his senior in real life.

London (By Cable)-Wednesday, November 15, 1939: Statement of affairs of Imperator Films, in voluntary liquidation, lists $692, 985 owing to unsecured creditors, among whom are Herbert Wilcox ($136,165) and Anna Neagle ($127,885.) Both Wilcox and Miss Neagle have cabled from Hollywood expressing the wish that their claims be set aside until other creditors have been paid. Herbert Wilcox Productions, also in voluntary liquidation, lists debts to unsecured creditors of $310,125.

She had two roles in common with Fay Compton: (1) Neagle played Queen Victoria in Victoria the Great (1937) and Sixty Glorious Years (1938) while Compton played her in The Prime Minister (1941) and Poor Butterfly (1969) and (2) Compton played Florence Nightingale in Wedding Group (1936) while Neagle played her in The Lady with a Lamp (1951).

For the circus film 'The Three Maxims (1936) she did some of the trapeze work herself.

Sister of actor Stuart Robertson.

She won many awards and honours including International Top Box Office Star 1949, International Top Box Office Actress 1948, 1950, 1951, British Top Box Office Actress !941, !947, 1952, . Her Films also won a number of top awards. Victoria the Great won the Venice Film Festival Gold Cup of All Nations in 1937, The Daily Mail National Film Award was awarded in 1949 to Spring in Park Lane and in 1952 to Odette.

The film Victoria the Great, in which she played Victoria was awarded the Venice Film Festival Gold Cup of All Nations. in 1937.

She made her stage debut in 1917 at age 12, but was not seen again until 1925 in the musical revue "Bubbly."

Played Queen Victoria 3 times - in 'Victoria the Great', 'Sixty Glorious Years' and in a dream sequence in 'Lilacs in the Spring'.

Neagle was made a CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the 1952 King's New Year's Honours List for services to drama. This was advanced to Dame Commander (DBE) in the 1969 Queen's New Year Honours List for services to the theatre.

She won the Daily Mail National Film Award for'Spring in Park Lane'.

A memorial service was held for her at Westminster Abbey on 20 October 1986.

Both she and Herbert held C.B.E.s.