years_active children birth_place television birth_date spouse article_title name occupation
1959 -- present gloria -lrb- adopted -rrb- durban , kwazulu-natal , south africa '' -rrb- '' the rag trade '' -lrb- 1977 -- 1978 on -rrb- '' eastenders '' -lrb- 1996 -- 1998 , 2001 the -- 2004 , 2007 -- 2011 , 2013 -- 2014 buses -rrb- '' -lrb- 1969 -- 1973 19 september 1936 terry death -rrb- duggan -lrb- 1967 -- 2008 -rrb- -lrb- his anna karen
 anna karen actress
anna karen

anna karen -lrb- born 19 september 1936 -rrb- is a south african-born english film , television and theatre actress .
prominent in soap opera and comedy her best-known roles are in the sitcoms `` on the buses '' and `` the rag trade '' .
she has also made recurring appearances in soap opera `` eastenders '' from 1996 on a recurring basis .
following the death of stephen lewis on 12 august 2015 , karen is the last surviving member of the main cast of `` on the buses '' .
