Jenny Laird

Jenny Laird played Neska in the Doctor Who television story Planet of the Spiders.

She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), which, until 1965, gave out an annual Jenny Laird Prize for acting. The prize was for "achievement in a thankless role" and was won by actors such as Jan Chappell and Richard Franklin. Besides the prize itself, the recipient was also awarded the sum of five pounds. (INFO: Planet of the Spiders)