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Videos (see all 3)
Splitting Heirs (1993) -- The rightful heir to a British dukedom and banking empire seeks a way to oust an obnoxious pretender to the throne.
Splitting Heirs (1993) -- US Home Video Trailer from Universal
Peeping Tom (1960) -- A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.

Overview

Date of Death:
19 February 1996, London, England, UK more
Trivia:
Both of her husbands died of cancer; her only son died in childhood of asthma. more
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Filmography

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Actress:
  1. "The Vet" .... Kath Paley (1 episode, 1996)
        - Stormy Weather (1996) TV episode .... Kath Paley
  2. "Performance" .... Grandmother (1 episode, 1995)
        - The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (1995) TV episode .... Grandmother
  3. "Men of the World" .... Mrs Daff (12 episodes, 1994-1995)
        - Farewell My Lovely (1995) TV episode .... Mrs Daff
        - Stolen Kiss (1995) TV episode .... Mrs Daff
        - Happy Birthday Kendle (1995) TV episode .... Mrs Daff
        - The Walking Wounded (1995) TV episode .... Mrs Daff
        - The Girl I Love (1995) TV episode .... Mrs Daff
          (7 more)
  4. "Casualty" .... Carrie Springett (1 episode, 1993)
        - The Final Word (1993) TV episode .... Carrie Springett
  5. Riders (1993) (TV) .... Granny Maxwell
    ... aka Jilly Cooper's Riders (UK: complete title)
  6. Splitting Heirs (1993) .... Mrs. Bullock
  7. "The Riff Raff Element" (1993) TV series .... Granny Grogan
  8. "Shakespeare: The Animated Tales" .... Nurse (1 episode, 1992)
        - Romeo and Juliet (1992) TV episode (voice) .... Nurse
  9. "Growing Rich" (1992) TV series .... Mrs. Baker (unknown episodes)
  10. "Goodbye Cruel World" (1992) TV mini-series .... Marjory
  11. Growing Rich (1992) (TV) .... Mrs. Baker
  12. Harnessing Peacocks (1992) (TV) .... Amy Tremayne
  13. Antonia and Jane (1991) .... Therapist
  14. Finding Sarah (1991) (TV)
  15. December Bride (1991) .... Martha Gilmartin
  16. "The New Statesman" .... Beryl (1 episode, 1991)
        - Keeping Mum (1991) TV episode .... Beryl
  17. "Lovejoy" .... Mrs. Jaglom (1 episode, 1991)
        - Bin Diving (1991) TV episode .... Mrs. Jaglom
  18. Back Home (1990) (TV) .... The Honourable Lady Beatrice "Beattie" Langley
  19. "Jeeves and Wooster" .... Aunt Dahlia Travers (3 episodes, 1990)
        - How Does Gussie Woo Madeline? (or, Hunger Strike) (1990) TV episode .... Aunt Dahlia Travers
        - Will Anatole Return to Brinkley Court? (or, the Matchmaker) (1990) TV episode .... Aunt Dahlia Travers
        - Bertie Is in Love (or, Golf Tournament) (1990) TV episode .... Aunt Dahlia Travers
  20. "Bergerac" .... Karen Markham (1 episode, 1990)
        - In Love and War (1990) TV episode .... Karen Markham

  21. The Tenth Man (1988) (TV) .... Madame Mangeot (Michel and Therese's mother)
  22. "Worlds Beyond" (1 episode, 1988)
        - Home (1988) TV episode
  23. Menace Unseen (1988) (TV) .... Norma Trisk
  24. Little Dorrit (1988) .... Duchess
    ... aka Little Dorrit 1: Nobody's Fault (UK: first part title)
    ... aka Little Dorrit 2: Little Dorrit's Story (UK: second part title)
    ... aka Little Dorrit's Story
    ... aka Nobody's Fault
  25. "The Return of the Antelope" .... Mrs. Henshaw (1 episode, 1988)
        - Travelling Companions (1988) TV episode .... Mrs. Henshaw
  26. "London Embassy" .... Madge Cowrie (1 episode, 1987)
        - Tomb with a View (1987) TV episode .... Madge Cowrie
  27. "Doctor Who" .... Tilda (3 episodes, 1987)
        - Paradise Towers: Part 3 (1987) TV episode .... Tilda
        - Paradise Towers: Part 2 (1987) TV episode .... Tilda
        - Paradise Towers: Part 1 (1987) TV episode .... Tilda
  28. The Secret World of Polly Flint (1987) (TV) .... Granny Porter
  29. "David Copperfield" .... Betsy Trotwood (7 episodes, 1986)
        - Episode #1.10 (1986) TV episode .... Betsy Trotwood
        - Episode #1.9 (1986) TV episode .... Betsy Trotwood
        - Episode #1.8 (1986) TV episode .... Betsy Trotwood
        - Episode #1.6 (1986) TV episode .... Betsy Trotwood
        - Episode #1.5 (1986) TV episode .... Betsy Trotwood
          (2 more)
  30. Time After Time (1986) .... June Swift
  31. Steaming (1985) .... Mrs. Meadows
  32. "Connie" .... Bea (13 episodes, 1985)
        - Episode #1.13 (1985) TV episode .... Bea
        - Episode #1.12 (1985) TV episode .... Bea
        - Episode #1.11 (1985) TV episode .... Bea
        - Episode #1.10 (1985) TV episode .... Bea
        - Episode #1.9 (1985) TV episode .... Bea
          (8 more)
  33. "Weekend Playhouse" .... Margaret (1 episode, 1984)
        - Winter Break (1984) TV episode .... Margaret
  34. "Crown Court" .... Angela Stacey (2 episodes, 1976-1984)
        - Oddball (1984) TV episode .... Angela Stacey
        - A Matter of Honour (1976) TV episode .... Angela Stacey
  35. Macbeth (1983) (TV) .... First Witch
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Macbeth (USA: video title)
  36. "The Mad Death" (1983) TV mini-series .... Miss Stonecroft (unknown episodes)
  37. "The Home Front" (1983) TV series .... Mrs. Place (unknown episodes)
  38. Farmers Arms (1983) (TV) .... Mrs. Casson

  39. The Life of Henry the Fift (1979) (TV) .... Hostess
    ... aka The BBC Shakespeare: The Life of Henry the Fifth (UK: complete title)
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry V (USA: video title)
  40. The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth Containing His Death: And the Coronation of King Henry the Fift (1979) (TV) .... Mistress Quickly
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part II (USA: video title)
  41. Henry IV, Part I (1979) (TV) .... Mistress Quickly
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I (USA: video title)
  42. "Play for Today" .... Madge / ... (2 episodes, 1973-1978)
        - A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts (1978) TV episode .... Mrs. Hackett
        - Jingle Bells (1973) TV episode .... Madge
  43. "The Devil's Crown" .... Empress Matilda (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka "La couronne du diable" (France)
        - If All the World Were Mine (1978) TV episode .... Empress Matilda
  44. "Armchair Thriller" .... Sister Elizabeth (4 episodes, 1978)
        - Quiet as a Nun: Part 6 'Death and Decision' (1978) TV episode .... Sister Elizabeth
        - Quiet as a Nun: Part 4 'Witness and Wills' (1978) TV episode .... Sister Elizabeth
        - Quiet as a Nun: Part 3 'The Black Nun' (1978) TV episode .... Sister Elizabeth
        - Quiet as a Nun Part 1: The Tower (1978) TV episode .... Sister Elizabeth
  45. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Lady Bountiful (1 episode, 1978)
        - The Beaux Stratagem (1978) TV episode .... Lady Bountiful
  46. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1978) (TV) .... Aunt Miranda
  47. "Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle" .... Lucilla Teatime (4 episodes, 1977)
        - The Flaxborough Crab: Part 2 (1977) TV episode .... Lucilla Teatime
        - The Flaxborough Crab: Part 1 (1977) TV episode .... Lucilla Teatime
        - Lonelyheart 4122: Part 2 (1977) TV episode .... Lucilla Teatime
        - Hopjoy Was Here: Part 2/Lonelyheart 4122: Part 1 (1977) TV episode .... Lucilla Teatime
  48. "Centre Play" .... Auntie Kathleen (1 episode, 1977)
        - Auntie Kathleen's Old Clothes (1977) TV episode .... Auntie Kathleen
  49. The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) (TV) .... Queen Anne of Austria
  50. Ubu roi (1976) (TV) .... Ma Ubu
  51. All Creatures Great and Small (1975) (TV) .... Miss Harbottle
    ... aka All Things Great and Small
  52. "Dial M for Murder" .... Kath (1 episode, 1974)
        - Recording Angel (1974) TV episode .... Kath
  53. "Bedtime Stories" .... Gertie (1 episode, 1974)
        - Hansel and Gretel (1974) TV episode .... Gertie
  54. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1974) (TV) .... White Queen
  55. Swallows and Amazons (1974) .... Mrs. Dixon
  56. Cheri (1973) (TV) .... Charlotte
  57. That'll Be the Day (1973) .... Doreen
  58. "Country Matters" .... Mrs. Holland (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Mill (1972) TV episode .... Mrs. Holland
  59. "Thirty-Minute Theatre" .... Pat Pendleton / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1972)
        - Not Counting the Savages (1972) TV episode .... The Wife
        - Give the Clown His Supper (1965) TV episode .... Pat Pendleton
  60. "The Man from Haven" (1972) TV series .... Mary Balfour (unknown episodes)
  61. "A Family at War" .... Mrs. Thomas (1 episode, 1971)
        - Happy Returns (1971) TV episode .... Mrs. Thomas
  62. "Budgie" .... Janey Baib (1 episode, 1971)
        - Sunset Mansions or Whatever Happened to Janey Babe? (1971) TV episode .... Janey Baib

  63. "The Wednesday Play" .... Betty Bradshaw / ... (3 episodes, 1966-1969)
        - Happy (1969) TV episode .... Ma
        - Death of a Teddy Bear (1967) TV episode .... Mollie
        - Way Off Beat (1966) TV episode .... Betty Bradshaw
  64. The Virgin Soldiers (1969) .... Nursing Sister
  65. "Sherlock Holmes" .... Saunders (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Dancing Men (1968) TV episode .... Saunders
  66. "The First Lady" .... Mary Tunnicliffe (1 episode, 1968)
        - Mrs. Whatever (1968) TV episode .... Mary Tunnicliffe
  67. "Late Night Horror" .... Mary Pearl (1 episode, 1968)
        - William and Mary (1968) TV episode .... Mary Pearl
  68. "The Gamblers" .... Gertie (1 episode, 1968)
        - Give and Take (1968) TV episode .... Gertie
  69. "Armchair Theatre" (2 episodes, 1962-1967)
        - The Girl (1967) TV episode
        - Girl in a Bird Cage (1962) TV episode
  70. "Softly Softly" .... Hilda Berry (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka "Softly, Softly: Task Force" (UK: new title)
        - An Eye for an Eye (1967) TV episode .... Hilda Berry
  71. "Knock on Any Door" (2 episodes, 1966)
        - The First Day of Spring (1966) TV episode
        - The Dear Ones (1966) TV episode
  72. "ITV Play of the Week" .... Millie Crocker Harris (2 episodes, 1962-1966)
    ... aka "Play of the Week" (UK: short title)
        - The Browning Version (1966) TV episode .... Millie Crocker Harris
        - A Lily in Little India (1962) TV episode
  73. "Armchair Mystery Theatre" .... Ellen (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Lodger (1965) TV episode .... Ellen
  74. The Uncle (1965) .... Addie
  75. Nightmare (1964) .... Mary Lewis
    ... aka Here's the Knife, Dear: Now Use It (UK)
  76. "Dr. Finlay's Casebook" .... Bridie Bell (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Face Saver (1963) TV episode .... Bridie Bell
  77. "Zero One" .... Sarah Elkinson (1 episode, 1962)
        - Stoneface (1962) TV episode .... Sarah Elkinson
  78. The Winter's Tale (1962) (TV) .... Paulina
  79. "BBC Sunday-Night Play" .... Elaine / ... (3 episodes, 1961-1962)
        - This Happy Breed (1962) TV episode .... Ethel Gibbons
        - The Wrong Side of the Park (1961) TV episode .... Elaine
        - Nearer to Heaven (1961) TV episode .... May Sommers
  80. Peeping Tom (1960) .... Dora
    ... aka Face of Fear
    ... aka The Fotographer of Panic

  81. "Mary Britten, M.D." .... Mary Britten (13 episodes, 1958)
        - No Room for Janet (1958) TV episode .... Mary Britten
        - A Partner from the Past (1958) TV episode .... Mary Britten
        - The Doctor in the Dark (1958) TV episode .... Mary Britten
        - English Without Tears (1958) TV episode .... Mary Britten
        - Bonfire Night (1958) TV episode .... Mary Britten
          (8 more)
  82. Behind the Mask (1958) .... Elizabeth Fallon
  83. Law and Disorder (1958) .... Mary
  84. "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents" .... Emily (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Matinee" (UK: informal short title)
    ... aka "Rheingold Theatre" (USA)
        - Man Who Heard Everything (1954) TV episode .... Emily
  85. "The Motorola Television Hour" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "Motorola TV Hour" (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka "Motorola TV Theatre" (USA)
        - Westward the Sun (1953) TV episode
  86. The Final Test (1953) .... Cora
  87. Two on the Tiles (1951) .... Janet Lawson
    ... aka School for Brides

  88. Don't Ever Leave Me (1949) .... Miss Smith
  89. Marry Me (1949) .... Brenda Delamere
  90. My Brother's Keeper (1948) .... Winnie Forman
  91. When the Bough Breaks (1947) .... Ruby Chapman
  92. While the Sun Shines (1947) .... Mabel Crum
  93. Carnival (1946) .... Maudie Chapman
  94. Piccadilly Incident (1946) .... Sally Benton
  95. I See a Dark Stranger (1946) (uncredited) .... American Waitress
    ... aka The Adventuress (USA)
  96. Night Boat to Dublin (1946) .... Lily Leggett
  97. I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945) .... Girl in Guard's Van
    ... aka A Yank in London (USA)
  98. They Came to a City (1945) .... One of couple on hillside
  99. Millions Like Us (1943) (uncredited) .... Brenda, Worker at the Factory

  100. The Wooing of Anne Hathaway (1938) (TV) .... Katharine Hathaway
  101. Laugh with Me (1938) (TV) .... Rose Dinwiddy
Self:
  1. A Very British Psycho (1997) (TV) .... Herself
  2. Behind the Mask (1991)

Additional Details

Other Works:
(1988) She acted in N.F. Simpson's play, "One Way Pendulum," at the Old Vic Theatre in England with Graham Crowden, Kathryn Pogson, John Bird, John Fortune, directed by Jonathan Miller CBE. more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Romance | Thriller more

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