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Miriam Karlin (1925–2011)

Actress

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She is best-remembered as Paddy, the shop steward from the popular TV series The Rag Trade, frequently yelling her catchphrase "everybody out". In real life, Karlin was an avid Equity trade unionist and member of the Labour Party. See more trivia »

Born:

Miriam Samuels
in Hampstead, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 85) in St John's Wood, London, England, UK
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2008 Flashbacks of a Fool
Mrs. Rogers
 
2006 Children of Men
Caged German Grandmother
 
2006 Ex Memoria (short)
 
2006 Agatha Christie Marple: By the Pricking of My Thumbs (TV movie)
Marjorie Moody (as Majorie Moody)
 
2005 Waverley (short)
Audrey
 
2005 Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)
Judith Bateman
– Heads You Lose: Part 2 (2005) … Judith Bateman
– Heads You Lose: Part 1 (2005) … Judith Bateman
 
2001-2004 Doctors (TV series)
Eva Dubrowska / Margaret Joseph
– Uncertain Justice (2004) … Margaret Joseph
– Nothing to Fear (2001) … Eva Dubrowska
 
2004 Suzie Gold
Sadie
 
2002 Esther's Pool (short)
Esther
 
2001 The Bill (TV series)
Elvi Bright
– Lifelines (2001) … Elvi Bright
 
2000 The Man Who Cried
Madame Goldstein
 
2000 Kissing Buba (short)
Buba
 
1999 Dark Ages (TV series)
Hag
– The End of the World (1999) … Hag
 
1999 Holby City (TV series)
Rachel
– You Can Choose Your Friends (1999) … Rachel
 
1997 Incognito
Marina
 
1996 Casualty (TV series)
Florence Clay
– Thicker Than Water (1996) … Florence Clay
 
1992-1994 So Haunt Me (TV series)
Yetta Feldman
– Episode #3.6 (1994) … Yetta Feldman
– Episode #3.5 (1994) … Yetta Feldman
– Episode #3.4 (1994) … Yetta Feldman
– Episode #3.3 (1994) … Yetta Feldman
– Episode #3.2 (1994) … Yetta Feldman
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1992 Utz
Grandmother
 
1990 Jekyll & Hyde (TV movie)
Mrs. Hackett
 
1988 The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (TV movie)
Mrs. Samson
 
1981 Can I Help You? (short)
 
1977-1978 The Rag Trade (TV series)
Paddy
– Fenner's Folly (1978) … Paddy
– Self Defence (1978) … Paddy
– Come Back Paddy (1978) … Paddy
– A Bad Patch (1978) … Paddy
– Stress (1978) … Paddy
See all 22 episodes »
 
1974-1976 Rooms (TV series)
Mrs. Glickston
– Dorothy and Clive: Compilation (1976) … Mrs. Glickston
– Dorothy and Clive: Part 2 (1974) … Mrs. Glickston
– Dorothy and Clive: Part 1 (1974) … Mrs. Glickston
 
1975 Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
Little Buttercup (voice) / Utopian Maiden (voice)
 
1975 Crown Court (TV series)
Shirley Ann Simons
– Take Back Your Mink: Part 1 (1975) … Shirley Ann Simons
 
1974 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
Friedel
– The Joke (1974) … Friedel
 
1974 Mahler
Aunt Rosa
 
1971-1973 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– The Joke (1973)
– A Wen (1971)
 
1971 A Clockwork Orange
Catlady
 
1970 The Mating Machine (TV series)
Flo
– Flo and Monty and Henry... and Henry (1970) … Flo
 
1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
The Queen
– Salve Regina (1969) … The Queen
 
1968 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Manicurist
– Monsieur Barnett (1968) … Manicurist
 
1967 Just Like a Woman
Ellen Newman
 
1964 The Mavis Bramston Show (TV series)
Various (1965)
 
1965 The Bruce Forsyth Show (TV series)
– Pilot (1965)
 
1964 The Bargee
Nellie Marsh
 
1964 First Night (TV series)
Iris
– Stray Cats and Empty Bottles (1964) … Iris
 
1963 Ladies Who Do
Mrs. Higgins
 
1963 Suspense (TV series)
Catherine
– Wormwood (1963) … Catherine
 
1963 Love Story (TV series)
Mrs Hersh
– Some Grist from Mervyn's Mill (1963) … Mrs Hersh
 
1963 Comedy Four (TV series)
Maria
– Scoop (1963) … Maria
 
1963 Heavens Above!
Winnie Smith
 
1963 The Small World of Sammy Lee
Milly
 
1961-1963 The Rag Trade (TV series)
Paddy
– The Australian (1963) … Paddy
– Christmas Box (1961) … Paddy
– Doctors Orders (1961) … Paddy
– Unhappy Customer (1961) … Paddy
– French Fashions (1961) … Paddy
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1962 A Christmas Night with the Stars (TV series)
Paddy
– Episode dated 25 December 1962 (1962) … Paddy
 
1962 I Thank a Fool
Woman in the Black Maria
 
1962 The Phantom of the Opera
Charwoman
 
1961 Operation Snafu
WAAF Sergeant
 
1961 Watch it, Sailor!
Mrs. Lack
 
1961 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Josetta Alvarez
– The Fourth Square (1961) … Josetta Alvarez
 
1961 Hand in Hand
Mrs. Mathias
 
1961 The Fourth Square
Josetta Alvarez
 
1960 Crossroads to Crime
Connie Williams
 
1960 The Millionairess
Mrs. Maria Joe
 
1960 The Entertainer
Soubrette
 
1959 The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull (TV series)
Coffee bar assistant
– A Clubbable Man (1959) … Coffee bar assistant
 
1956-1959 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Jeannette / Pearl Bond
– The Wild Bird (1959) … Jeannette
– Pink String and Sealing Wax (1956) … Pearl Bond
 
1955-1959 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Dolly King / Hilda Thwaite / Rose / …
– The Jukebox (1959) … Dolly King
– Don't Listen Ladies (1958) … Valentine
– Ashes in the Wind (1956) … Rose
– No Escape (1956) … Violet Myers
– Quay South (1955) … Hilda Thwaite
 
1959 Alfred Marks Time (TV series)
– Episode #4.3 (1959)
 
1959 Room at the Top
Gertrude (uncredited)
 
1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
– The Lower Depths (1958)
 
1958 The Big Money
Lady in Nightclub (uncredited)
 
1958 East End, West End (TV series)
– Episode #1.3 (1958)
– Episode #1.1 (1958)
 
1958 Carve Her Name with Pride
Jennie Wilson, Bus Conductress (uncredited)
 
1957 The Flesh Is Weak
Betty (uncredited)
 
1956 A Touch of the Sun
Alice Cann
 
1956 Fun at St. Fanny's
Mildred
 
1955 The Case of Mr. Pelham (TV movie)
Miss Davis
 
1955 The Woman for Joe
Gladys
 
1955 The Deep Blue Sea
Barmaid
 
1953/I The Affair at Assino (TV movie)
Tina Pacetti
 
1952 Down Among the Z Men
Woman in Shop
 
1950 The Whole World Over (TV movie)
Nadya
 
1946 Alice (TV short)
Cook
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
2009 The Many Faces of June Whitfield (TV documentary)
Herself (as Miriam Karlin OBE)
 
2004 The Ultimate Film (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1998 The Best of British (TV series)
Herself
– Barbara Windsor (1998) … Herself
 
1996 Theatreland (TV series)
Herself
 
1994 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Joan Littlewood's Lovely War (1994) … Herself
 
1981 Question Time (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 May 1981 (1981) … Herself
 
1978 Wednesday at 8 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.4 (1978) … Herself
 
1978 Golden Gala (TV movie)
Herself
 
1974 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #4.3 (1974) … Herself - Guest
 
1972 Tarbuck's Luck (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.4 (1972) … Herself
 
1968 Dee Time (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.65 (1968) … Herself
 
1968 The Gordon Chater Show (TV series)
Herself
 
1965 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.7 (1965) … Herself
 
1963 Don't Say a Word (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 25 December 1963 (1963) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #1.9 (1963) … Herself - Guest
 
1962 Juke Box Jury (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 April 1962 (1962) … Herself
 
1961 The Bing Crosby Show (TV special)
Herself
 
1960 Showtime (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.1 (1960) … Herself
 
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1995 Empire of the Censors (TV documentary)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1955) She acted in Sholom Aleichem's play, "The World of Sholom Aliechem," at the Embassy Theatre in London, England with David Kossof, Alfie Bass, Tutte Lemkow, and Mark Dignam in the cast. Sam Wanamaker was director. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Miriam Karlin OBE

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

She is best-remembered as Paddy, the shop steward from the popular TV series The Rag Trade, frequently yelling her catchphrase "everybody out". In real life, Karlin was an avid Equity trade unionist and member of the Labour Party. See more »

Nickname:

Mim See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer