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Dilys Laye (1934–2009)

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Raven haired, sometimes blonde (particulary in the earlier years), pretty actress who was born in 1934. Dilys Laye is an actress who is capable of a wide range of roles, from straight drama to comedy. Starting in the 1950s; she started like most other British film actresses of her era in studio system style films... See full bio »

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Dilys Lay
in Muswell Hill, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 74) in London, England, UK
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2008 The Commander: Abduction (TV movie)
Edna Sutton
 
2008 Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me (TV movie)
Edith Howerd
 
2001-2007 Doctors (TV series)
Aunt Patricia / Constance / Gwendolyn Harrington
– Deceptive Appearances (2007) … Gwendolyn Harrington
– Flower Power (2004) … Aunt Patricia
– Old Wives' Tales (2001) … Constance
 
2006 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (TV series)
Queen Elizabeth II
– Episode #1.2 (2006) … Queen Elizabeth II
– Episode #1.1 (2006) … Queen Elizabeth II
 
2002 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Vera Hopkins
– Market for Murder (2002) … Vera Hopkins
 
2000-2002 Holby City (TV series)
Eloise Sanderson / Maureen Newton
– Secrets and Lies (2002) … Eloise Sanderson
– First Impressions (2000) … Maureen Newton
 
2001 Mr Charity (TV series)
Margaret
– The Big W (2001) … Margaret
– Nice to Feed You (2001) … Margaret
– Helping People to Help Themselves (2001) … Margaret
– Faith, Hope and Publicity (2001) … Margaret
– Children and Animals (2001) … Margaret
See all 6 episodes »
 
2001 Dog Eat Dog
Edith Scarman
 
2000-2001 Coronation Street (TV series)
Isabel Stephens
– Episode #1.4960 (2001) … Isabel Stephens
– Episode #1.4959 (2000) … Isabel Stephens
– Episode #1.4880 … Isabel Stephens
– Episode #1.4981 … Isabel Stephens
 
1999 Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (TV series)
Meredia's Mum / Meradia's Mum
– Across Town (1999) … Meredia's Mum
– To Scotland and Back (1999) … Meredia's Mum
– Just Off Oxford Street (1999) … Meradia's Mum
 
1999 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
Governess
 
1994-1995 EastEnders (TV series)
Maxine / Maxine Palmer
– Episode dated 13 November 1995 (1995) … Maxine
– Episode dated 3 July 1995 (1995) … Maxine Palmer
– Episode dated 11 July 1994 (1994) … Maxine
 
1995 Voices
Mrs. Heseltine
 
1994 Hard Times (TV series)
Mrs. Sparsit
– Episode #1.2 (1994) … Mrs. Sparsit
– Episode #1.1 (1994) … Mrs. Sparsit
 
1991 Bye Bye Columbus (TV movie)
Beatriz de Bobadillo
 
1989 Screenplay (TV series)
Marie Blin (segment "A Hand Witch of the Second Stage")
– The Spirit of Man (1989) … Marie Blin (segment "A Hand Witch of the Second Stage")
 
1989 Mystery!: Campion (TV series)
Poppy Burridge
– The Case of the Late Pig: Part 2 (1989) … Poppy Burridge
– The Case of the Late Pig: Part 1 (1989) … Poppy Burridge
 
1983 Waters of the Moon (TV movie)
Mrs. Daly
 
1983 The Home Front (TV series)
Peggy Washbrook
– Low Key Lady on High Speed Train (1983) … Peggy Washbrook
 
1982 The Gentle Touch (TV series)
Annette
– Vigil (1982) … Annette
 
1981 Chintz (TV series)
Dottie Nelson
– Episode #1.7 (1981) … Dottie Nelson
– Episode #1.6 (1981) … Dottie Nelson
– Episode #1.5 (1981) … Dottie Nelson
– Episode #1.4 (1981) … Dottie Nelson
– Episode #1.3 (1981) … Dottie Nelson
See all 7 episodes »
 
1980 Fox (TV series)
Mrs. Douglas
– Just Another Villain in a Cheap Suit (1980) … Mrs. Douglas
– Just an Iron Monkey (1980) … Mrs. Douglas
 
1979 Happy Ever After (TV series)
Heather Cooper
– Special: The Go Between (1979) … Heather Cooper
 
1977 Leonardo's Last Supper
 
1975-1976 Down the 'Gate (TV series)
Irene Furnell
– Pearls for Tears (1976) … Irene Furnell
– Episode #2.6 (1976) … Irene Furnell
– Episode #2.5 (1976) … Irene Furnell
– Episode #2.4 (1976) … Irene Furnell
– Episode #2.3 (1976) … Irene Furnell
See all 12 episodes »
 
1968 The Jimmy Tarbuck Show (TV series)
(1975)
 
1975 Whodunnit? (TV series)
Panellist
– Worth Dying For (1975) … Panellist
 
1974 Village Hall (TV series)
Olive Lund
– There'll Almost Always Be an England (1974) … Olive Lund
 
1973 Ooh La La! (TV series)
Maggy
– Paying the Piper (1973) … Maggy
 
1973 Menace (TV series)
Carla
– Pick Up (1973) … Carla
 
1970 Mr. Digby Darling (TV series)
Zoe Stafford
– Rats (1970) … Zoe Stafford
 
1970 Fraud Squad (TV series)
Phyllis Stewart
– Robbing Peter... to Pay Paul (1970) … Phyllis Stewart
 
1969 Harry Worth (TV series)
Sheila
– I Will, I Will (1969) … Sheila
 
1969 Carry on Camping
Anthea Meeks
 
1968 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Monica
– Daddy Kiss It Better (1968) … Monica
 
1959-1968 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Cherry
– The Three Wives of Felix Hull (1968)
– Poor Cherry (1967) … Cherry
– If You Loved Me (1959)
 
1967 Carry on Doctor
Mavis Winkle
 
1967 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Katie Graham
– ITV Summer Playhouse #2: The English Climate (1967) … Katie Graham
 
1967 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Connie Blackwell
– Haven't You People Got Homes? (1967) … Connie Blackwell
 
1967 Before the Fringe (TV series)
– Episode dated 20 March 1967 (1967)
 
1967 A Countess from Hong Kong
Saleswoman
 
1965 The Bed-Sit Girl (TV series)
Dilys (Series 1)
 
1965 The Man in Room 17 (TV series)
Karen
– Up Against a Brick Wall (1965) … Karen
 
1965 Public Eye (TV series)
Sue Jefferson
– You Think It'll Be Marvellous - But It's Always a Rabbit (1965) … Sue Jefferson
 
1965 The Worker (TV series)
Miss Powell
– The Machinery of Organisation (1965) … Miss Powell
 
1965 Fire Crackers (TV series)
Cynthia
– Strictly for the Birds (1965) … Cynthia
 
1964 The Big Noise (TV series)
Lily Goddard
– Episode #1.6 (1964) … Lily Goddard
 
1964 Carry on Spying
Lila
 
1964 Ghost Squad (TV series)
Laura Adams
– An Eye for an Eye (1964) … Laura Adams
 
1964 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Jean
– The Mate Market (1964) … Jean
 
1963 First Night (TV series)
Barbara
– It's All Lovely (1963) … Barbara
 
1963 Harry's Girls (TV series)
Hazel Frowling
– Made in Heaven (1963) … Hazel Frowling
 
1962 On the Beat
American Lady
 
1962 Carry on Cruising
Florence 'Flo' Castle
 
1961 Petticoat Pirates
Sue
 
1960 The Strange World of Gurney Slade (TV series)
Mrs. Petty
– Episode #1.1 (1960) … Mrs. Petty
 
1960 Please Turn Over
Millicent Jones
 
1959 Follow a Star
Lady with Dog called Poochie-Pie (uncredited)
 
1959 Upstairs and Downstairs
Agency Girl
 
1959 The Bridal Path
Isobel
 
1959 Idol on Parade
Renee
 
1957 Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Bridget Strong
 
1957 Doctor at Large
Mrs. Jasmine Hatchet
 
1954 The Belles of St. Trinian's
Sixth Former (uncredited)
 
1950 Flotsam's Follies (TV movie)
 
1950 Paper Gallows
Violet Crier
 
1949 The Gay Lady
Trottie as a Child
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1981 Chintz (TV series)
– Episode #1.7 (1981) (adaptation)
– Episode #1.6 (1981) (adaptation)
– Episode #1.5 (1981) (adaptation)
– Episode #1.4 (1981) (adaptation)
– Episode #1.3 (1981) (adaptation)
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Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1964 Carry on Spying (performer: "TOO LATE", "THE MAGIC OF LOVE")
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
2007 Greatest Ever Romantic Movies (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Greatest Ever Comedy Movies (TV movie)
Herself
 
2005 The Wonderful World of Roald Dahl (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Celebrity Poker Club (TV series)
Herself
– Heat One (2004) … Herself
 
2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Hattie Jacques (2002) … Herself
 
2001 Can We Carry On, Girls? (TV documentary)
Herself/Various Characters (also archive footage)
 
1998 What's a Carry On? (TV documentary)
Herself, at Re-Union (uncredited)
 
1995 Great Performances (TV series)
Herself
– Julie Andrews: Back on Broadway (1995) … Herself
 
1977 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself - Guest
– Sheila Hancock (1977) … Herself - Guest
 
1970 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 December 1970 (1970) … Herself
– Episode dated 7 December 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1957 Tonight (TV series documentary)
Herself - Presenter
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2000 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
1998 A Perfect Carry On (TV documentary)
 
1993 Laugh with the Carry Ons
 
1983-1984 What a Carry On (TV series)
 
1981 Carry on Laughing (TV series)
 
1979 That's Carry On
Various characters
 
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(1974) She acted in the world premiere of Peter Barnes' play, "The Bewitched," in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Aldwych Theatre in London, England with Alan Howard, Rosemary McHale, Mark Dignam, Elizabeth Spriggs, Philip Locke, Joe Melia, David Waller, Trevor Peacock, and Nicholas Selby in the cast... See more »

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Personal Quote:

[Speaking about Pinewood Studios and the Carry On films] "We were an elite. It was like being at school, we belonged there." See more »

Trivia:

Educated at St Dominic's Convent, Harrow-on-the-Hill, northwest London, she trained for the stage at the Aida Foster School and made her first appearance as a child in 1948 as Moritz in The Burning Bush at the New Lindsey Theatre. See more »

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