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Beryl Reid (I) (1919–1996)

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Beryl Reid was the daughter of Scottish parents and grew up in industrial Manchester, England. She left home at the age of 16 to go and work in a shop. She lasted 6 weeks. She applied for and was accepted in a revue in the Summer season in Bridlington. She had no formal training but joined the National Theater in London as a comedy actress... See full bio »

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Beryl Elizabeth Reid
in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 77) in Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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1994 Blue Heaven (TV series)
Jeweller
– Episode #1.4 (1994) … Jeweller
 
1994 The Stuart Hall Show (TV series)
 
1993 Cracker (TV series)
Mrs. Fitzgerald - Fitz's Mum
– To Say I Love You: Part 1 (1993) … Mrs. Fitzgerald - Fitz's Mum
 
1992 Bunch of Five (TV series)
Gran
– Miles Better (1992)
– Shall We Gather at the River? (1992) … Gran
 
1991 Perfect Scoundrels (TV series)
Aunt Molly
– My Fair Daisy (1991) … Aunt Molly
 
1991 Duel of Hearts (TV movie)
Lady Augusta Warlingham
 
1990 Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV series)
Mrs. Mountnessing
– Put on by Cunning (1990) … Mrs. Mountnessing
 
1990 Boon (TV series)
Pat Goran
– Thicker Than Water (1990) … Pat Goran
 
1988 Alexei Sayle's Stuff (TV series)
Hettie - Goddess of Shake n' Vac
– Cartesian Dualism for the Fuller Figure (1988) … Hettie - Goddess of Shake n' Vac
 
1988 Sophia and Constance (TV series)
– Episode #1.4 (1988)
 
1988 The Comic Strip Presents... (TV series)
Mrs. Moss
– Didn't You Kill My Brother? (1988) … Mrs. Moss
 
1987 The Beiderbecke Tapes (TV mini-series)
Sylvia
– Episode #1.2 (1987) … Sylvia
– Episode #1.1 (1987) … Sylvia
 
1987 The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (TV series)
Grandma Mole
– Episode #1.6 (1987) … Grandma Mole
– Episode #1.5 (1987) … Grandma Mole
– Episode #1.4 (1987) … Grandma Mole
– Episode #1.3 (1987) … Grandma Mole
– Episode #1.2 (1987) … Grandma Mole
See all 6 episodes »
 
1985 Bergerac (TV series)
Miss Broome
– Low Profile (1985) … Miss Broome
 
1985 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 (TV series)
May Mole
– Episode #1.6 (1985) … May Mole
– Episode #1.5 (1985) … May Mole
– Episode #1.4 (1985) … May Mole
– Episode #1.3 (1985) … May Mole
– Episode #1.1 (1985) … May Mole
 
1985 The Doctor and the Devils
Mrs. Flynn
 
1985 Late Starter (TV series)
Helen Magee
 
1984 Minder (TV series)
Ruby Hubbard
– The Second Time Around (1984) … Ruby Hubbard
 
1984 The Wind in the Willows (TV series)
Other Voices
– The Further Adventures of Toad (1984) … Other Voices (voice)
 
1983/I The Wind in the Willows (TV movie)
The Magistrate (voice)
 
1983 Yellowbeard
Lady Lambourn
 
1983 Cuffy (TV series)
Matron
– Cuffy and a Holiday (1983) … Matron
 
1983 The Irish R.M. (TV series)
Mrs Knox
– O Love! O Fire! (1983) … Mrs Knox
– Trinket's Colt (1983) … Mrs Knox
 
1982 Smiley's People (TV mini-series)
Connie Sachs
– Episode #1.6 (1982) … Connie Sachs
– Episode #1.5 (1982) … Connie Sachs
– Episode #1.4 (1982) … Connie Sachs
– Episode #1.3 (1982) … Connie Sachs
– Episode #1.2 (1982) … Connie Sachs
See all 6 episodes »
 
1982 Doctor Who (TV series)
Briggs
– Earthshock: Part 4 (1982) … Briggs
– Earthshock: Part 3 (1982) … Briggs
– Earthshock: Part 2 (1982) … Briggs
 
1981 Worzel Gummidge (TV series)
Sarah Pigswill
– Muvvers' Day (1981) … Sarah Pigswill
 
1981 Late Flowering Love (short)
(segment "Invasion Exercise on the Poultry Farm")
 
1981 Get Up and Go! (TV series)
Co-presenter
 
1981 Agony (TV series)
Cherry Lightfoot
– Arrivals and Departures (1981) … Cherry Lightfoot
 
1980 Rhubarb Rhubarb (short)
Home Owner's Wife
 
1980 Peter Cook & Co. (TV movie)
Various Characters
 
1980 Comedy Tonight (TV movie)
(sketch 'Laughing Gas')
 
1979 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV mini-series)
Connie Sachs
– Smiley Tracks the Mole (1979) … Connie Sachs
 
1979 Dick Emery's Comedy Hour (TV movie)
Ada
 
1979 The Ronnie Corbett Special (TV series)
– Episode dated 4 May 1979 (1979)
 
1979 An Honourable Retirement (TV movie)
Mrs. Heysham
 
1978 Out with the Old, in with the New (TV movie)
 
1978 Carry on Emmannuelle
Mrs. Valentine
 
1978 Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Matron
 
1978 Two's Company (TV series)
Mrs. Shelton
– The Pet (1978) … Mrs. Shelton
 
1970-1978 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Amanda / Maria Helliwell / Mrs. Malaprop / …
– Flint (1978) … Victoria
– When We Are Married (1975) … Maria Helliwell
– The Apple Cart (1975) … Amanda
– The Rivals (1970) … Mrs. Malaprop
 
1977 Beryl Reid (TV series)
 
1977 Joseph Andrews
Mrs. Slipslop
 
1973 Smike! (TV movie)
Mrs. Squeers / Mrs Steele
 
1973 No Sex Please: We're British
Bertha Hunter
 
1973 Father Dear Father
Mrs. Stoppard
 
1973 The Death Wheelers
Mrs. Latham
 
1972 Late Night Theatre (TV series)
Madame Thompson
– Trapped: Chez Madame Thompson (1972) … Madame Thompson
 
1972 Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Miss Ambrose
 
1972 Alcock and Gander (TV series)
Mrs Marigold Alcock
– Artistic Books, Soho, Ltd (1972) … Mrs Marigold Alcock
– The Strip Club (1972) … Mrs Marigold Alcock
– Pontoon (1972) … Mrs Marigold Alcock
– Soho Is Too Small (1972) … Mrs Marigold Alcock
– Husband in a Hurry (1972) … Mrs Marigold Alcock
See all 6 episodes »
 
1971 The Goodies (TV series)
Mrs. Desiree Carthorse
– Sex and Violence (1971) … Mrs. Desiree Carthorse
 
1968-1971 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Amelia Quint / Hilda Capper / Mrs. Blaxill
– Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'? (1971) … Amelia Quint
– Edward the Confessor (1969) … Mrs. Blaxill
– Mrs Capper's Birthday (1968) … Hilda Capper
 
1971 The Edward Woodward Hour (TV series)
– Episode dated 4 August 1971 (1971)
 
1970-1971 Father Dear Father (TV series)
Miss Pretty / Mrs. Brockbank
– Housey Housey (1971) … Miss Pretty
– The Suitable Suitor (1970) … Mrs. Brockbank
 
1971 The Misfit (TV series)
Mrs. Low Road Jones
– On Paperback Revolutionaries (1971) … Mrs. Low Road Jones
 
1970 The Beast in the Cellar
Ellie Ballantyne
 
1970 Entertaining Mr. Sloane
Kath
 
1969 Wink to Me Only (TV series)
Irene (Rene) Jelliot
– The Bed Bug (1969) … Irene (Rene) Jelliot
– Welcome to Great Britain (1969) … Irene (Rene) Jelliot
– The Council Wears Earrings (1969) … Irene (Rene) Jelliot
– Virtue's Reward (1969) … Irene (Rene) Jelliot
– The Vacuum Affair (1969) … Irene (Rene) Jelliot
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1969 The Assassination Bureau
Madame Otero
 
1968 The Killing of Sister George
June Buckridge
 
1968 Star!
Rose
 
1964-1968 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Teresa Fanwyn / René Jelliot
– View by Appointment (1968) … René Jelliot
– The Hen House (1964) … Mrs. Teresa Fanwyn
 
1968 Beryl Reid Says Good Evening (TV series)
Various roles
– Episode #1.6 (1968) … Various roles
– Episode #1.5 (1968) … Various roles
– Episode #1.4 (1968) … Various roles
– Episode #1.3 (1968) … Various roles
– Episode #1.2 (1968) … Various roles
See all 6 episodes »
 
1968 Inspector Clouseau
Mrs. Weaver
 
1967 Before the Fringe (TV series)
– Episode #2.5 (1967)
– Episode #2.3 (1967)
– Episode #2.2 (1967)
– Episode #2.1 (1967)
 
1967 The Bruce Forsyth Show (TV series)
– Episode #2.6 (1967)
 
1967 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Miss Price
– The Other Side (1967) … Miss Price
 
1966 Love Story (TV series)
Kate Reilly
– Duggie (1966) … Kate Reilly
 
1964-1966 Frankie Howerd (TV series)
Various Characters
– Episode #2.2 (1966)
 
1966 The World of Wooster (TV series)
Mrs. Wilberforce
– Jeeves and the Indian Summer of an Uncle (1966) … Mrs. Wilberforce
 
1963-1964 Bold as Brass (TV series)
Bessie Briggs
– Episode #1.6 (1964) … Bessie Briggs
– Episode #1.5 (1964) … Bessie Briggs
– Episode #1.4 (1964) … Bessie Briggs
– Episode #1.3 (1964) … Bessie Briggs
– Episode #1.2 (1964) … Bessie Briggs
See all 7 episodes »
 
1962 The Dickie Henderson Show (TV series)
– The Visit (1962)
 
1962 Trial and Error
Doris Fowle, his late wife
 
1960 Two Way Stretch
Miss Pringle
 
1957 The Most Likely Girl (TV series)
Arethusa Wilderspin
– Episode #1.4 (1957) … Arethusa Wilderspin
– Episode #1.3 (1957) … Arethusa Wilderspin
– Episode #1.2 (1957) … Arethusa Wilderspin
– Arethusa Arrives (1957) … Arethusa Wilderspin
 
1957 Mr. Bowling Buys a Newspaper (TV movie)
Alice
 
1956 The Extra Day
Beryl
 
1955 The Benny Hill Show (TV series)
Various Roles
– Episode #1.3 (1955) … Various Roles
– Episode #1.2 (1955) … Various Roles
– Episode #1.1 (1955) … Various Roles
 
1954 The Belles of St. Trinian's
Miss Wilson
 
1953 The Christmas Service Show (TV movie)
 
1951 Vic's Grill (TV series)
 
1950 The Centre Show (TV series)
 
1948 Wit and Wisdom (TV series)
 
1940 Spare a Copper
Minor role (uncredited)
 
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1968 Star! (performer: "Piccadilly")
 
Show ShowSelf (47 titles)
2005 Seventeen People from Toronto (documentary short)
 
1997 Funny Women (TV series documentary)
– Beryl Reid (1997)
 
1994 Paul Merton's Palladium Story (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
– Act Two: The Television Years (1994) … Herself
– Act One: The Variety Years (1994) … Herself
 
1991 That's Showbusiness (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.4 (1991) … Herself
 
1990 Masterchef (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.4 (1990) … Herself
 
1984-1987 Wogan (TV series)
Herself
– Wogan's Radio Fun Special 2 (1987)
– Wogan's Women (1984) … Herself
– Episode #4.7 (1984) … Herself
 
1985-1987 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.7 (1987) … Herself
– Episode #2.7 (1985) … Herself
 
1973-1986 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Herself - Guest / Herself
– Episode #14.3 (1986) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 29 July 1983 (1983) … Herself
– Episode dated 30 September 1982 (1982) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 27 July 1982 (1982) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 6 May 1982 (1982) … Herself - Guest
See all 10 episodes »
 
1976-1985 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Harry Andrews (1985) … Herself
– Peter Davison (1982) … Herself
– Beryl Reid (1976) … Herself
 
1979-1984 Blankety Blank (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #7.12 (1984) … Herself
– Episode #6.15 (1983) … Herself
– Episode #4.1 (1981) … Herself
– Episode #3.16 (1980) … Herself
– Episode #3.11 (1980) … Herself
See all 12 episodes »
 
1984 Children in Need (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 November 1984 (1984) … Herself
 
1984 Breakfast Time (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 November 1984 (1984) … Herself
 
1984 Des O'Connor Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 May 1984 (1984) … Herself
 
1982 Does the Team Think? (TV series)
Herself - Panellist
– Episode #1.9 (1982) … Herself - Panellist
– Episode #1.8 (1982) … Herself - Panellist
– Episode #1.7 (1982) … Herself - Panellist
– Episode #1.6 (1982) … Herself - Panellist
– Episode #1.5 (1982) … Herself - Panellist
See all 9 episodes »
 
1981 Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.2 (1981) … Herself
 
1980 Nationwide (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 June 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
1979 Give Us a Clue (TV series)
Mother Christmas
– Episode dated 24 December 1979 (1979) … Mother Christmas
 
1979 Celebrity Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 June 1979 (1979) … Herself
– Episode dated 16 June 1979 (1979) … Herself
– Episode dated 9 June 1979 (1979) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 May 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1978 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Herself
– She Must Be Joking! (1978) … Herself
 
1978 Omnibus; She Must Be Joking (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1978 Those Wonderful TV Times (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 August 1978 (1978) … Herself
 
1978 3-2-1 (TV series)
Herself - Special Guest
– Western (1978) … Herself - Special Guest
 
1978 Saturday Night at the Mill (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.8 (1978) … Herself
 
1977 Fall In, the Stars (TV movie)
Herself
 
1977 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Herself
 
1976 The Andy Stewart Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.1 (1976) … Herself
 
1974 Des O'Connor Entertains (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 March 1974 (1974) … Herself
 
1967-1973 The Good Old Days (TV series)
Herself - Performer
– Episode dated 28 December 1973 (1973) … Herself - Performer
– Episode dated 29 December 1967 (1967) … Herself - Performer
 
1971-1973 The Harry Secombe Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.4 (1973) … Herself
– Episode dated 25 July 1973 (1973) … Herself
– Episode #3.4 (1972) … Herself
– Episode #2.4 (1971) … Herself
 
1972 The Reg Varney Revue (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #1.2 (1972) … Herself - Guest
 
1972 Saturday Variety (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.13 (1972) … Herself
 
1972 Patrick, Dear Patrick an Evening with Patrick Cargill and His Guests (TV movie)
Herself
 
1971 Stars on Sunday (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 December 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1971 The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #1.12 (1971) … Herself - Guest
 
1969 Join Jim Dale (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.1 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 Max (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 April 1969 (1969) … Herself
 
1968 The Val Doonican Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.6 (1968) … Herself
 
1967-1968 Dee Time (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.58 (1968) … Herself
– Episode #1.12 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 BBC Show of the Week (TV series)
Herself
– Beryl Reid (1967) … Herself
 
1967 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.34 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 The 21st Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Performance by Leading Actress in a Play
 
1964 Don't Say a Word (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #2.14 (1964) … Herself - Guest
 
1964 Blackpool Night Out (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.4 (1964) … Herself
 
1962 Saturday Bandbox (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.5 (1962) … Herself
 
1959-1961 Showtime (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.25 (1961) … Herself
– Episode #1.7 (1959) … Herself
 
1956-1960 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Comedienne
– Episode #5.28 (1960) … Herself - Comedienne
– Episode #2.27 (1957) … Herself
– Episode #2.2 (1956) … Herself
– Episode #1.32 (1956) … Herself
 
1954 Garrison Theatre (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 February 1954 (1954) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2008 Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies (TV documentary)
Mrs. Latham (uncredited)
 
2005 Favouritism (TV series)
 
2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
2000 The Unforgettable Beryl Reid (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1982 Arena (TV series documentary)
 

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The Killing of Sister George (1966). Comedy. Written by Frank Marcus. Directed by Val May. Belasco Theatre: 5 Oct 1966- 1 Apr 1967 (205 performances + 7 previews that began on 3 Oct 1966). Cast: Eileen Atkins (as "Alice 'Childie' McNaught"), Lally Bowers (as "Mrs. Mercy Croft")... See more »

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2 Print Biographies  | 2 Interviews  | 2 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

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5' 3" (1.60 m)
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