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Eileen Way (1911–1994)

Actress

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She played Old Mother, the first character to die in Doctor Who, in the second and third episodes of the series. See more trivia »

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in Surrey, England, UK

Died:

(age 82) in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
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1992-1993 Sean's Show (TV series)
Mrs. Pebbles
– Episode #2.1 (1993) … Mrs. Pebbles
– Blind Date (1992) … Mrs. Pebbles
– Gordon (1992) … Mrs. Pebbles
– Badgers (1992) … Mrs. Pebbles
– Jelly and Blizzards (1992) … Mrs. Pebbles
 
1993 Century Falls (TV series)
Alice Harkness
– Episode #1.6 (1993) … Alice Harkness
– Episode #1.4 (1993) … Alice Harkness
– Episode #1.3 (1993) … Alice Harkness
– Episode #1.2 (1993) … Alice Harkness
– Episode #1.1 (1993) … Alice Harkness
 
1993 The Detectives (TV series)
Old Lady
– Hostage (1993) … Old Lady
 
1992 The Bill (TV series)
Mrs. Collins
– A Blind Eye (1992) … Mrs. Collins
 
1992 Chillers (TV series)
Edna
– Under a Dark Angel's Eye (1992) … Edna
 
1991 Birds of a Feather (TV series)
Irene
– Cuckoo (1991) … Irene
 
1991 Inspector Morse (TV series)
Mrs Papas
– Greeks Bearing Gifts (1991) … Mrs Papas
 
1991 Bergerac (TV series)
Mrs. Edwards
– The Waiting Game (1991) … Mrs. Edwards
 
1990 Screen One (TV series)
Aunt Anna
– One Last Chance (1990) … Aunt Anna
 
1989 Queen of Hearts
Mama Sibilla
 
1989 War and Remembrance (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Stern
– Part 11 (1989) … Mrs. Stern
– Part 10 (1989) … Mrs. Stern
 
1988 The Rainbow (TV series)
Lydia Brangwen
– The Darkness of Paradise (1988) … Lydia Brangwen
– Ghosts (1988) … Lydia Brangwen
 
1987 Vanity Fair (TV series)
Mrs. Tinker
– Crawley of Queen's Crawley (1987) … Mrs. Tinker
 
1987 One by One (TV series)
Mrs. Maplin
– Changing Places (1987) … Mrs. Maplin
 
1987 Screen Two (TV series)
Finn's Grandma
– Naming the Names (1987) … Finn's Grandma
 
1986 All Passion Spent (TV movie)
Genoux
 
1986 Paradise Postponed (TV mini-series)
Dora Nowt
– Faith Unfaithful (1986) … Dora Nowt
 
1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story (TV mini-series)
Vendor
 
1985 Bad Medicine
Sra. Madera, Ramon's Mother
 
1983-1985 By the Sword Divided (TV series)
Minty
– Restoration (1985) … Minty
– Retribution (1985) … Minty
– Forlorn Hope (1985) … Minty
– Fateful Days (1985) … Minty
– Escape (1985) … Minty
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1984 Sakharov (TV movie)
Ruf Grigorievna
 
1984 Memed My Hawk
Seuneh
 
1983 Macbeth (TV movie)
Second Witch
 
1983 The Old Men at the Zoo (TV series)
Mrs. Langley-Beard
– Armageddon (1983) … Mrs. Langley-Beard
 
1982 Minder (TV series)
Mrs. Chambers' Mother
– Dead Men Do Tell Tales (1982) … Mrs. Chambers' Mother
 
1981 Sphinx
Aida
 
1980 Fair Stood the Wind for France (TV mini-series)
Grandmother
 
1979 Secret Army (TV series)
Woman Patient
– Collaborator (1979) … Woman Patient
 
1963-1979 Doctor Who (TV series)
Karela / Old Mother
– The Creature from the Pit: Part Four (1979) … Karela
– The Creature from the Pit: Part Three (1979) … Karela
– The Creature from the Pit: Part Two (1979) … Karela
– The Creature from the Pit: Part One (1979) … Karela
– The Forest of Fear (1963) … Old Mother
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1978 Les Miserables (TV movie)
Lodger
 
1977 Just William (TV series)
Mrs. Marsh
– William the Philanthropist (1977) … Mrs. Marsh
 
1977 Ripping Yarns (TV series)
Old woman
– Across the Andes by Frog (1977) … Old woman
 
1977 Poldark (TV series)
Agatha Poldark
– Episode #2.5 (1977) … Agatha Poldark
– Episode #2.4 (1977) … Agatha Poldark
– Episode #2.3 (1977) … Agatha Poldark
– Episode #2.2 (1977) … Agatha Poldark
– Episode #2.1 (1977) … Agatha Poldark
 
1977 The Mackinnons (TV series)
Christina McSween
– Shame the Devil (1977) … Christina McSween
 
1967-1977 Z Cars (TV series)
Mrs. Hancock / Mrs. McGann / Mrs. Riley
– Rage (1977) … Mrs. Riley
– Bits An' Bats (1974) … Mrs. McGann
– The Great Art Robbery: Part 1 (1967) … Mrs. Hancock
 
1976 The Glittering Prizes (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Hersh
– A Double Life (1976) … Mrs. Hersh
 
1974 Upstairs, Downstairs (TV series)
Madame Francini
– The Glorious Dead (1974) … Madame Francini
 
1973 The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV series)
Maggie
– The Barge (1973) … Maggie
 
1972 Thirty Minutes Worth (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (1972)
 
1972 The Onedin Line (TV series)
Old Woman
– A Woman Alone (1972) … Old Woman
 
1972 New Scotland Yard (TV series)
Mrs. Esther Grubber
– Memory of a Gauntlet (1972) … Mrs. Esther Grubber
 
1968-1970 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Gypsy woman / Woman
– A Sound from the Sea (1970) … Woman
– The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe (1968) … Gypsy woman
 
1970 Germinal (TV mini-series)
Ma Brûlé
– Soldiers (1970) … Ma Brûlé
– Mob Rule (1970) … Ma Brûlé
 
1969 The Flaxton Boys (TV series)
Macena
– 1854: The Witches (1969) … Macena
 
1966-1969 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Aunt Erika / Marguerite Rosmer / Mrs. Phillips / …
– All Out for Kangaroo Valley (1969) … Woman in pub
– The Last Train through Harecastle Tunnel (1969) … Mrs. Phillips
– The Executioner (1966) … Marguerite Rosmer
– Calf Love (1966) … Aunt Erika
 
1969 The Gold Robbers (TV series)
Dowager
– The Man with Two Faces (1969) … Dowager
 
1969 The Saint (TV series)
The Maid
– Vendetta for the Saint: Part 2 (1969) … The Maid
 
1968 The Spanish Farm (TV movie)
Berthe
 
1965-1967 Mogul (TV series)
Mrs. Murtagh / Saroya
– Who Buys Who? (1967) … Saroya
– A Job for Willy (1965) … Mrs. Murtagh
 
1966 Arrivederci, Baby!
Italian Dressmaker
 
1966 Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Old Woman
 
1966 Court Martial (TV series)
Woman
– Where There Was No Echo (1966) … Woman
 
1964-1965 Cluff (TV series)
Amy Horrisey / Mrs. Bateson
– The Daughters (1965) … Amy Horrisey
– The Daughter-In-Law (1964) … Mrs. Bateson
 
1964 The Comedy Man
Landlady
 
1964 The Bargee
Onlooker
 
1964 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
La Madrecita
– Camino Real (1964) … La Madrecita
 
1963 Kidnapped (TV mini-series)
Jennet Clouston
– Catriona (1963) … Jennet Clouston
 
1963 The Sentimental Agent (TV series)
Miss. Mithras
– A Little Sweetness and Light (1963) … Miss. Mithras
 
1963 Maigret (TV series)
– The Lost Life (1963)
 
1963 Maupassant (TV series)
Mme. Padoie
– Bachelors (1963) … Mme. Padoie
 
1963 Drama 61-67 (TV series)
Landlady
– Drama '63: Rasputin Was a Nice Old Man (1963) … Landlady
 
1963 Man of the World (TV series)
Catrina
– The Bullfighter (1963) … Catrina
 
1963 Crane (TV series)
– The Executioners (1963)
 
1962 Benny Hill (TV series)
Lorna
– The Mystery of Black Bog Manor (1962) … Lorna
 
1962 Sir Francis Drake (TV series)
Pastora
– The Gypsies (1962) … Pastora
 
1962 Village of Daughters
Gloria Balbino (A Mother)
 
1961 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Isa Capon
– Desperation (1961) … Isa Capon
 
1961 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Mrs. Evans
– The Confession (1961) … Mrs. Evans
 
1961 Rashomon (TV movie)
The Medium
 
1961 The Singer Not the Song
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1960 Rendezvous (TV series)
Signora Zampino
– Next Time You'll See Venice/Next Time You See Venice (1960) … Signora Zampino
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Ruth Kellner / Senora Rivera
– Playhouse 90: A Town Has Turned to Dust (1960) … Senora Rivera
– Twentieth Century Theatre: Glorious Morning (1960) … Ruth Kellner
 
1960 Hancock's Half Hour (TV series)
Mavis Smith
– The Reunion Party (1960) … Mavis Smith
 
1960 Kidnapped
Jennet Clouston
 
1960 International Detective (TV series)
Mama Carlucci
– The Winthrop Case (1960) … Mama Carlucci
 
1959 The Vagrant Heart (TV movie)
Mrs. Smith
 
1959 William Tell (TV series)
Granny Rossi
– The Black Brothers (1959) … Granny Rossi
 
1958 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Susan
– Breakdown (1958) … Susan
 
1958 The Vikings
Kitala
 
1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Old Maid
– Time to Go Now (1958) … Old Maid
 
1955-1957 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
La Cachiporra / Sarah Becker
– Counsellor at Law (1957) … Sarah Becker
– Midsummer Fire (1955) … La Cachiporra
 
1957 Bullet from the Past (short)
Lady At No 72 (uncredited)
 
1956 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– The Right Thing (1956)
 
1955 Barbie (TV series)
Miss McGinty
– Episode #1.3 (1955) … Miss McGinty
– Episode #1.2 (1955) … Miss McGinty
 
1955 The Blakes (TV mini-series)
Gypsy Rebecca
– Episode #1.1 (1955) … Gypsy Rebecca
 
1954 Aunt Clara
Maggie Mason
 
1954 Thunder Rock (TV movie)
Ellen Kirby
 
1954 Lovers, Happy Lovers!
1st Landlady (uncredited)
 
1954 They Who Dare
Greek Woman
 
1953 Three Stops to Murder
Mme. Fernande
 
1953 The Shadow Man
Mrs. Thoms, Angele's landlady
 
1952 The Assassin
Woman Detective
 
1952 The Stranger Left No Card (short)
Secretary
 
1952 Mr. Lord Says No
Mrs. Potter
 
1951 Cheer the Brave
 
1939 The Day Is Gone (TV movie)
Florrie
 
1938 The Gay Lord Quex (TV movie)
 
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2009 Lalla's Wardrobe: A Frockumentary (video short)
Madame Karela (uncredited)
 
2007 A Matter of Time (video documentary)
Madame Karela
 
2004 A New Beginning (video documentary short)
Karela (uncredited)
 
1963 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

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(1962) She acted in Friedrich Hebbel's play, "Judith," at Her Majesty's Theatre in London, England with Sean Connery, Ruth Meyers, Barry Foster, Michael Gough, Vivien Merchant, Gary Watson, Peter Bayliss, and Michael Culver in the cast. Harold Clurman was director. Richard Rodney Bennett was musical director. See more »

Height:

5' 4½" (1.64 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

She played Old Mother, the first character to die in Doctor Who, in the second and third episodes of the series. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo