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Pauline Yates(1929-2015)

  • Actress
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The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin
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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1979)
Born in St. Helens, Lancashire, Pauline Yates knew she wanted to be an actress from an early age. After leaving school, she went straight into Oldham Rep., making her stage debut at 17 as Grace Poole in Jane Eyre. In the late 1960s she landed her first TV role and became a familiar face on programmes such as Crown Court and Armchair Theatre. She was married to actor/writer Donald Churchill and they had two daughters, Jemma and Polly.
BornJune 16, 1929
DiedJanuary 21, 2015(85)
BornJune 16, 1929
DiedJanuary 21, 2015(85)
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Known for:

William Russell and Judy Matheson in Harriet's Back in Town (1972)
Harriet's Back in Town
6.4
TV Series
  • Harriet Preston
Keep It in the Family (1980)
Keep It in the Family
7.6
TV Series
  • Muriel Rush
Leonard Rossiter in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976)
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
8.0
TV Series
  • Elizabeth Perrin
ITV Play of the Week (1955)
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7.3
TV Series
  • Enid Baker
  • Freda Caplan
  • Jennie Hughes
  • Miss Chase

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Actress

  • Rose and Maloney (2002)
    Rose and Maloney
    • Bev
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Angela Lonsdale, Eva Alexander, and Tom Frederic in Doctors (2000)
    Doctors
    • Susan Miles
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Warriors (1999)
    Warriors
    • Gran
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • John Thaw in Kavanagh QC (1995)
    Kavanagh QC
    • May Hanks
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • Reckless: The Movie (1998)
    Reckless: The Movie
    • Joyce Crane
    • TV Movie
    • 1998
  • The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (1996)
    The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
    • Elizabeth Perrin
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
    • Sylvia Lassiter
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Elenya (1992)
    Elenya
    • Elenya's Voice (voice)
    • 1992
  • So Haunt Me (1992)
    So Haunt Me
    • Bunty
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Rumpole of the Bailey (1978)
    Rumpole of the Bailey
    • Mrs Whittaker
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • Screenplay (1986)
    Screenplay
    • Barbara
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Jenny Seagrove in Hold the Dream (1986)
    Hold the Dream
    • Daisy Amory
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1987
  • Julie Walters in She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas (1985)
    She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas
    • Diane
    • 1985
  • The Funny Side of Christmas
    • Elizabeth Perrin
    • TV Movie
    • 1982
  • Keep It in the Family (1980)
    Keep It in the Family
    • Muriel Rush
    • TV Series
    • 1980–1982

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  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • June 16, 1929
    • St. Helens, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 21, 2015
    • Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Donald Churchill1960 - October 29, 1991 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    She acted in Joe Orton's play "What the Butler Saw" at the Teatr Y Werin in Aberystwyth, Wales in an Oxford Playhouse Company production with William Russell and Michael Barrington.
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    Had two children from her marriage to Donald Churchill: actress Jemma Churchill & writer Polly Churchill.

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