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Michele Dotrice

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Michele Dotrice in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)
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Michele Dotrice was born on 27 September 1948 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Not Now, Comrade (1976), Vanity Fair (1998) and Jane Eyre (1970). She was previously married to Edward Woodward.
BornSeptember 27, 1948
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    Known for

    Not Now, Comrade (1976)
    Not Now, Comrade
    5.0
    • Nancy Rimmington
    • 1976
    Frances Grey and Natasha Little in Vanity Fair (1998)
    Vanity Fair
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Mrs. Sedley
    Ian Bannen, George C. Scott, and Susannah York in Jane Eyre (1970)
    Jane Eyre
    6.3
    • Mary Rivers
    • 1970
    Captain Jack (1999)
    Captain Jack
    6.1
    • Deirdre
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Unforgotten (2015)
      Unforgotten
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Dot Baines
      • 2025
    • Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith in Inside No. 9 (2014)
      Inside No. 9
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Party Guest
      • Marion
      • 2015–2024
    • Royal Mob (2022)
      Royal Mob
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Queen Victoria
      • 2022
    • Gregor Fisher, Nigel Havers, Sue Johnston, Sarah Parish, Ben Rufus Green, Diane Morgan, Susannah Fielding, and Joe Wilkinson in The Cockfields (2019)
      The Cockfields
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Lyn
      • 2021
    • Judi Dench, Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, and Dan Stevens in Blithe Spirit (2020)
      Blithe Spirit
      5.4
      • Edna (as Michelle Dotrice)
      • 2020
    • Jason Watkins and Tala Gouveia in McDonald & Dodds (2020)
      McDonald & Dodds
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Mary Costair
      • 2020
    • A Very British Christmas (2019)
      A Very British Christmas
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Sandra
      • 2019
    • Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw in A Very English Scandal (2018)
      A Very English Scandal
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Edna Friendship
      • 2018
    • Grandpa's Great Escape (2018)
      Grandpa's Great Escape
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Miss Trifle
      • 2018
    • The Lock-In (2016)
      The Lock-In
      7.2
      Short
      • Posh Woman
      • 2016
    • Joanne Froggatt and Tom Riley in Starfish (2016)
      Starfish
      6.6
      • Jean
      • 2016
    • Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)
      Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Betty Spencer
      • 1973–2016
    • Michael Benz, David Suchet, Philip Cumbus, Emily Barber, and Imogen Doel in The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage (2015)
      The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage
      8.3
      • Miss Prism
      • 2015
    • Philip Glenister, Catherine Tate, and David Walliams in Big School (2013)
      Big School
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Rita Gunn
      • 2014
    • Ben Miller in Death in Paradise (2011)
      Death in Paradise
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Pam Chandler
      • 2014

    Soundtrack

    • The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968)
      The Morecambe & Wise Show
      8.1
      TV Series
      • performer: "Nobody Does It Like Me" (uncredited)
      • 1976

    Videos4

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    Trailer 2:42
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    Trailer 2:42
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    Starfish
    Trailer 2:13
    Starfish
    Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
    Trailer 1:07
    Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Michelle Dotrice
    • Height
      • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
    • Born
      • September 27, 1948
      • Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Edward WoodwardJanuary 17, 1987 - November 16, 2009 (his death, 1 child)
    • Children
        Emily Woodward
    • Parents
        Kay Dotrice
    • Relatives
        Yvette Dotrice(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Her theatre credits include: various roles in "Henry IV Part 1" by William Shakespeare (1964, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, directed by Peter Hall ).

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Gave birth to her 1st child, a daughter Emily Beth Woodward (Emily Woodward) in 1983, with her boyfriend (now late husband) Edward Woodward.
    • Trademark
        As the role of Betty in "Some Mothers Do Ave Em", her trademark is the phrase.. "Oh Frank!"

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