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Filmography
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Known For
Scoop Joe's Co-Passengers (2006) -
Shadow Play Queen Victoria (2004) -
Pride and Prejudice Mrs. Reynolds (1980) -
Known For
One Foot in the Grave Mrs Warboys / Mrs. Warboys (1990-2000) -
Actress
Blind Mrs. Wood (2019) -
Doctors Mrs. Merriam (2001-2019) -
Knock at the Door Mrs. Harris (2018) -
Jean Jean (2018) -
Father Brown Miss Tibby (2018) -
55 Steps Eleanor's Mother (2017) -
Inspector Lewis Joan (2015) -
The Mimic Martin's Grandma (2013-2014) -
Fire Horse Ada (2013) -
The Owner Felicity (2012) -
Over the Hill? Mrs. Parker (2012)
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![My Family]( "My Family")
My Family Lillian (2011) -
![Late Bloomers]( "Late Bloomers")
Late Bloomers Nora (2011) -
![Coronation Street]( "Coronation Street")
Coronation Street Joy Fishwick (2010-2011) -
![Dirk Gently]( "Dirk Gently")
Dirk Gently Ruth Jordan (2010) -
![Jonathan Creek]( "Jonathan Creek")
Jonathan Creek Mrs. Gantry (2010) -
Two Ladies & a Hill Hillary (2010)
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![The Queen]( "The Queen")
The Queen The Queen Mother (2009) -
![Holby City]( "Holby City")
Holby City Simone Mannstein (2004-2009) -
![Bonekickers]( "Bonekickers")
Bonekickers Mary Cunley (2008) -
![Clatterford]( "Clatterford")
Clatterford Queenie (2006-2008) -
![The Sarah Jane Adventures]( "The Sarah Jane Adventures")
The Sarah Jane Adventures Mrs Randall (2007) -
![Holby Blue]( "Holby Blue")
Holby Blue Maureen Jessop (2007) -
![Scoop]( "Scoop")
Scoop Joe's Co-Passengers (2006) -
![Brief Encounters]( "Brief Encounters")
Brief Encounters Frances (2006) -
![Love Soup]( "Love Soup")
Love Soup Mavis Bledsoe (2005) -
![Antonio's Breakfast]( "Antonio's Breakfast")
Antonio's Breakfast Lady with Rubbish (2005) -
![Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky]( "Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky")
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky Marion Chingford (2005) -
![Hustle]( "Hustle")
Hustle Anne Foster (2005) -
![Doc Martin]( "Doc Martin")
Doc Martin Marianne Walker (2004) -
![Shadow Play]( "Shadow Play")
Shadow Play Queen Victoria (2004) -
![Suzie Gold]( "Suzie Gold")
Suzie Gold Nana's Friend (2004) -
![The Bill]( "The Bill")
The Bill Anne Culshaw (2003) -
![Casualty]( "Casualty")
Casualty Renee Wainwright (1990-2002) -
![One Foot in the Grave]( "One Foot in the Grave")
One Foot in the Grave Mrs Warboys (1990-2000) -
![Where the Heart Is]( "Where the Heart Is")
Where the Heart Is Miriam Stone (2000) -
![The Wild House]( "The Wild House")
The Wild House Granny (1997-1999) -
![So This Is Romance?]( "So This Is Romance?")
So This Is Romance? Clairvoyant (1997) -
![Chalk]( "Chalk")
Chalk Dr. Eleanor Gillespie (1997) -
![In Love and War]( "In Love and War")
In Love and War Emilia (1996) -
![Testament: The Bible in Animation]( "Testament: The Bible in Animation")
Testament: The Bible in Animation Naomi (1996) -
![Our Friends in the North]( "Our Friends in the North")
Our Friends in the North Mrs Wilson (1996) -
The Vet Edie Davenport (1996)
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![A Man You Don't Meet Every Day]( "A Man You Don't Meet Every Day")
A Man You Don't Meet Every Day Mrs. Norton (1994) -
![Class Act]( "Class Act")
Class Act Hilda Skoric (1994) -
![Peak Practice]( "Peak Practice")
Peak Practice Mary Eastman (1994) -
Nice Town Jean Thompson (1992)
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![The Secret Agent]( "The Secret Agent")
The Secret Agent Mrs. Waller (1992) -
![The Turn of the Screw]( "The Turn of the Screw")
The Turn of the Screw Doreen (1992) -
![Sam Saturday]( "Sam Saturday")
Sam Saturday Rita Sterne (1992) -
![Mr. Wakefield's Crusade]( "Mr. Wakefield's Crusade")
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade Chrissie (1992) -
![Lovejoy]( "Lovejoy")
Lovejoy Vera (1992) -
![Stanley and the Women]( "Stanley and the Women")
Stanley and the Women Lady Bailey (1991) -
![Mountains of the Moon]( "Mountains of the Moon")
Mountains of the Moon Mrs. Speke (1990) -
![Screen Two]( "Screen Two")
Screen Two Landlady (1990) -
Sunday Premiere Mrs. Venables (1987)
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![Screenplay]( "Screenplay")
Screenplay Mother Monica (1987) -
![Star Quality: Bon Voyage]( "Star Quality: Bon Voyage")
Star Quality: Bon Voyage Mrs. Teitelbaum (1985) -
![Summer Season]( "Summer Season")
Summer Season Matron (1985) -
![Connie]( "Connie")
Connie Miss Greer (1985) -
Home Video (1984)
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Charlie Maggie (1984)
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![St. Ursula's in Danger]( "St. Ursula's in Danger")
St. Ursula's in Danger Miss Cowley (1983) -
![Yentl]( "Yentl")
Yentl Mrs. Shaemen (1983) -
![The Home Front]( "The Home Front")
The Home Front Medora (1983) -
![The French Lieutenant's Woman]( "The French Lieutenant's Woman")
The French Lieutenant's Woman Lady on Train (1981) -
![BBC2 Playhouse]( "BBC2 Playhouse")
BBC2 Playhouse Mrs. Orpen (1980-1981) -
![The Gentle Touch]( "The Gentle Touch")
The Gentle Touch Beryl King (1980) -
![Ladykillers]( "Ladykillers")
Ladykillers Mrs. Wheeler (1980) -
![Pride and Prejudice]( "Pride and Prejudice")
Pride and Prejudice Mrs. Reynolds (1980) -
Secret Orchards Aunt Bunny (1979)
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![Black Jack]( "Black Jack")
Black Jack Mrs. Carter (1979) -
![Play for Today]( "Play for Today")
Play for Today Mary Hunter (1974-1979) -
![Mystery!: Malice Aforethought]( "Mystery!: Malice Aforethought")
Mystery!: Malice Aforethought Hilda (1979) -
![Thomas and Sarah]( "Thomas and Sarah")
Thomas and Sarah Mrs. Ryder (1979) -
![Secret Army]( "Secret Army")
Secret Army Mme. Desmarts (1978) -
![Crown Court]( "Crown Court")
Crown Court Vera Tilley (1972-1977) -
Esther Waters Mrs. Randal (1977)
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Headmaster Chairwoman (1977)
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![Eleanor Marx]( "Eleanor Marx")
Eleanor Marx Frau Marx (1977) -
![The Duchess of Duke Street]( "The Duchess of Duke Street")
The Duchess of Duke Street Mrs. Catchpole (1976) -
![Bill Brand]( "Bill Brand")
Bill Brand Edna James (1976) -
![All Creatures Great and Small]( "All Creatures Great and Small")
All Creatures Great and Small Mrs. Seaton (1975) -
![Intimate Strangers]( "Intimate Strangers")
Intimate Strangers Dorothy (1974) -
Marked Personal Mrs. Hastings (1974)
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![Vienna 1900]( "Vienna 1900")
Vienna 1900 Frau Arbesbacher (1973) -
The Song of Songs Frau Czepanek (1973)
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![Special Branch]( "Special Branch")
Special Branch Miss Mitchell (1969-1973) -
Armchair 30 Miss Fanshaw (1973)
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![Public Eye]( "Public Eye")
Public Eye Miss Barnwell (1973) -
![Love Story]( "Love Story")
Love Story Mrs. Driver (1966-1973) -
![Kate]( "Kate")
Kate Harriet Bates (1972) -
![Frenzy]( "Frenzy")
Frenzy Woman in Crowd (1972) -
![Six Days of Justice]( "Six Days of Justice")
Six Days of Justice Probation Officer (1972) -
![Strange Report]( "Strange Report")
Strange Report Mrs. Ogilvie (1969) -
![W. Somerset Maugham]( "W. Somerset Maugham")
W. Somerset Maugham Madame Joyce (1969) -
![Privilege]( "Privilege")
Privilege Miss Crawford (1967) -
Uncle Charles American wife (1967)
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![BBC Play of the Month]( "BBC Play of the Month")
BBC Play of the Month Mrs. Fletcher (1965) -
Actress
![Emergency-Ward 10]( "Emergency-Ward 10")
Emergency-Ward 10 Mrs. Cox (1964-1965) -
Archive footageI Don't Believe It (2016)
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The Many Faces of... (2010)
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![One Foot in the Grave]( "One Foot in the Grave")
One Foot in the Grave (1997) -
Archive footage
![Selection Box]( "Selection Box")
Selection Box (1997) -
One Foot in the Grave (1994)
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Did You Know
Trivia
In January 2002 Doreen appeared on a 'Classic British Sitcom Stars' special of TV quiz The Weakest Link (2000). When asked by host Anne Robinson what her most memorable moment was on the crazy sitcom One Foot in the Grave (1990) Doreen replied very ...
Quotes
We were young and poor, and needed to earn some money. I decided with the wonderful ignorance of youth to earn a living by acting - and luckily, I did.
Star Sign
Cancer
Personal Details
Born
Doreen June Mantle
Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa
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