Filmography
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Known For
Sense and Sensibility Mrs. Jennings (1995) -
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Fat Lady (2001) -
Playing the Field Mrs Mullen / Mrs. Mullen (1998-2002) -
Known For
Fox Connie Fox (1980) -
Actress
Is Anybody There? Prudence (2008) -
Love Soup Penny's Mother (2008) -
Poirot Mrs Leadbetter (2006) -
Midsomer Murders Ursula Gooding (1997-2006) -
Jericho Ellen Jericho (2005) -
Heartbeat Mrs. Andrews (1992-2005) -
Where the Heart Is Maureen (2005) -
The Royal Dolly Smith (2003-2004) -
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls Laura Pretty (2004) -
Swiss Toni Swiss Toni's Mother (2003-2004) -
Wren: The Man Who Built Britain Queen Anne (2004)
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![Shackleton]( "Shackleton")
Shackleton Janet Stancombe Wills (2002) -
Nice Guy Eddie Vera McMullen (2002)
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![Playing the Field]( "Playing the Field")
Playing the Field Mrs Mullen (1998-2002) -
![Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]( "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone")
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Fat Lady (2001) -
Nice Guy Eddie Vera McMullen (2001)
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![Victoria & Albert]( "Victoria & Albert")
Victoria & Albert Actress in 'The Rivals' (2001) -
The Sleeper Cath (2000)
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![Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)]( "Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)")
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) Mrs. Glauneck (2000) -
![Wives and Daughters]( "Wives and Daughters")
Wives and Daughters Mrs. Goodenough (1999) -
![A Christmas Carol]( "A Christmas Carol")
A Christmas Carol Mrs. Riggs (1999) -
![Alice in Wonderland]( "Alice in Wonderland")
Alice in Wonderland Duchess (1999) -
![The Barber of Siberia]( "The Barber of Siberia")
The Barber of Siberia Perepelkina (1998) -
![Casualty]( "Casualty")
Casualty Barbara Thomas (1998) -
![For My Baby]( "For My Baby")
For My Baby Olga Jenikova (1997) -
![Paradise Road]( "Paradise Road")
Paradise Road Mrs. Roberts (1997) -
![The Snow Queen's Revenge]( "The Snow Queen's Revenge")
The Snow Queen's Revenge Brenda (1996) -
![The Secret Agent]( "The Secret Agent")
The Secret Agent Winnie's Mother (1996) -
![Tales from the Crypt]( "Tales from the Crypt")
Tales from the Crypt Mrs. Trask (1996) -
![Sense and Sensibility]( "Sense and Sensibility")
Sense and Sensibility Mrs. Jennings (1995) -
![Performance]( "Performance")
Performance Mistress Quickly (1995) -
![Shine on Harvey Moon]( "Shine on Harvey Moon")
Shine on Harvey Moon Nan (1982-1995) -
![The Tomorrow People]( "The Tomorrow People")
The Tomorrow People Milicent Rutherford (1995) -
![Martin Chuzzlewit]( "Martin Chuzzlewit")
Martin Chuzzlewit Mrs. Gamp (1994) -
![Takin' Over the Asylum]( "Takin' Over the Asylum")
Takin' Over the Asylum Grandma (1994) -
![Alleyn Mysteries]( "Alleyn Mysteries")
Alleyn Mysteries Lady Lacklander (1994) -
![Class Act]( "Class Act")
Class Act Harriet Mainwaring (1994) -
![A Pinch of Snuff]( "A Pinch of Snuff")
A Pinch of Snuff Annabelle Andover (1994) -
![Middlemarch]( "Middlemarch")
Middlemarch Mrs Cadwallader (1994) -
![The Advocate]( "The Advocate")
The Advocate Madame Langlois (1993) -
![Jeeves and Wooster]( "Jeeves and Wooster")
Jeeves and Wooster Aunt Agatha (1993) -
![Lovejoy]( "Lovejoy")
Lovejoy Daphne Shotley (1993) -
![The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes]( "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes")
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Mrs Mason (1993) -
![Ruth Rendell Mysteries]( "Ruth Rendell Mysteries")
Ruth Rendell Mysteries Eva Peterlee (1992) -
![The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]( "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles")
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Schultz (1992) -
![Anglo Saxon Attitudes]( "Anglo Saxon Attitudes")
Anglo Saxon Attitudes Inge Middleton (1992) -
![The Old Devils]( "The Old Devils")
The Old Devils Dorothy Morgan (1992) -
![Soldier Soldier]( "Soldier Soldier")
Soldier Soldier Mrs. Henwood (1991) -
![Impromptu]( "Impromptu")
Impromptu Baroness Laginsky (1991) -
![Watching]( "Watching")
Watching Aunty Peggy (1988-1991) -
![Boon]( "Boon")
Boon Mrs. Whitfield (1990) -
![Screen One]( "Screen One")
Screen One Eileen Blackett (1990) -
![Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit]( "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit")
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit May (1990) -
Gentlemen and Players Meg St. Brevin (1989)
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![Singles]( "Singles")
Singles Pam's Mother (1989) -
![Young Charlie Chaplin]( "Young Charlie Chaplin")
Young Charlie Chaplin Madge Kendal (1989) -
![Simon and the Witch]( "Simon and the Witch")
Simon and the Witch The Witch (1987-1988) -
A Kind of Living Mrs. Bennet (1988)
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![Doctor Who]( "Doctor Who")
Doctor Who Tabby (1987) -
![Theatre Night]( "Theatre Night")
Theatre Night Mrs. Dudgeon (1987) -
![Time for Murder]( "Time for Murder")
Time for Murder Evelyn Smith (1985) -
![Bergerac]( "Bergerac")
Bergerac Mary Lou Costain (1985) -
![Going Undercover]( "Going Undercover")
Going Undercover Mrs. Van Der Reuter (1985) -
![Bones]( "Bones")
Bones Mrs. Epps (1985) -
![Sakharov]( "Sakharov")
Sakharov Nobel Presenter (1984) -
![The Cold Room]( "The Cold Room")
The Cold Room Frau Hoffman (1984) -
![Strangers and Brothers]( "Strangers and Brothers")
Strangers and Brothers Lady Muriel Royce (1984) -
![Those Glory Glory Days]( "Those Glory Glory Days")
Those Glory Glory Days School Mistress (1983) -
![The Merry Wives of Windsor]( "The Merry Wives of Windsor")
The Merry Wives of Windsor Mistress Quickly (1982) -
![Spider's Web]( "Spider's Web")
Spider's Web Mildred Peake (1982) -
![Alan Bennett's Objects of Affection]( "Alan Bennett's Objects of Affection")
Alan Bennett's Objects of Affection Cora (1982) -
![Play for Today]( "Play for Today")
Play for Today Alice Duckworth (1974-1982) -
Frost in May Mother Radcliffe (1982)
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The Haunting of Cassie Palmer Mrs. Palmer (1982)
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![An Unsuitable Job for a Woman]( "An Unsuitable Job for a Woman")
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Miss Markland (1982) -
Thank You, P.G. Wodehouse The aunts (1981)
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![Tales of the Unexpected]( "Tales of the Unexpected")
Tales of the Unexpected Aunt May (1980-1981) -
![Lady Chatterley's Lover]( "Lady Chatterley's Lover")
Lady Chatterley's Lover Lady Eva (1981) -
![Cribb]( "Cribb")
Cribb Mrs. Gurney (1981) -
![Crown Court]( "Crown Court")
Crown Court Janet Godfrey (1981) -
![Bognor]( "Bognor")
Bognor Alisa Potts (1981) -
![BBC2 Playhouse]( "BBC2 Playhouse")
BBC2 Playhouse Mrs. Radcliffe (1980-1981) -
We, the Accused Eleanor Presset (1980)
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![Richard's Things]( "Richard's Things")
Richard's Things Mrs. Sells (1980) -
![Fox]( "Fox")
Fox Connie Fox (1980) -
The Dybbuk Frade (1980)
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![BBC Play of the Month]( "BBC Play of the Month")
BBC Play of the Month Maud Lowder (1979) -
![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus Mother (1979) -
![The BBC Television Shakespeare]( "The BBC Television Shakespeare")
The BBC Television Shakespeare Calpurnia (1979) -
![Afternoon Off]( "Afternoon Off")
Afternoon Off Miss Beckinsale (1979) -
![The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People]( "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People")
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People Kate (1978) -
![BBC2 Play of the Week]( "BBC2 Play of the Week")
BBC2 Play of the Week Sarah (1977) -
![The Expert]( "The Expert")
The Expert Mrs. Kyneston (1976) -
![Victorian Scandals]( "Victorian Scandals")
Victorian Scandals Hannah (1976) -
![The Glittering Prizes]( "The Glittering Prizes")
The Glittering Prizes Lady Frances Davidson (1976) -
![Lucky Feller]( "Lucky Feller")
Lucky Feller Mrs. Mepstead (1975) -
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac Comtesse de Berny (1975)
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![The ITV Play]( "The ITV Play")
The ITV Play Mildred Bridges (1974-1975) -
![Village Hall]( "Village Hall")
Village Hall Maggie Snape (1975) -
![Second City Firsts]( "Second City Firsts")
Second City Firsts Zena Pool (1973) -
Black and Blue Eleanor (1973)
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![Three Into Two Won't Go]( "Three Into Two Won't Go")
Three Into Two Won't Go Marcia (1969) -
![Work Is a 4-Letter Word]( "Work Is a 4-Letter Word")
Work Is a 4-Letter Word Mrs. Murray (1968) -
All's Well That Ends Well Widow (1968)
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Actress
![Festival]( "Festival")
Festival Lampito (1964) -
Writer
![Festival]( "Festival")
Festival (1966) -
![ITV Play of the Week]( "ITV Play of the Week")
ITV Play of the Week (1966) -
![Theatre 625]( "Theatre 625")
Theatre 625 (1965) -
![ITV Television Playhouse]( "ITV Television Playhouse")
ITV Television Playhouse (1957) -
Writer
![Armchair Theatre]( "Armchair Theatre")
Armchair Theatre (1956) -
Soundtrack
![Playing the Field]( "Playing the Field")
Playing the Field (2002) -
Archive footage
![The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service]( "The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service")
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Did You Know
Trivia
On screen, she appeared mostly in matriarchal supporting roles, often as indomitable dowagers (very effectively so in Jeeves and Wooster (1990)), spinster aunts and aristocratic ladies. She starred in her own, short-lived BBC children's series, ...
Star Sign
Virgo
Personal Details
Born
Elizabeth Jean Williams
Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Died
(age 78)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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