Line #1 Creator/BerylReid


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3	->''"Comedy is the longest apprenticeship in the world."''
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5	Beryl Elizabeth Reid, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]], (17 June 1919 -- 13 October 1996), was a British actress.
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7	She started acting in 1936 as a music hall performer. Her first big success was on the radio in ''Educating Archie'' as Monica and Marlene.
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9	She was a character actor on TV and in films often well-enjoyed. In the late '60s, she played Madge in the radio series ''The Trouble With You Lilian'' alongside Creator/PatriciaHayes as the titular Lilian but was unable to appear in [[Series/TheTroubleWithYouLilian the television series of the same name]], with her role being filled by Creator/DandyNichols.
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11	She won a Tony Award in the play ''The Killing of Sister George'' and reprised her role in [[Film/TheKillingOfSisterGeorge the 1968 film]]. Other films she appeared in during The70s include ''Film/TheAssassinationBureau'', ''Film/DrPhibesRisesAgain'', ''No Sex Please, We're British'', ''Film/CarryOnEmmannuelle'', and ''Rosie Dixon -- Night Nurse''.
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13	On TV, she starred in ''Alcock and Gander'' (which only ran for one series due to Reid's difficulties with performing before a live StudioAudience), had an important guest role in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E6Earthshock Earthshock]]", and won a MediaNotes/{{BAFTA}} for her performance as Connie Sachs in ''Smiley's People''.
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15	She died at 77 from osteoarthritis and kidney failure.
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19	!!Works on TV Tropes she appeared in:
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21	[[AC:Film]]
22	* ''Film/TheBellesOfStTrinians'' (1954) -- Miss Wilson
23	* ''Film/TwoWayStretch'' (1960) -- Miss Pringle
24	* ''[[Franchise/ThePinkPanther Inspector Clouseau]]'' (1968) -- Mrs. Weaver
25	* ''Film/TheKillingOfSisterGeorge'' (1968) -- June Buckridge
26	* ''Film/TheAssassinationBureau'' (1969) -- Madame Otero
27	* ''Film/DrPhibesRisesAgain'' (1972) -- Miss Ambrose
28	* ''Film/CarryOnEmmannuelle'' (1978) -- Mrs. Valentine
29	* ''Film/{{Yellowbeard}}'' (1983) -- Lady Lambourn
30	* ''{{WesternAnimation/The Wind in the Willows\|1983}}'' (1983) -- Mrs. Carrington-Moss
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32	* ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'', 3 episodes (1955) -- Various
33	* ''Series/TheGoodies'', episode "Sex and Violence" (1971) -- Desiree Carthorse
34	* ''Series/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Smiley Tracks the Mole", "How It All Fits Together"[[/labelnote]] (1979) -- Connie Sachs
35	* ''Series/WorzelGummidge'', episode "Muvvers' Day" (1981) -- Sarah Pigswill
36	* ''Series/DoctorWho'', 3 parts of 4-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E6Earthshock Earthshock]]" (1982) -- Captain Briggs
37	* ''Series/TheIrishRM'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Trinket's Colt", "O Love! O Fire!"[[/labelnote]] (1983) -- Mrs. Knox
38	* ''[[WesternAnimation/TheWindInTheWillows1983 The Wind in the Willows]]'', episode "The Further Adventures of Toad" (1984) -- Voices
39	* ''Series/{{Minder}}'', episode "The Second Time Around" (1984) -- Ruby Hubbard
40	* ''Series/{{Bergerac}}'', episode "Low Profile" (1985) -- Miss Broome
41	* ''Series/TheComicStripPresents'', episode ''Didn't You Kill My Brother?'' (1988) -- Mrs. Moss

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