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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 |
31 | [[AC:Series]] |
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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