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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:"[[Series/AlloAllo René! What are you doing with that serving girl in your arms?!]]"]] |
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4 | Carmen Dorothy Blanche Silvera, (2 June 1922 -- 3 August 2002), was a British actress best known for playing Edith Artois in ''Series/AlloAllo''. |
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6 | One of her earliest TV roles was on ''Series/ZCars'' in 1962. Two years later, she appeared as Camilla Hope in ''Compact'', a SoapOpera. |
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8 | She made two different ''Series/DoctorWho'' appearances in 1966 and 1974, appearing as three different characters in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E7TheCelestialToymaker The Celestial Toymaker]]", and as Ruth in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E2InvasionOfTheDinosaurs Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]". In 1970, she appeared in ''Series/DadsArmy'' in the episode "Mum's Army". She also was a regular face in {{Awful British Sex Comed|y}}ies of The70s, such as ''Clinic Exclusive'', ''On the Game'', and ''Keep It Up Downstairs''. |
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10 | In 1982, David Croft (who had previously worked with her in her ''Dad's Army'' guest role) cast her in her best-known role, the tone-deaf Madame Edith in '''Allo 'Allo!''. Silvera played the role in every episode of the series as well as the 1994 ClipShow. |
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12 | She died of lung cancer at the age of 80. |
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16 | !!Works on TV Tropes she appeared in: |
17 | [[AC:Series]] |
18 | * ''Series/ZCars'', episode "Down and Out" (1962) -- Woman |
19 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'', 5 episodes: |
20 | ** 3 episodes of 4-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E7TheCelestialToymaker The Celestial Toymaker]]" (1966) -- Clara the Clown/Queen of Hearts/Mrs. Wiggs |
21 | ** 2 episodes of 6-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E2InvasionOfTheDinosaurs Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]" (1974) -- Ruth |
22 | * ''Series/DadsArmy'', episode "Mum's Army" (1970) -- Mrs. Fiona Gray |
23 | * ''Series/{{Crossroads}}'', 1 episode (1972) -- Mrs. Burney |
24 | * ''Series/JackanoryPlayhouse'', episode "The Carpet Weaver of Samarkand" (1975) -- Zora's Mother |
25 | * ''Series/PlayForToday'', 2 episodes: |
26 | ** "The Floater" (1975) -- Señora Constanza |
27 | ** "Before Water Lilies" (1981) -- Marcia |
28 | * ''Series/TalesOfTheUnexpected'', episode "Neck" (1979) -- Carmen La Rosa |
29 | * ''Series/WhoopsApocalypse'', episode "Autumn Cannibalism" (1982) -- Shopper |
30 | * ''Series/AlloAllo'', 86 episodes (1982-94) -- Edith Artois |
31 | * ''Series/NoelsHouseParty'', 1 episode (1992) -- Edith Artois |
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