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3	->''"Theatre companies are like families and these days of course, I'm the mother, dispensing tea and sympathy to anyone who needs it."''
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5	Dilys Laye, born Dilys Lay, (11 March 1934 -- 13 February 2009), was an English actress best known for her appearances in the ''Film/CarryOnSeries''.
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7	Her first appearance on stage was as a boy in ''The Burning Bush'' at the age of 14 and a year later she made her first film appearance in ''Trottie True''.
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9	Throughout TheFifties, she appeared in many West End revues and was the first Dulcie in ''Theatre/TheBoyFriend''. By the end of the decade, she began appearing in more films. Four days before filming was due to start on ''Film/CarryOnCruising'', Creator/JoanSims fell ill and Laye was cast at short notice to fill the role of Flo Castle, and would return to the ''Film/CarryOnSeries'' a further three times.
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11	In 2006 she was diagnosed with cancer, but continued to make appearances on stage and TV.
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13	She died from lung cancer at the age of 74, living six months longer than she was predicted to.
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17	!!Works on TV Tropes she appeared in:
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19	[[AC:Films]]
20	* ''Film/TheBellesOfStTrinians'' (1954) -- Sixth Former (UncreditedRole)
21	* ''Film/DoctorAtLarge'' (1957) -- Jasmine Hatchet
22	* ''Film/BlueMurderAtStTrinians'' (1957) -- Bridget Strong
23	* ''Film/PleaseTurnOver'' (1959) -- Miss Millicent Jones/Stella Hopkins
24	* ''Film/CarryOnCruising'' (1962) -- Flo Castle
25	* ''Film/CarryOnSpying'' (1964) -- Lila
26	* ''Film/ACountessFromHongKong'' (1967) -- Saleswoman
27	* ''Film/CarryOnDoctor'' (1967) -- Mavis Winkle
28	* ''Film/CarryOnCamping'' (1969) -- Anthea Meeks
29	* ''{{Film/Alice in Wonderland\|1999}}'' (1999) -- Governess
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32	* ''Series/{{Campion}}'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Case of the Late Pig: Part 1", "The Case of the Late Pig: Part 2"[[/labelnote]] (1989) -- Poppy Burridge
33	* ''{{Series/ScreenPlay\|BBC}}'', episode "The Spirit of Man" (1989) -- Marie Blin
34	* ''Series/EastEnders'', 19 episodes (1994-95) -- Maxine Palmer
35	* ''Series/CoronationStreet'', 4 episodes (2000-01) -- Isabel Stephens
36	* ''Series/HolbyCity'', 2 episodes:
37	** "First Impressions" (2000) -- Eloise Sanderson
38	** "Secrets and Lies (2002) -- Maureen Newton
39	* ''Series/{{Doctors}}'', 3 episodes:
40	** "Old Wives' Tales" (2001) -- Constance
41	** "Flower Power" (2004) -- Aunt Patricia
42	** "Deceptive Appearances" (2007) -- Gwendolyn Harrington
43	* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'', episode "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS5E2 Market for Murder]]" (2002) -- Vera Hopkins
44	* ''Series/TheAmazingMrsPritchard'', 2 episodes (2006) -- Queen UsefulNotes/ElizabethII
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