Beryl Cooke
Beryl Cooke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 November 1906 Soho, England |
| Died | 21 August 2001 (aged 94) London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1954–1995 |
Beryl Cooke (1 November 1906 – 21 August 2001) was an English actress.[1] Her career spanned six decades; she is most familiar to British audiences as Aunt Lucy in the sitcom Happy Ever After and Mrs. Vance in the BBC drama Tenko.[2]
Life
[edit]She was born in Westminster, London on 1 November 1906.
She died in London on 21 August 2001 aged 94. She is buried in East London Cemetery.
TV
[edit]Cooke made an appearance in British sitcom Only Fools and Horses in the episode The Second Time Around, as a woman Del Boy (David Jason) and Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst) believe to be their Aunt Rose, only for it to emerge that the real Aunt Rose moved away some years beforehand.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Conflict of Wings | Miss Nelson | |
| 1954 | Knave of Hearts | Kind Typist | Uncredited |
| 1954 | Someone Else's Child | Miss Larner | Short film |
| 1957 | The Crooked Sky | Landlady | |
| 1958 | Them Nice Americans | Undetermined Role | Uncredited |
| 1961 | The Monster of Highgate Ponds | Miss Haggerty | |
| 1966 | The Ghost of Monk's Island | Aunt Edna | |
| 1968 | The Blood Beast Terror | Housekeeper | |
| 1969 | A Nice Girl Like Me | Bridal Gowns Assistant | Credited as Beryl Cook |
| 1971 | She'll Follow You Anywhere | Perfume Tester | |
| 1980 | High Rise Donkey | Miss Pringle |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | On Stage - London | Unknown | Episode: #1.2 |
| 1959 | Don't Tell Father | Miss Fletcher | Episode: #1.1 |
| 1959 | Emergency Ward 10 | Alice Knox | Episode: #1.274 |
| 1961 | Flower of Evil | Frau Elrich | Episode: "The Camp in the Mountains" |
| 1963–1965 | Compact | Mrs. Chater | 162 episodes |
| 1967 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Mrs. Finch | Episode: "The Black Doctor" |
| 1967 | Angel Pavement | Mrs. Pearson | 2 episodes |
| 1967 | Vanity Fair | Miss Jemima | Episode: "The Famous Little Becky Puppet" |
| 1967–1968 | The Newcomers | Celia Stuart | 52 episodes |
| 1969 | Mr. Digby Darling | Olive | 3 episodes |
| 1969 | Out of the Unknown | Mrs. Gale | Episode: "Random Quest" |
| 1969 | Imperial Palace | Miss. Prentiss | 2 episodes |
| 1969 | Jackanory | Storyteller | 5 episodes |
| 1969 | The Ugliest Girl in Town | Saleslady | Episode: "The Track Star" |
| 1970 | Father, Dear Father | Mrs. Schultz | Episode: "This Is Your Wife" |
| 1970 | The Doctors | Mrs. Roache | Episode: #1.62 |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Storyteller (as Beryl Cook) | Episode: "Angels Are So Few" |
| 1971 | Bless This House | Mrs. Gordon | Episode: "Another Fine Mess..." |
| 1971 | The Runaway Summer | Aunt Alice | 4 episodes |
| 1970–1971 | The Troubleshooters | Miss Jenkins | 7 episodes |
| 1972 | A Family at War | Cafe Manageress | Episode: "Coming Home" |
| 1972 | Villains | 1st Miss Sinclair | Episode: "Move In, Move On" |
| 1972 | Public Eye | Receptionist | Episode: "Many a Slip" |
| 1971–1973 | Z Cars | Mary Brent
Matron Miss Gladwell |
3 episodes |
| 1973 | Emmerdale | Mavis Scott | 2 episodes |
| 1972–1973 | Follyfoot | Miss Patience
Headmistress |
3 episodes |
| 1973 | The Dragon's Opponent | Mrs. Morden | Episode: "The Drawn Sword" |
| 1973 | Jackanory Playhouse | Fairy godmother | Episode: "The Magician's Heart" |
| 1974 | The Onedin Line | Lucy Armitage | Episode: "The Silver Caddy" |
| 1974 | Marked Personal | Dorothy Turner | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | Badger's Set | Mrs. Badger | Television film |
| 1974 | No, Honestly | Aunt Augusta | Episode: "Bed, Beautiful Bed" |
| 1974–1975 | Comedy Playhouse | Aunt Lucy
Molly |
2 episodes |
| 1975 | Hogg's Back | Mrs. Witherspoon (as Beryl Cook) | Episode: #1.6 |
| 1974–1978 | Happy Ever After | Aunt Lucy | 38 episodes |
| 1979 | The Other One | Mrs. Swift | Episode: #2.1 |
| 1980 | The Greeks: A Journey in Space and Time | Persian Queen | Episode: "The Greek Beginning" |
| 1980 | The Boy Who Never Was | Old Lady | Television film |
| 1981 | Only Fools and Horses | Auntie Rose | Episode: "The Second Time Around" |
| 1982 | Tenko | Mrs. Vance | Episode: "Part Three" |
| 1985 | Oliver Twist | Anny | 3 episodes |
| 1986 | Fresh Fields | Winnie | Episode: "The Old Folks at Home" |
| 1987 | ScreenPlay | Lesevre | Episode: "The Trial of Klaus Barbie" |
| 1987 | Fortunes of War | Gladys Twocurry | Episode: "Greece: October 1940" |
| 1987 | Casualty | Mrs. Joyce Arthur | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | The Real Eddy English | Mrs. English | 4 episodes |
| 1989 | Surgical Spirit | Old Lady | Episode: "The Country, Right or Wrong" |
| 1989 | Sob Sisters | Edna (as Beryl Cook) | 6 episodes |
| 1989 | The Endless Game | Second Patient | Episode: #1.1 |
| 1989 | Bluebirds | Dora Jenkinson | 4 episodes |
| 1990 | Chelmsford 123 | Old Lady | Episode: "Ode et Amo" |
| 1991 | Taking the Floor | Old Lady 1 | Episode: "In the Mood" |
| 1991 | Doctor at the Top | Mrs. Bickerstaff | Episode: "Bye Bye, Bickerstaff" |
| 1991 | A Perfect Hero | Receptionist | Episode: #1.1 |
| 1990–1992 | The Bill | Mrs. Fisher
Old Woman |
2 episodes |
| 1992 | Love Hurts | Elderly Woman | Episode: "Charity Begins at Home" |
| 1992 | Waiting for God | Lady Resident | Episode: "Great Aunt Diana" |
| 1993 | Then Churchill Said to Me | Unknown | Episode: "Those Who Loot We Shoot" |
| 1993 | Century Falls | Miss Cooper | 5 episodes |
| 1994 | Frank Stubbs | Lady Dunstable | Episode: "Charity" |
| 1995 | Health and Efficiency | Mrs. Rossi | Episode: "The Old Dope Peddler" |
References
[edit]- ^ BFI.org
- ^ "Beryl Cooke". The Daily Telegraph. 1 September 2001. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
External links
[edit]- Beryl Cooke at IMDb
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