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Beryl Reid
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 77
GenderFemaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn17/06/1919Born inHereford, Herefordshire, England, UKDied13/10/1996 (aged 77)Died inThames Valley Hospital, WexhamCausekidney failure, osteoarthritis, pneumoniaWikidataQ459344 ↗TMDb#42572 ↗

Beryl Elizabeth Reid was a British actress. She won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for The Killing of Sister George, the 1980 Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for Born in the Gardens, and the 1982 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for Smiley's People. Her film appearances included The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954), The Killing of Sister George (1968), The Assassination Bureau (1969), and No Sex Please, We're British (1973).

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Filmography46 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1993CrackerSeriesFitz's Mum74
1992Blue HeavenSeriesJeweller73
1992Sellers' BestMovieSelf73
1987The Animals RoadshowSeries—68
1985The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾SeriesMay Mole66
1985The Doctor and the DevilsMovieMrs. Flynn66
1983YellowbeardMovieLady Lambourn64
1983Group MadnessMovieSelf64
1983The Wind in the WillowsMovieThe Magistrate64
1983CuffySeriesMatron64
1982Smiley's PeopleSeriesConnie Sachs63
1982The Comic Strip Presents...SeriesMrs. Moss63
1981BergeracSeriesMiss Broome62
1981Late Flowering LoveMovie—62
1980Rhubarb RhubarbMovie—61
1980Peter Cook & Co.MovieVarious Characters61
1979MinderSeriesRuby Hubbard60
1979Worzel GummidgeSeriesSarah Pigswill60
1979Blankety BlankSeriesSelf60
1978Rosie Dixon - Night NurseMovieMatron59
19783-2-1Series—59
1977Beryl ReidSeries—58
1977Joseph AndrewsMovieMrs. Slipslop58
1975The Apple CartMovieAmanda56
1973No Sex Please - We're BritishMovieBertha Hunter54
1972Dr. Phibes Rises AgainMovieMiss Ambrose53
1972Alcock and GanderSeries—53
1971The Beast in the CellarMovieEllie Ballantyne52
1970The MisfitSeriesMrs. Low Road Jones51
1970The GoodiesSeriesMrs. Desiree Carthorse51
1970Entertaining Mr. SloaneMovieKath51
1970The RivalsMovieMrs Malaprop51
1969The Assassination BureauMovieMadame Otero50
1969Wink To Me OnlySeries—50
1968Star!MovieRose49
1968The Killing of Sister GeorgeMovieJune 'George' Buckridge49
1967OmnibusSeriesSelf48
1965BBC Play of the MonthSeriesMrs. Malaprop46
1965BBC Play of the MonthSeriesMaria Helliwell46
1963Doctor WhoSeriesBriggs44
1962The Dock BriefMovieDoris Fowle43
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf43
1959The Bruce Forsyth ShowSeries—40
1956Armchair TheatreSeriesMrs. Blaxill37
1954The Belles of St Trinian'sMovieMiss Wilson35
1940Spare a CopperMovieMinor role21