Deceased
When Did Myrtle Devenish Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 94GenderFemaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn29/07/1912Born inEbbw Vale, Wales, UKDied21/01/2007 (aged 94)Died inPaigntonWikidataQ6948612 ↗TMDb#1237120 ↗
Myrtle Devenish was a British film actress. She appeared in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult film Brazil, in a 1988 episode of Crimewatch, and had a role in the 1980s drama Together. Played the part of Beryl, one half of husband and wife contestants on 'Your money or your life' gameshow segment in the 1981 film, Time Bandits. She also played Mrs Liversage, the cake shop owner in a number of episodes of Worzel Gummidge in the 1980s.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography22 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | One Foot in the GraveSeries | — | 78 |
| 1987 | The Children of DynmouthMovie | Mrs. Blakey | 75 |
| 1986 | Hell's BellsSeries | Elderly Lady | 74 |
| 1985 | BrazilMovie | Typist in Jack's Office | 73 |
| 1985 | Three Up, Two DownSeries | Newsagent | 73 |
| 1984 | Sherlock HolmesSeries | Postmistress | 72 |
| 1984 | DianaSeries | Cook | 72 |
| 1984 | L'ÉtincelleMovie | Grany | 72 |
| 1983 | Just Good FriendsSeries | Woman | 71 |
| 1983 | The Crimson Permanent AssuranceMovie | — | 71 |
| 1982 | The Haunting of Cassie PalmerMovie | Miss Duckett | 70 |
| 1981 | Time BanditsMovie | Beryl | 69 |
| 1981 | RecluseMovie | — | 69 |
| 1980 | Braces HighMovie | Moaning Woman | 68 |
| 1980 | LadiesMovie | Mrs. Jolley | 68 |
| 1979 | Worzel GummidgeSeries | Mrs. Liversage | 67 |
| 1978 | The SeagullMovie | Cook | 66 |
| 1978 | The Back PageMovie | Mrs Beale | 66 |
| 1977 | The ProfessionalsSeries | Old Woman | 65 |
| 1976 | Bill BrandSeries | Mrs. Watson | 64 |
| 1975 | Through the NightMovie | Woman Patient | 63 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the MonthSeries | Cook | 53 |