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| death_place = [[Northwood, London]], England
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'''Brenda Rose Cowling''' (23 April 1925 – 2 October 2010) was an English actress from [[London]]. Cowling wanted to be a film actress from the time she was a child; however, upon leaving school, she trained instead as a [[shorthand]] [[copy typist|typist]].

==Biography ==
After a time she joined the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]], where she was a member of the same class as [[Warren Mitchell]] and [[Jimmy Perry]].<ref>''Are You Being Served? A Celebration of Twenty-Five Years''. Richard Webber with David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd. New York; Welcome Rain, 1998.</ref> While there, she made her film debut in a small role in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Stage Fright (1950 film)|Stage Fright]]'' (1950).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba29af34f|title=Brenda Cowling|website=BFI}}</ref>

Much of her early acting work was in repertory, before she began her television career. She also appeared in films, such as ''[[The Railway Children (1970 film)|The Railway Children]]'' (1970), ''[[Please Sir! (film)|Please Sir!]]'' (1971), ''[[Carry On Girls]]'' (1973), ''[[Carry On Behind]]'' (1975). ''[[International Velvet (film)|International Velvet]]'' (1978), ''[[Oliver Twist (1982 TV film)|Oliver Twist]]'' (1982) and ''[[Octopussy]]'' (1983).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/brenda-cowling-p15452|title=Brenda Cowling - Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}</ref> Television serials in which she appeared include ''[[Follyfoot]]'', ''[[Miss Marple (TV series)|Miss Marple]]'' in ''[[They Do It With Mirrors]]'' as Mrs Rodgers in 1991, ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'' as a nurse in "[[The Germans]]", ''[[Only When I Laugh (TV series)|Only When I Laugh]]'' as the matron nurse in "[[List of Only When I Laugh episodes#Series 2 (1980)|Last Tango]]" in 1980, ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' as a customer in "[[List of Are You Being Served? episodes#Series 8 (1981)|The Erotic Dreams of Mrs Slocombe]]", The Bill (1989), Jonathan Creek, Gorgons Wood as Mrs Thrimpson (2004), ''[[Dad's Army]]'' as Mrs Prentice in "[[All is Safely Gathered In]]", ''[[It Ain't Half Hot Mum]]'' in "[[List of It Ain't Half Hot Mum episodes#Series 8 (1981)|The Last Roll Call]]" as the WVS Lady, ''[[The Famous Five (1970s TV series)|The Famous Five]]'', three episodes of ''[[Hi-De-Hi]]'', as a VoiceOver role as a station announcer in "[[List of Hi-de-Hi! episodes#Series Six (1984)|Together Again]]", a camper in "[[List of Hi-de-Hi! episodes#Series Six (1984)|Raffles]]", and a maid in "[[List of Hi-de-Hi! episodes#Series Nine (1987–88)|Wedding Bells]]", and ''[[The Legacy of Reginald Perrin]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=3749|title=Brenda Cowling|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> One of her better known roles was as the cook, Mrs. Lipton, in ''[[You Rang, M'Lord?]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/yourangmlord/|title=You Rang, M'Lord?|last=BBC|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

==Later life and death==
Cowling retired in 2006 after suffering a stroke. She died on 2 October 2010, at the actors' retirement home, [[Denville Hall]], aged 85.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/nov/11/brenda-cowling-obituary Obituary in ''The Guardian'']</ref>

==Selected filmography==
*''[[Stage Fright (1950 film)|Stage Fright]]'' (1950) – Plump RADA Girl (uncredited)
*''[[The Silken Affair]]'' (1956) – Minor Role (uncredited)
*''Bindle (One of Them Days)'' (1966) – Martha Hearty
*''Up in the Air'' (1969) – Lady Pennyweight
*''[[The Railway Children (1970 film)|The Railway Children]]'' (1970) – Mrs. Viney
*''[[Please Sir! (film)|Please Sir!]]'' (1971) – Mrs. Duffy
*''[[Young Winston]]'' (1972) – Mrs. Dewsnap (uncredited)
*''[[Carry On Girls]]'' (1973) – Matron
*''[[The Black Windmill]]'' (1974) – Pleasant Secretary (uncredited)
*''[[Carry On Behind]]'' (1975) – Wife (uncredited)
*''[[Jabberwocky (film)|Jabberwocky]]'' (1977) – Mrs. Fishfinger
*''[[The Black Panther (1977 film)|The Black Panther]]'' (1977)
*''[[International Velvet (film)|International Velvet]]'' (1978) – Alice
*''[[Oliver Twist (1982 TV film)|Oliver Twist]]'' (1982) – Mrs. Bedwin
*''[[Pink Floyd – The Wall]]'' (1982) – Teacher
*''[[Octopussy]]'' (1983) – Schatzi
*''[[Dream Lover (1986 film)|Dream Lover]]'' (1986) – Hotel Manager
*''[[Greenfingers]]'' (2000) – Book Shop Customer
*''Room to Rent'' (2000) – Church Lady

==References==
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==External links==
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