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	\| caption = Braid as [[~~w:Nana Moon\|~~Nana Moon]] in ''[[~~w:EastEnders\|~~EastEnders]]''		\| caption = Braid as [[Nana Moon]] in ''[[EastEnders]]''
	\| birth_name = Hilda Braid		\| birth_name = Hilda Braid
	\| birth_date ={{birth date\|df=yes\|1929\|3\|3}}		\| birth_date ={{birth date\|df=yes\|1929\|03\|03}}
	\| birth_place = [[Northfleet]], [[Kent]], England		\| birth_place = [[Northfleet]], [[Kent]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2007\|11\|06\|1929\|03\|03}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2007\|11\|06\|1929\|03\|03}}
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	'''Hilda Braid''' (3 March 1929 – 6 November 2007) was an English actress who had a long career on [[~~w:British television\|~~British television]]. She became well known in her later years for playing [[Nana Moon\|Victoria "Nana" Moon]] on the [[BBC One]] soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]''.		'''Hilda Braid''' (3 March 1929 – 6 November 2007) was an English actress who had a long career on [[British television]]. She became well known in her later years for playing [[Nana Moon\|Victoria "Nana" Moon]] on the [[BBC One]] soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]''.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Braid was born in [[Northfleet]], Kent.<ref name="Daily Tele">{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/08/db0802.xml\|title=Obituary – Hilda Braid\|work=[[w:The Daily Telegraph]]\|date=8 November 2007}}{{dead link\|date=July 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> She trained as an actress and dancer at the [[~~w:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art\|~~Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]], having won a scholarship to train there.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/> At RADA, she won the ''Lord Lurgan Award''.<ref name="Indy"/>		Braid was born in [[Northfleet]], Kent.<ref name="Daily Tele">{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/08/db0802.xml\|title=Obituary – Hilda Braid\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]\|date=8 November 2007}}{{dead link\|date=July 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> She trained as an actress and dancer at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]], having won a scholarship to train there.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/> At RADA, she won the ''Lord Lurgan Award''.<ref name="Indy"/>

	==Career==		==Career==
	After graduating from RADA, Braid did [[Repertory\|rep]] and was cast in [[West End theatre\|West End theatre]] productions, including parts in ''[[The Waltz of the Toreadors]]'' from 1956 to 1957, and ''[[Pickwick (musical)\|Pickwick]]'' from 1963 to 1964.<ref name="Indy"/> Later, she was a member of the [[~~w:Royal Shakespeare Company\|~~Royal Shakespeare Company]],<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC death"/> performing in productions of ''[[w:Richard II (play)\|Richard II]]'' in 1974,<ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/kingRichardII.html ''The Life and Death of King Richard II''], The RSC Shakespeare</ref> and ''[[The Life and Death of King John\|King John]]'' in 1974 to 1975.<ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/kingJohn.html ''The Life and Death of King John''], The RSC Shakespeare</ref> Braid made her television debut in the [[w:Police procedural\|police drama]] ''[[~~w:No Hiding Place\|~~No Hiding Place]]'', playing Alice Flinders in an episode that aired on 14 October 1960.<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV">{{cite news\|url=http://broken-tv.blogspot.com/2007/11/hilda-braid-1929-2007.html\|title=Hilda Braid 1929–2007\|publisher=BrokenTV\|date=8 November 2007}}</ref> In 1963, she appeared in ''Suspense''. In the 1960s and 1970s, she also appeared in ''[[w:Crossroads (UK TV series)\|Crossroads]]'', ''[[w:Softly, Softly (TV series)\|Softly, Softly]]'', ''[[~~w:Catweazle\|~~Catweazle]]'', ''[[~~w:Z-Cars\|~~Z-Cars]]'', ''[[~~w:lma~~ Mater (play)\|Play for Today]]'', ''[[w:The Onedin Line]]'', ''[[~~w:The Crezz\|~~The Crezz]]'', ''[[~~w:Emmerdale\|~~Emmerdale]]'', and ''[[Man About the House]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="Times"/>		After graduating from RADA, Braid did [[Repertory\|rep]] and was cast in [[West End theatre\|West End theatre]] productions, including parts in ''[[The Waltz of the Toreadors]]'' from 1956 to 1957, and ''[[Pickwick (musical)\|Pickwick]]'' from 1963 to 1964.<ref name="Indy"/> Later, she was a member of the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]],<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC death"/> performing in productions of ''[[Richard II (play)\|Richard II]]'' in 1974,<ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/kingRichardII.html ''The Life and Death of King Richard II''], The RSC Shakespeare</ref> and ''[[The Life and Death of King John\|King John]]'' in 1974 to 1975.<ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/kingJohn.html ''The Life and Death of King John''], The RSC Shakespeare</ref> Braid made her television debut in the [[Police procedural\|police drama]] ''[[No Hiding Place]]'', playing Alice Flinders in an episode that aired on 14 October 1960.<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV">{{cite news\|url=http://broken-tv.blogspot.com/2007/11/hilda-braid-1929-2007.html\|title=Hilda Braid 1929–2007\|publisher=BrokenTV\|date=8 November 2007}}</ref> In 1963, she appeared in ''Suspense''. In the 1960s and 1970s, she also appeared in ''[[Crossroads (UK TV series)\|Crossroads]]'', ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)\|Softly, Softly]]'', ''[[Catweazle]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Alma Mater (play)\|Play for Today]]'', ''[[The Onedin Line]]'', ''[[The Crezz]]'', ''[[Emmerdale]]'', and ''[[Man About the House]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="Times"/>

	Braid's first major role came in middle-age and was that of Florence Johnson in the late 1970s British sitcom ''[[Citizen Smith]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV"/> Around this time, she also appeared in ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]'', ''[[Robin's Nest (TV series)\|Robin's Nest]]'', and ''[[On Giant's Shoulders]]''. She later had recurring roles in other sitcoms, including ''[[L For Lester]]'' (1982), ''The Bright Side'' (1985), ''[[The 10 Percenters]]'' (1994–1996), and ''Gogglewatch'' (1997–1998).<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV"/> TV appearances during the 1980s and 1990s included ''[[Oliver Twist (1985 TV serial)\|Oliver Twist]]'', ''[[Brookside (television programme)\|Brookside]]'', ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'', ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)\|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'', ''[[Dangerfield (TV series)\|Dangerfield]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'', ''[[ChuckleVision]]'', ''[[My Family]]'', and ''[[Casualty (TV series)\|Casualty]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC death"/><ref name="Times"/> She also briefly appeared alongside ''[[Al Murray]]'' in the sitcom ''[[Time Gentlemen Please]]'' in the early 2000s. Her film roles were few, but she appeared in the film version of ''[[For the Love of Ada (film)\|For the Love of Ada]]'' (1972), the cult horror film ''[[Killer's Moon]]'' (1978), ''[[The Wildcats of St Trinian's]]'' (1980), and ''[[101 Dalmatians (1996 film)\|101 Dalmatians]]'' (1996).<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="BBC death"/><ref name="Times"/>		Braid's first major role came in middle-age and was that of Florence Johnson in the late 1970s British sitcom ''[[Citizen Smith]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV"/> Around this time, she also appeared in ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]'', ''[[Robin's Nest (TV series)\|Robin's Nest]]'', and ''[[On Giant's Shoulders]]''. She later had recurring roles in other sitcoms, including ''[[L For Lester]]'' (1982), ''The Bright Side'' (1985), ''[[The 10 Percenters]]'' (1994–1996), and ''Gogglewatch'' (1997–1998).<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV"/> TV appearances during the 1980s and 1990s included ''[[Oliver Twist (1985 TV serial)\|Oliver Twist]]'', ''[[Brookside (television programme)\|Brookside]]'', ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'', ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)\|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'', ''[[Dangerfield (TV series)\|Dangerfield]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'', ''[[ChuckleVision]]'', ''[[My Family]]'', and ''[[Casualty (TV series)\|Casualty]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC death"/><ref name="Times"/> She also briefly appeared alongside ''[[Al Murray]]'' in the sitcom ''[[Time Gentlemen Please]]'' in the early 2000s. Her film roles were few, but she appeared in the film version of ''[[For the Love of Ada (film)\|For the Love of Ada]]'' (1972), the cult horror film ''[[Killer's Moon]]'' (1978), ''[[The Wildcats of St Trinian's]]'' (1980), and ''[[101 Dalmatians (1996 film)\|101 Dalmatians]]'' (1996).<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="BBC death"/><ref name="Times"/>

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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	~~\| name = Hilda Braid~~
	\| image = Hilda Braid.jpg		\| image = Hilda Braid.jpg
	~~\| imagesize = 200px~~
	\| caption = Braid as [[w:Nana Moon\|Nana Moon]] in ''[[w:EastEnders\|EastEnders]]''		\| caption = Braid as [[w:Nana Moon\|Nana Moon]] in ''[[w:EastEnders\|EastEnders]]''
	\| birth_name = Hilda Braid		\| birth_name = Hilda Braid
	\| birth_date ={{birth date\|df=yes\|1929\|3\|3}}		\| birth_date ={{birth date\|df=yes\|1929\|3\|3}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Northfleet\|~~Northfleet]], [[~~w:Kent\|~~Kent]], England		\| birth_place = [[Northfleet]], [[Kent]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2007\|11\|6\|1929\|3\|3}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2007\|11\|06\|1929\|03\|03}}
	\| death_place = [[~~w:Brighton\|~~Brighton]], [[~~w:East Sussex\|~~East Sussex]], England		\| death_place = [[Brighton]], [[East Sussex]], England
	\| resting_place = Woodvale Crematorium, Brighton, East Sussex, England		\| resting_place = Woodvale Crematorium, Brighton, East Sussex, England
	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
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	'''Hilda Braid''' (3 March 1929 – 6 November 2007) was an English actress who had a long career on [[w:British television\|British television]]. She became well known in her later years for playing [[w:Nana Moon\|Victoria "Nana" Moon]] on the [[~~w:BBC One\|~~BBC One]] soap opera ''[[~~w:EastEnders\|~~EastEnders]]''.		'''Hilda Braid''' (3 March 1929 – 6 November 2007) was an English actress who had a long career on [[w:British television\|British television]]. She became well known in her later years for playing [[Nana Moon\|Victoria "Nana" Moon]] on the [[BBC One]] soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]''.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Braid was born in [[~~w:Northfleet\|~~Northfleet]], Kent.<ref name="Daily Tele">{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/08/db0802.xml\|title=Obituary – Hilda Braid\|work=[[w:The Daily Telegraph]]\|date=8 November 2007}}{{dead link\|date=July 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> She trained as an actress and dancer at the [[w:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art\|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]], having won a scholarship to train there.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/> At RADA, she won the ''Lord Lurgan Award''.<ref name="Indy"/>		Braid was born in [[Northfleet]], Kent.<ref name="Daily Tele">{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/08/db0802.xml\|title=Obituary – Hilda Braid\|work=[[w:The Daily Telegraph]]\|date=8 November 2007}}{{dead link\|date=July 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> She trained as an actress and dancer at the [[w:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art\|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]], having won a scholarship to train there.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/> At RADA, she won the ''Lord Lurgan Award''.<ref name="Indy"/>

	==Career==		==Career==
	After graduating from RADA, Braid did [[w:Repertory\|rep]] and was cast in [[w:West End theatre\|West End theatre]] productions, including parts in ''[[~~w:The Waltz of the Toreadors\|~~The Waltz of the Toreadors]]'' from 1956 to 1957, and ''[[w:Pickwick (musical)\|Pickwick]]'' from 1963 to 1964.<ref name="Indy"/> Later, she was a member of the [[w:Royal Shakespeare Company\|Royal Shakespeare Company]],<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC death"/> performing in productions of ''[[w:Richard II (play)\|Richard II]]'' in 1974,<ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/kingRichardII.html ''The Life and Death of King Richard II''], The RSC Shakespeare</ref> and ''[[The Life and Death of King John\|King John]]'' in 1974 to 1975.<ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/kingJohn.html ''The Life and Death of King John''], The RSC Shakespeare</ref> Braid made her television debut in the [[w:Police procedural\|police drama]] ''[[w:No Hiding Place\|No Hiding Place]]'', playing Alice Flinders in an episode that aired on 14 October 1960.<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV">{{cite news\|url=http://broken-tv.blogspot.com/2007/11/hilda-braid-1929-2007.html\|title=Hilda Braid 1929–2007\|publisher=BrokenTV\|date=8 November 2007}}</ref> In 1963, she appeared in ''Suspense''. In the 1960s and 1970s, she also appeared in ''[[w:Crossroads (UK TV series)\|Crossroads]]'', ''[[w:Softly, Softly (TV series)\|Softly, Softly]]'', ''[[w:Catweazle\|Catweazle]]'', ''[[w:Z-Cars\|Z-Cars]]'', ''[[w:lma Mater (play)\|Play for Today]]'', ''[[w:The Onedin Line]]'', ''[[w:The Crezz\|The Crezz]]'', ''[[w:Emmerdale\|Emmerdale]]'', and ''[[Man About the House]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="Times"/>		After graduating from RADA, Braid did [[Repertory\|rep]] and was cast in [[West End theatre\|West End theatre]] productions, including parts in ''[[The Waltz of the Toreadors]]'' from 1956 to 1957, and ''[[Pickwick (musical)\|Pickwick]]'' from 1963 to 1964.<ref name="Indy"/> Later, she was a member of the [[w:Royal Shakespeare Company\|Royal Shakespeare Company]],<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC death"/> performing in productions of ''[[w:Richard II (play)\|Richard II]]'' in 1974,<ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/kingRichardII.html ''The Life and Death of King Richard II''], The RSC Shakespeare</ref> and ''[[The Life and Death of King John\|King John]]'' in 1974 to 1975.<ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/kingJohn.html ''The Life and Death of King John''], The RSC Shakespeare</ref> Braid made her television debut in the [[w:Police procedural\|police drama]] ''[[w:No Hiding Place\|No Hiding Place]]'', playing Alice Flinders in an episode that aired on 14 October 1960.<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV">{{cite news\|url=http://broken-tv.blogspot.com/2007/11/hilda-braid-1929-2007.html\|title=Hilda Braid 1929–2007\|publisher=BrokenTV\|date=8 November 2007}}</ref> In 1963, she appeared in ''Suspense''. In the 1960s and 1970s, she also appeared in ''[[w:Crossroads (UK TV series)\|Crossroads]]'', ''[[w:Softly, Softly (TV series)\|Softly, Softly]]'', ''[[w:Catweazle\|Catweazle]]'', ''[[w:Z-Cars\|Z-Cars]]'', ''[[w:lma Mater (play)\|Play for Today]]'', ''[[w:The Onedin Line]]'', ''[[w:The Crezz\|The Crezz]]'', ''[[w:Emmerdale\|Emmerdale]]'', and ''[[Man About the House]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="Times"/>

	Braid's first major role came in middle-age and was that of Florence Johnson in the late 1970s British sitcom ''[[Citizen Smith]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV"/> Around this time, she also appeared in ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]'', ''[[Robin's Nest (TV series)\|Robin's Nest]]'', and ''[[On Giant's Shoulders]]''. She later had recurring roles in other sitcoms, including ''[[L For Lester]]'' (1982), ''The Bright Side'' (1985), ''[[The 10 Percenters]]'' (1994–1996), and ''Gogglewatch'' (1997–1998).<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV"/> TV appearances during the 1980s and 1990s included ''[[Oliver Twist (1985 TV serial)\|Oliver Twist]]'', ''[[Brookside (television programme)\|Brookside]]'', ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'', ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)\|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'', ''[[Dangerfield (TV series)\|Dangerfield]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'', ''[[ChuckleVision]]'', ''[[My Family]]'', and ''[[Casualty (TV series)\|Casualty]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC death"/><ref name="Times"/> She also briefly appeared alongside ''[[Al Murray]]'' in the sitcom ''[[Time Gentlemen Please]]'' in the early 2000s. Her film roles were few, but she appeared in the film version of ''[[For the Love of Ada (film)\|For the Love of Ada]]'' (1972), the cult horror film ''[[Killer's Moon]]'' (1978), ''[[The Wildcats of St Trinian's]]'' (1980), and ''[[101 Dalmatians (1996 film)\|101 Dalmatians]]'' (1996).<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="BBC death"/><ref name="Times"/>		Braid's first major role came in middle-age and was that of Florence Johnson in the late 1970s British sitcom ''[[Citizen Smith]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV"/> Around this time, she also appeared in ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]'', ''[[Robin's Nest (TV series)\|Robin's Nest]]'', and ''[[On Giant's Shoulders]]''. She later had recurring roles in other sitcoms, including ''[[L For Lester]]'' (1982), ''The Bright Side'' (1985), ''[[The 10 Percenters]]'' (1994–1996), and ''Gogglewatch'' (1997–1998).<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV"/> TV appearances during the 1980s and 1990s included ''[[Oliver Twist (1985 TV serial)\|Oliver Twist]]'', ''[[Brookside (television programme)\|Brookside]]'', ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'', ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)\|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'', ''[[Dangerfield (TV series)\|Dangerfield]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'', ''[[ChuckleVision]]'', ''[[My Family]]'', and ''[[Casualty (TV series)\|Casualty]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC death"/><ref name="Times"/> She also briefly appeared alongside ''[[Al Murray]]'' in the sitcom ''[[Time Gentlemen Please]]'' in the early 2000s. Her film roles were few, but she appeared in the film version of ''[[For the Love of Ada (film)\|For the Love of Ada]]'' (1972), the cult horror film ''[[Killer's Moon]]'' (1978), ''[[The Wildcats of St Trinian's]]'' (1980), and ''[[101 Dalmatians (1996 film)\|101 Dalmatians]]'' (1996).<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="BBC death"/><ref name="Times"/>

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	==Career==		==Career==
	After graduating from RADA, Braid did [[Repertory\|rep]] and was cast in [[West End theatre]] productions, including parts in ''[[The Waltz of the Toreadors]]'' from 1956 to 1957, and ''[[Pickwick (musical)\|Pickwick]]'' from 1963 to 1964.<ref name="Indy"/> Later, she was a member of the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]],<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC death"/> performing in productions of ''[[Richard II (play)\|Richard II]]'' in 1974,<ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/kingRichardII.html ''The Life and Death of King Richard II''], The RSC Shakespeare</ref> and ''[[The Life and Death of King John\|King John]]'' in 1974 to 1975.<ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/kingJohn.html ''The Life and Death of King John''], The RSC Shakespeare</ref> Braid made her television debut in the [[Police procedural\|police drama]] ''[[No Hiding Place]]'', playing Alice Flinders in an episode that aired on 14 October 1960.<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV">{{cite news\|url=http://broken-tv.blogspot.com/2007/11/hilda-braid-1929-2007.html\|title=Hilda Braid 1929–2007\|publisher=BrokenTV\|date=8 November 2007}}</ref> In 1963, she appeared in ''Suspense''. In the 1960s and 1970s, she also appeared in ''[[Crossroads (UK TV series)\|Crossroads]]'', ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)\|Softly, Softly]]'', ''[[Catweazle]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[~~Alma~~ Mater (play)\|Play for Today]]'', ''[[The Onedin Line]]'', ''[[The Crezz]]'', ''[[Emmerdale]]'', and ''[[Man About the House]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="Times"/>		After graduating from RADA, Braid did [[w:Repertory\|rep]] and was cast in [[w:West End theatre\|West End theatre]] productions, including parts in ''[[w:The Waltz of the Toreadors\|The Waltz of the Toreadors]]'' from 1956 to 1957, and ''[[w:Pickwick (musical)\|Pickwick]]'' from 1963 to 1964.<ref name="Indy"/> Later, she was a member of the [[w:Royal Shakespeare Company\|Royal Shakespeare Company]],<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC death"/> performing in productions of ''[[w:Richard II (play)\|Richard II]]'' in 1974,<ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/kingRichardII.html ''The Life and Death of King Richard II''], The RSC Shakespeare</ref> and ''[[The Life and Death of King John\|King John]]'' in 1974 to 1975.<ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/kingJohn.html ''The Life and Death of King John''], The RSC Shakespeare</ref> Braid made her television debut in the [[w:Police procedural\|police drama]] ''[[w:No Hiding Place\|No Hiding Place]]'', playing Alice Flinders in an episode that aired on 14 October 1960.<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV">{{cite news\|url=http://broken-tv.blogspot.com/2007/11/hilda-braid-1929-2007.html\|title=Hilda Braid 1929–2007\|publisher=BrokenTV\|date=8 November 2007}}</ref> In 1963, she appeared in ''Suspense''. In the 1960s and 1970s, she also appeared in ''[[w:Crossroads (UK TV series)\|Crossroads]]'', ''[[w:Softly, Softly (TV series)\|Softly, Softly]]'', ''[[w:Catweazle\|Catweazle]]'', ''[[w:Z-Cars\|Z-Cars]]'', ''[[w:lma Mater (play)\|Play for Today]]'', ''[[w:The Onedin Line]]'', ''[[w:The Crezz\|The Crezz]]'', ''[[w:Emmerdale\|Emmerdale]]'', and ''[[Man About the House]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="Times"/>

	Braid's first major role came in middle-age and was that of Florence Johnson in the late 1970s British sitcom ''[[Citizen Smith]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV"/> Around this time, she also appeared in ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]'', ''[[Robin's Nest (TV series)\|Robin's Nest]]'', and ''[[On Giant's Shoulders]]''. She later had recurring roles in other sitcoms, including ''[[L For Lester]]'' (1982), ''The Bright Side'' (1985), ''[[The 10 Percenters]]'' (1994–1996), and ''Gogglewatch'' (1997–1998).<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV"/> TV appearances during the 1980s and 1990s included ''[[Oliver Twist (1985 TV serial)\|Oliver Twist]]'', ''[[Brookside (television programme)\|Brookside]]'', ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'', ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)\|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'', ''[[Dangerfield (TV series)\|Dangerfield]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'', ''[[ChuckleVision]]'', ''[[My Family]]'', and ''[[Casualty (TV series)\|Casualty]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC death"/><ref name="Times"/> She also briefly appeared alongside ''[[Al Murray]]'' in the sitcom ''[[Time Gentlemen Please]]'' in the early 2000s. Her film roles were few, but she appeared in the film version of ''[[For the Love of Ada (film)\|For the Love of Ada]]'' (1972), the cult horror film ''[[Killer's Moon]]'' (1978), ''[[The Wildcats of St Trinian's]]'' (1980), and ''[[101 Dalmatians (1996 film)\|101 Dalmatians]]'' (1996).<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="BBC death"/><ref name="Times"/>		Braid's first major role came in middle-age and was that of Florence Johnson in the late 1970s British sitcom ''[[Citizen Smith]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV"/> Around this time, she also appeared in ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)\|In Loving Memory]]'', ''[[Robin's Nest (TV series)\|Robin's Nest]]'', and ''[[On Giant's Shoulders]]''. She later had recurring roles in other sitcoms, including ''[[L For Lester]]'' (1982), ''The Bright Side'' (1985), ''[[The 10 Percenters]]'' (1994–1996), and ''Gogglewatch'' (1997–1998).<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV"/> TV appearances during the 1980s and 1990s included ''[[Oliver Twist (1985 TV serial)\|Oliver Twist]]'', ''[[Brookside (television programme)\|Brookside]]'', ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'', ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)\|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'', ''[[Dangerfield (TV series)\|Dangerfield]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'', ''[[ChuckleVision]]'', ''[[My Family]]'', and ''[[Casualty (TV series)\|Casualty]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC death"/><ref name="Times"/> She also briefly appeared alongside ''[[Al Murray]]'' in the sitcom ''[[Time Gentlemen Please]]'' in the early 2000s. Her film roles were few, but she appeared in the film version of ''[[For the Love of Ada (film)\|For the Love of Ada]]'' (1972), the cult horror film ''[[Killer's Moon]]'' (1978), ''[[The Wildcats of St Trinian's]]'' (1980), and ''[[101 Dalmatians (1996 film)\|101 Dalmatians]]'' (1996).<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="BBC death"/><ref name="Times"/>

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	\| birth_name = Hilda Braid		\| birth_name = Hilda Braid
	\| birth_date ={{birth date\|df=yes\|1929\|3\|3}}		\| birth_date ={{birth date\|df=yes\|1929\|3\|3}}
	\| birth_place = [[Northfleet]], [[Kent]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Northfleet\|Northfleet]], [[w:Kent\|Kent]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2007\|11\|6\|1929\|3\|3}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2007\|11\|6\|1929\|3\|3}}
	\| death_place = [[Brighton]], [[East Sussex]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Brighton\|Brighton]], [[w:East Sussex\|East Sussex]], England
	\| resting_place = Woodvale Crematorium, Brighton, East Sussex, England		\| resting_place = Woodvale Crematorium, Brighton, East Sussex, England
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	'''Hilda Braid''' (3 March 1929 – 6 November 2007) was an English actress who had a long career on [[British television]]. She became well known in her later years for playing [[Nana Moon\|Victoria "Nana" Moon]] on the [[BBC One]] soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]''.		'''Hilda Braid''' (3 March 1929 – 6 November 2007) was an English actress who had a long career on [[w:British television\|British television]]. She became well known in her later years for playing [[w:Nana Moon\|Victoria "Nana" Moon]] on the [[w:BBC One\|BBC One]] soap opera ''[[w:EastEnders\|EastEnders]]''.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Braid was born in [[Northfleet]], Kent.<ref name="Daily Tele">{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/08/db0802.xml\|title=Obituary – Hilda Braid\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]\|date=8 November 2007}}{{dead link\|date=July 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> She trained as an actress and dancer at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]], having won a scholarship to train there.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/> At RADA, she won the ''Lord Lurgan Award''.<ref name="Indy"/>		Braid was born in [[w:Northfleet\|Northfleet]], Kent.<ref name="Daily Tele">{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/08/db0802.xml\|title=Obituary – Hilda Braid\|work=[[w:The Daily Telegraph]]\|date=8 November 2007}}{{dead link\|date=July 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> She trained as an actress and dancer at the [[w:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art\|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]], having won a scholarship to train there.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/> At RADA, she won the ''Lord Lurgan Award''.<ref name="Indy"/>

	==Career==		==Career==

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{{Infobox person
| name = Hilda Braid
| image = Nanna Moon EE.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Braid as [[Nana Moon]] in ''[[EastEnders]]''
| birth_name = Hilda Braid
| birth_date ={{birth date|df=yes|1929|3|3}}
| birth_place = [[Northfleet]], [[Kent]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2007|11|6|1929|3|3}}
| death_place = [[Brighton]], [[East Sussex]], England
| resting_place = Woodvale Crematorium, Brighton, East Sussex, England
| occupation = Actress
| years active = 1960–2005
| spouse = Brian Badcoe (until 1992; his death)
| children = 2
}}

'''Hilda Braid''' (3 March 1929 – 6 November 2007) was an English actress who had a long career on [[British television]]. She became well known in her later years for playing [[Nana Moon|Victoria "Nana" Moon]] on the [[BBC One]] soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]''.

==Early life==
Braid was born in [[Northfleet]], Kent.<ref name="Daily Tele">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/08/db0802.xml|title=Obituary – Hilda Braid|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=8 November 2007}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> She trained as an actress and dancer at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]], having won a scholarship to train there.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/> At RADA, she won the ''Lord Lurgan Award''.<ref name="Indy"/>

==Career==
After graduating from RADA, Braid did [[Repertory|rep]] and was cast in [[West End theatre]] productions, including parts in ''[[The Waltz of the Toreadors]]'' from 1956 to 1957, and ''[[Pickwick (musical)|Pickwick]]'' from 1963 to 1964.<ref name="Indy"/> Later, she was a member of the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]],<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC death"/> performing in productions of ''[[Richard II (play)|Richard II]]'' in 1974,<ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/kingRichardII.html ''The Life and Death of King Richard II''], The RSC Shakespeare</ref> and ''[[The Life and Death of King John|King John]]'' in 1974 to 1975.<ref>[http://www.rscshakespeare.co.uk/kingJohn.html ''The Life and Death of King John''], The RSC Shakespeare</ref> Braid made her television debut in the [[Police procedural|police drama]] ''[[No Hiding Place]]'', playing Alice Flinders in an episode that aired on 14 October 1960.<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV">{{cite news|url=http://broken-tv.blogspot.com/2007/11/hilda-braid-1929-2007.html|title=Hilda Braid 1929–2007|publisher=BrokenTV|date=8 November 2007}}</ref> In 1963, she appeared in ''Suspense''. In the 1960s and 1970s, she also appeared in ''[[Crossroads (UK TV series)|Crossroads]]'', ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'', ''[[Catweazle]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Alma Mater (play)|Play for Today]]'', ''[[The Onedin Line]]'', ''[[The Crezz]]'', ''[[Emmerdale]]'', and ''[[Man About the House]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="Times"/>

Braid's first major role came in middle-age and was that of Florence Johnson in the late 1970s British sitcom ''[[Citizen Smith]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV"/> Around this time, she also appeared in ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)|In Loving Memory]]'', ''[[Robin's Nest (TV series)|Robin's Nest]]'', and ''[[On Giant's Shoulders]]''. She later had recurring roles in other sitcoms, including ''[[L For Lester]]'' (1982), ''The Bright Side'' (1985), ''[[The 10 Percenters]]'' (1994–1996), and ''Gogglewatch'' (1997–1998).<ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BrokenTV"/> TV appearances during the 1980s and 1990s included ''[[Oliver Twist (1985 TV serial)|Oliver Twist]]'', ''[[Brookside (television programme)|Brookside]]'', ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'', ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'', ''[[Dangerfield (TV series)|Dangerfield]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'', ''[[ChuckleVision]]'', ''[[My Family]]'', and ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Indy"/><ref name="BBC death"/><ref name="Times"/> She also briefly appeared alongside ''[[Al Murray]]'' in the sitcom ''[[Time Gentlemen Please]]'' in the early 2000s. Her film roles were few, but she appeared in the film version of ''[[For the Love of Ada (film)|For the Love of Ada]]'' (1972), the cult horror film ''[[Killer's Moon]]'' (1978), ''[[The Wildcats of St Trinian's]]'' (1980), and ''[[101 Dalmatians (1996 film)|101 Dalmatians]]'' (1996).<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="BBC death"/><ref name="Times"/>

In 2002, Braid got the role that would make her best known: [[Nana Moon]] in ''[[EastEnders]]''. Nana's grandson [[Alfie Moon|Alfie]] was played by [[Shane Richie]], and following Ritchie's announcement that he was to leave the soap, her character was also written out, with the programme's makers saying it would be "unrealistic" for Nana to stay without Alfie.<ref name="Daily Tele"/> In ''Eastenders'', her character Nana developed an [[aortic aneurysm]], and before her death, wished to visit the grave of her husband (who had died during [[World War II]]) in France.<ref name="Indy"/> The [[Normandy]]-set episode with Alfie and Nana won a [[The British Soap Awards|British Soap Award]] for "Best Single Episode" in 2006.<ref name="Daily Tele"/><ref name="Times">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2825929.ece|title=Obituary – Hilda Braid|work=[[The Times]]|date=8 November 2007 | location=London}}</ref> Braid left the soap, with Nana's death on 16 December 2005.<ref name="Daily Tele"/>

==Later years==
During her later years on ''EastEnders'', Braid was having problems remembering her lines. Her departure from ''EastEnders'' proved to be the end of her acting career.<ref name="Daily Tele"/> She died on 6 November 2007 at the [[Royal Sussex County Hospital]] in [[Brighton]], East Sussex.<ref name="BBC death">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7081599.stm|title=EastEnders' Nana Moon star dies|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=6 November 2007}}</ref> She had been diagnosed with [[Alzheimer's disease]] shortly after her departure from ''EastEnders'', and subsequently moved into a [[nursing home]] in [[Hove]].<ref name="BBC death"/><ref name="BBC funeral"/> Braid was married to Brian Badcoe, an actor who died in 1992, and was survived by their son and daughter.<ref name="Indy">{{cite news|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3138340.ece|title=Obituary – Hilda Braid|first=Anthony|last=Hayward|work=[[The Independent]]|date=8 November 2007|location=London|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211115912/http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3138340.ece|archivedate=11 December 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/obituaries/story/0,,2206961,00.html|title=Obituary – Hilda Braid|first=Gavin|last=Gaughan|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=8 November 2007 | location=London}}</ref> Her [[Funeral|funeral service]] took place on 25 November 2007 at [[Cemeteries and crematoria in Brighton and Hove|Woodvale Crematorium]] in Brighton.<ref name="BBC funeral">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7112114.stm|title=EastEnders co-star mourns 'Nana'|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=25 November 2007}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1959
| ''[[Twelfth Night]]''
| [[Maria (Twelfth Night)|Maria]]
| TV film, for schools
|-
| 1970
| ''[[Scrooge (1970 film)|Scrooge]]''
| Party Guest
| Uncredited
|-
| 1972
| ''[[For the Love of Ada (film)|For the Love of Ada]]''
| Mrs. Armitage
|
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Killer's Moon]]''
| Mrs. May
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[The Wildcats of St Trinian's]]''
| Miss Summers
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1996
| ''Kiss and Tell''
| Gloria Sumner
| TV film
|-
| ''[[101 Dalmatians (1996 film)|101 Dalmatians]]''
| Woman on Park Bench
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1997
| ''[[Mrs Dalloway (film)|Mrs Dalloway]]''
| Woman in deckchair
|
|-
| ''Cold Enough for Snow''
| Customer at the Dry Cleaners
| TV film
|-
| 1998
| ''Romeo Thinks Again''
| Mrs. Sudberry
| Short
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0103996}}

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[[Category:English soap opera actresses]]
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[[Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease]]
[[Category:Deaths from dementia in England]]
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