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{{Short description|English actress (1906–2001)}} | {{Short description|English actress (1906–2001)}} | ||
{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Beryl Cooke | | name = Beryl Cooke | ||
| image = | | image = Beryl Cooke.jpg | ||
| birth_name = | | birth_name = | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1906|11|01||df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[ | | birth_place = [[w:Westminster, London|Westminster]], England | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age | | death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|08|21|1906|11|01|df=yes}} | ||
| death_place = [[London]], England | | death_place = [[w:London|London]], England | ||
| occupation = Actress | | occupation = Actress | ||
| years_active = 1954 - 1995 | | years_active = 1954 - 1995 | ||
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'''Beryl Cooke''' (1 November 1906 – 21 August 2001) was an English actress.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090122093218/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/170163 BFI.org]</ref> Her career spanned six decades; she is most familiar to British audiences as Aunt Lucy in the sitcom ''[[Happy Ever After (British TV series)|Happy Ever After]]'' and Mrs. Vance in the BBC drama ''[[Tenko (TV series)|Tenko]]''.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1339106/Beryl-Cooke.html|title=Beryl Cooke|date=1 September 2001|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=6 February 2010}}</ref> | '''Beryl Cooke''' (1 November 1906 – 21 August 2001) was an English actress.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090122093218/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/170163 BFI.org]</ref> Her career spanned six decades; she is most familiar to British audiences as Aunt Lucy in the sitcom ''[[Happy Ever After (British TV series)|Happy Ever After]]'' and Mrs. Vance in the BBC drama ''[[w:Tenko (TV series)|Tenko]]''.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1339106/Beryl-Cooke.html|title=Beryl Cooke|date=1 September 2001|publisher=[[w:The Daily Telegraph|The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=6 February 2010}}</ref> | ||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
She was born in [[Westminster, London]] on 1 November 1906. | She was born in [[w:Westminster, London|Westminster]] on 1 November 1906. | ||
She died in London on 21 August 2001 aged 94. She is buried in [[East London Cemetery]]. | She died in London on 21 August 2001 aged 94. She is buried in [[w:East London Cemetery|East London Cemetery]]. | ||
==TV== | ==TV== | ||
Cooke made an appearance in British [[sitcom]] ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' in the episode'' [[The Second Time Around (Only Fools and Horses)|The Second Time Around]]'', as a woman [[Del Boy]] ([[David Jason]]) and [[Rodney Trotter|Rodney]] ([[Nicholas Lyndhurst]]) believe to be their Aunt Rose, only for it to emerge that the real Aunt Rose moved away some years beforehand. | Cooke made an appearance in British [[w:sitcom|sitcom]] ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' in the episode'' [[The Second Time Around (Only Fools and Horses)|The Second Time Around]]'', as a woman [[Del Boy]] ([[David Jason]]) and [[w:Rodney Trotter|Rodney]] ([[w:Nicholas Lyndhurst|Nicholas Lyndhurst]]) believe to be their Aunt Rose, only for it to emerge that the real Aunt Rose moved away some years beforehand. | ||
==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
* ''[[Conflict of Wings]]'' (1954) | * ''[[w:Conflict of Wings|Conflict of Wings]]'' (1954) | ||
* ''[[Knave of Hearts (film)|Knave of Hearts]]'' (1954) | * ''[[w:Knave of Hearts (film)|Knave of Hearts]]'' (1954) | ||
* ''The Monster of Highgate Ponds'' (1961) | * ''The Monster of Highgate Ponds'' (1961) | ||
* ''[[The Blood Beast Terror]]'' (1968) | * ''[[w:The Blood Beast Terror|The Blood Beast Terror]]'' (1968) | ||
* ''[[She'll Follow You Anywhere]]'' (1971) | * ''[[w:She'll Follow You Anywhere|She'll Follow You Anywhere]]'' (1971) | ||
* ''[[Happy Ever After (British TV series)|Happy Ever After sitcom]] (1974-1979) | * ''[[Happy Ever After (British TV series)|Happy Ever After sitcom]] (1974-1979) | ||
* ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' (1981) | * ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' (1981) | ||
* ''[[The Real Eddy English]]'' (1989) as Mrs English | * ''[[w:The Real Eddy English|The Real Eddy English]]'' (1989) as Mrs English | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{IMDb name|0177375}} | * {{IMDb name|0177375}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cooke, Beryl}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooke, Beryl}} | ||
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[[Category:English television actresses]] | [[Category:English television actresses]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century British businesspeople]] | [[Category:20th-century British businesspeople]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:05, 3 December 2022
Beryl Cooke | |
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| Born | 1 November 1906 Westminster, 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
She was born in Westminster on 1 November 1906.
She died in London on 21 August 2001 aged 94. She is buried in East London Cemetery.
TV
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.
Selected filmography
- Conflict of Wings (1954)
- Knave of Hearts (1954)
- The Monster of Highgate Ponds (1961)
- The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
- She'll Follow You Anywhere (1971)
- Happy Ever After sitcom (1974-1979)
- Only Fools and Horses (1981)
- The Real Eddy English (1989) as Mrs English
References
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ "Beryl Cooke". The Daily Telegraph. 1 September 2001. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
External links
- Beryl Cooke at IMDb
