Person
Brenda Bruce
Acting · 1918–1996 · Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Known for
Doctor Who
Tilda
Play for Today
Madge
Casualty
Carrie Springett
Screen Two
Maisie
The Wednesday Play
Mollie
BBC Play of the Month
Lady Bountiful
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Wife
Bergerac
Karen Markham
Sunday-Night Play
Ethel Gibbons
Lovejoy
Mrs. Jaglom
Filmography
- 1997Behind the Mask : The IRA and Sinn FeinSelf
- 1995The Widowing of Mrs. HolroydGrandmother
- 1994The Riff Raff ElementGranny Grogan
- 1994Men of the WorldMrs Daff
- 1993Harnessing PeacocksAmy Tremayne
- 1993RidersGranny Maxwell
- 1993Splitting HeirsMrs. Bullock
- 1992Shakespeare: The Animated TalesNurse (voice)
- 1991PerformanceGrandmother
- 1990The Fool
- 1990Antonia and JaneTherapist
- 1990Bingo: Scenes of Money and DeathOld Woman
- 1990December BrideMartha Gilmartin
- 1990Jeeves and WoosterAunt Dahlia
- 1990Circles Of DeceitMaisie
- 19894 PlaySarah
- 1989Back HomeLady Beatrice 'Beattie' Langley
- 1988The Tenth ManMadame Mangeot
- 1988Menace UnseenNorma Trisk
- 1987Doctor Who: Paradise TowersTilda
- 1987The New StatesmanBeryl
- 1987The Secret World of Polly FlintGranny Porter
- 1986David CopperfieldBetsey Trotwood
- 1986Worlds BeyondMiss Robertson
- 1986CasualtyCarrie Springett
- 1986Time After TimeJune Swift
- 1986LovejoyMrs. Jaglom
- 1985ConnieBea
- 1985SteamingMrs. Meadows
- 1985Screen TwoMaisie
- 1984Sharing TimeAlice
- 1984Love and MarriageRosa Curzon
- 1983MacbethFirst Witch
- 1983The Mad DeathMiss Stonecroft
- 1983The Plot to Murder Lloyd GeorgeAlice Wheeldon
- 1983The Home FrontMrs. Place
- 1981BergeracKaren Markham
- 1979Henry VHostess
- 1979Henry IV Part 2Hostess Quickly
- 1979Henry IV Part 1Mistress Quickly
- 1978A Touch of the Tiny HackettsMrs Hackett
- 1978Quiet as a NunSister Elizabeth
- 1978Armchair ThrillerSister Elizabeth
- 1978Do You Remember?Annie Billet
- 1978Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmAunt Miranda
- 1977The Man in the Iron MaskReine Anne d'Autriche
- 1977Murder Most English: A Flaxborough ChronicleLucilla Teatime
- 1977Auntie Kathleen's Old ClothesAuntie Kathleen
- 1975All Creatures Great and SmallMiss Harbottle
- 1974Swallows and AmazonsMrs Dixon
- 1974Dial M for MurderBeth
- 1974Bedtime StoriesGertie
- 1973Alice Through the Looking GlassThe White Queen
- 1973Jingle BellsMadge
- 1973Centre PlayAuntie Kathleen
- 1973That'll Be The DayDoreen
- 1973ChériCharlotte
- 1972The MillMrs. Holland
- 1972Country MattersMrs Holland
- 1972Not Counting the Savages
- 1971BudgieJaney-Baib
- 1970Play for TodayMadge
- 1969The Virgin SoldiersNursing Sister
- 1968William and MaryMary Pearl
- 1968Late Night HorrorMary Pearl
- 1968The First Lady
- 1967Death of a Teddy BearMollie
- 1966Way Off BeatBetty Bradshaw
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthLady Bountiful
- 1965Give the Clown His SupperPat
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreWife
- 1965Knock on Any DoorSarah Scoullar
- 1964The UncleAddie Morton
- 1964The Wednesday PlayMollie
- 1964Sherlock Holmes
- 1964NightmareMary Lewis
- 1963Doctor WhoTilda
- 1962Zero One
- 1962The Winter's TalePaulina
- 1960Sunday-Night PlayEthel Gibbons
- 1960Armchair Mystery TheatreEllen Bunting
- 1960Peeping TomDora
- 1958Behind the MaskElizabeth Fallon
- 1958Law and DisorderBlacky
- 1956Armchair TheatreMiss Cashcart
- 1953The Final TestCora
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameMiss Harbottle
- 1951Two on the TilesJanet Lawson
- 1949Don't Ever Leave MeMiss Smith
- 1949Marry MeBrenda Delamere
- 1948My Brother's KeeperWinnie Foreman
- 1947When The Bough BreaksRuby Chapman
- 1947While the Sun ShinesMabel Crum
- 1946Piccadilly IncidentSally Benton
- 1946I See a Dark StrangerAmerican Waitress (uncredited)
- 1946Night Boat to DublinLily Leggett
- 1945I Live in Grosvenor SquareGirl in Guard's Van
- 1945What's the Next Job?Helen
- 1944They Came to a CityWAAF (uncredited)
- 1943Millions Like UsBrenda
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