• Norma Ronald
  ...appearances as Mildred Murfin in the 1960s [[w:BBC|BBC]] [[w:radio comedy|radio comedy]] series ''[[The Men from the Ministry]]'', as Miss Ealand, Commande ...werd Show]]'' on 2 November 1975, and later in ''Tony's'', a 1979/1981 BBC radio comedy with [[Victor Spinetti]], set in an [[w:Italian people|Italian]] [[w
  3 KB (355 words) - 10:48, 14 December 2022
• Paddie O'Neil
  {{Short description|British actress and singer}} | honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire|OBE]]
  3 KB (328 words) - 14:45, 15 January 2023
• Gillian Raine
  ....service.gov.uk}}</ref> known professionally as '''Gillian Raine''', was a British actress, singer and the wife of the actor [[Leonard Rossiter]] from 1964– ...ace-for-radio/|title=New Tricks - S5 - Episode 3: A Face for Radio|website=Radio Times}}</ref> She died in 2018 at the age of 91.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https:/
  5 KB (750 words) - 15:07, 27 March 2023
• Diana King (actress)
  {{short description|British actress}} ...(2 August 1918 – 31 July 1986) was an English actress who had a career on British television from 1939 to 1986. Born in [[Buckinghamshire]], she was sometime
  5 KB (762 words) - 17:54, 27 January 2023
• Sheila Steafel
  {{short description|South African-born British actress}} | nationality = British
  9 KB (1,335 words) - 23:04, 15 January 2023
• Daphne Oxenford
  ...k. She was the voice (''"Are you sitting comfortably ...?"'') of [[BBC]] [[radio]]'s ''[[Listen with Mother]]'' from its inception in 1950 to 1971. As spins ...istorical fiction,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/jan/06/daphne-oxenford |title=Daphne Oxenford obituary |first=Michael
  5 KB (801 words) - 11:37, 21 February 2023
• Ambrosine Phillpotts
  ...tember 1912 &ndash; 12 October 1980) was a British actress of theatre, TV, radio and film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba4a16f6b|title= [[Category:Actresses from London]]
  4 KB (532 words) - 16:57, 25 April 2023
• Hilary Pritchard
  |''{{sortname|The|Dave Cash Radio Show|nolink=1}}'' [[Category:British film actresses]]
  5 KB (691 words) - 10:41, 18 January 2023
• Andrée Melly
  ...on television|interracial kiss on television]]. She continued to appear on British television until 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-pe Melly appeared in British films, including the comedy ''[[The Belles of St. Trinian's]]'' (1954) and
  7 KB (983 words) - 14:08, 24 February 2023
• Violet Carson
  {{Short description|British actress and singer (1898–1983)}} {{Use British English|date=August 2011}}
  10 KB (1,464 words) - 13:10, 5 December 2022
• Joan Sanderson
  '''Joan Sanderson''' (24 November 1912 – 24 May 1992) was a British television and stage actress born in [[Bristol]].<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|u ...'After Henry'', a gently comic series on both [[After Henry (radio series)|radio (1985–88)]] and [[After Henry (TV series)|television (1988–92)]], in wh
  9 KB (1,218 words) - 16:38, 15 September 2024
• Pauline Yates
  ...head]]'', a comedy sketch show for radio, which was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 15 February 1971.) In 1970 she appeared as Mme Arnoux in ''[[Sentime ...://www.comedy.co.uk/people/pauline_yates/ |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}</ref>
  7 KB (1,015 words) - 13:44, 11 March 2023
• Barbara Lyon
  ...ey made Britain their adopted home. From 1950 to 1961 they had a [[w:radio|radio]] programme on the [[w:BBC|BBC]], ''[[Life with the Lyons]].'' Ben, Bebe, B ...it record|hits]] in the [[w:UK Singles Chart|UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
  5 KB (689 words) - 10:21, 27 December 2022
• Florence Desmond
  ...e]]''.<ref name=busby>{{cite book |last=Busby |first=Roy |year=1976 |title=British Music Hall: An Illustrated Who's Who from 1850 to the Present Day |location ...any popular [[British film]]s of the 1930s. In 1933, she appeared on [[BBC radio]] in a broadcast in which she impersonated, among others, [[Janet Gaynor]],
  7 KB (1,025 words) - 11:23, 24 August 2024
• Betty Marsden
  {{Short description|British actor and comedian (1919–1998)}} ...ish comedy actress. She is particularly remembered as a cast member of the radio series ''[[Beyond Our Ken]]'' and ''[[Round the Horne]]''. Marsden also app
  7 KB (1,080 words) - 14:21, 15 January 2023
• Charlotte Mitchell
  {{Use British English|date=February 2014}} ...s Peter Wimsey and the character of Kath Miller in the [[w:BBC Radio 2|BBC Radio 2]] daily serial ''[[w:Waggoners' Walk|Waggoners' Walk]]''.<ref>{{cite web|
  8 KB (1,164 words) - 14:31, 15 January 2023
• Diana Coupland
  ...actress, best remembered for her role in the sitcom ''[[Bless This House (British TV series)|Bless This House]]'', as Jean Abbott, the wife of [[Sid James]] ...a [[BBC]] producer, heard her sing and invited her onto one of his [[radio|radio shows]].<ref name="Telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.
  9 KB (1,312 words) - 17:04, 13 April 2023
• Tessie O'Shea
  ...d his wife Nellie Theresa Carr.<ref name=onshow/> O'Shea was reared in the British [[w:music hall|music hall]] tradition and performed on stage as early as ag By her teens she was known for her [[w:BBC Radio|BBC Radio]] broadcasts and appeared on stages in Britain and [[w:South Africa|South A
  7 KB (1,104 words) - 15:12, 21 December 2022
• Jo Kendall
  ...2) was a British actress and writer. She was known for her work on the BBC radio comedy show ''[[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again]]'', which debuted in 1964, ...elegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/02/02/jo-kendall-actress-made-name-anarchic-radio-sketch-show-sorry/ |access-date=2 February 2022 |newspaper=The Telegraph |d
  10 KB (1,409 words) - 23:08, 19 February 2023
• Betty Alberge
  '''Betty Alberge''' (22 January 1922 – 18 May 1991) was an English theatre, radio and television actress, with an extensive career which ran from the late 19 ...c productions in theatre and with the [[w:British Broadcasting Corporation|British Broadcasting Corporation]].<ref name=":0" />
  6 KB (811 words) - 13:14, 23 January 2023

View (previous 20 | next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)