Hazel Douglas (2 November 1923 – 8 September 2016) was an English actress. She portrayed Bathilda Bagshot in '' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1''. Her credits stretch back to the early days of television, and include '' Sunday Night Theatre'', ''

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'', '' Eyes Down'', ''

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'', '' Gavin & Stacey'', '' Run Fatboy Run'', ''Casualty'', '' The Royal'', '' Asylum'', ''

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'', '' Where the Heart Is'', '' Gimme Gimme Gimme'', ''

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'', '' The Liver Birds'' and '' Vicious''. She spent 11 happy years with

Brian Rix Brian Norman Roger Rix, Baron Rix, (27 January 1924 – 20 August 2016) was an English actor-manager, who produced a record-breaking sequence of long-running farces on the London stage, including ''Dry Rot'', '' Simple Spymen'' and ''One for ...

’s company in the Whitehall farces, joining in 1954 for John Chapman’s Dry Rot, which ran for more than 1,400 performances. These comedies were also televised, and she appeared in episodes of the one-off comedies in the series Dial RIX (1962-63), with Rix and his wife

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. Rix used to say that Hazel had the best double-take in the business.

Recent work

In 2009, she played the role of Mrs Harries, the mother of

Josephine Tewson Josephine Ann Tewson (26 February 1931 – 18 August 2022) was an English actress, best known for her roles in British television sitcoms, such as Edna Hawkins ("Mrs H") in '' Shelley'', Elizabeth "Liz" Warden in ''Keeping Up Appearances'' (19 ...

in the radio drama, ''Leaves in Autumn'' by Susan Casanove, a

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production."Leaves in Autumn"
at Wireless Theatre Company web site In 2010, she appeared as Peggy Lowe in the

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BBC4 comedy '' Getting On''. She also has the minor role of Maureen Bright in the BBC soap opera, ''

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'' in 2011. In 2013 she appeared in the British sitcom '' Vicious'' starring

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and

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as Mildred, Stuart's (Jacobi) mother. Most recently, Douglas portrayed Edna Locke in an episode of the 2014 detective drama '' Suspects''.

Personal life

Douglas was born Hazel Smith in

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. She served in the

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, where she met her husband, Peter Sawford; they married in 1949 and remained together until his death in 1991. She died on 8 September 2016 at the age of 92.

Partial filmography

*''

The Night We Got the Bird ''The Night We Got the Bird'' is a 1961 British comedy film and a follow up to the 1959 film ''The Night We Dropped a Clanger''. Directed by Darcy Conyers and starring Brian Rix, Dora Bryan, Ronald Shiner and Irene Handl. it is based on Basil T ...

'' (1961) - Bespectacled Lady *'' Closing Numbers'' (1993) - Mary *''

The Young Poisoner's Handbook ''The Young Poisoner's Handbook'' is a 1995 black comedy-drama film based on the life of Graham Young, more commonly known as "The Teacup Murderer". It was directed by Benjamin Ross and written by Ross and Jeff Rawle. The film stars Hugh O'Conor ...

'' (1995) - Edna *'' Face'' (1997) - Linda *''

The Parole Officer ''The Parole Officer'' is a 2001 British comedy film, directed by John Duigan. The film follows a diverse group of former criminals as they assist their probation officer in proving his innocence after a murder accusation. Plot Simon Garden i ...

'' (2001) - Old Lady in Art Gallery *'' Asylum'' (2005) - Lilly *'' Run Fatboy Run'' (2007) - Older Woman *'' Gavin & Stacey'' (2008) - Betty *'' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' (2010) - Bathilda Bagshot *''

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'' (2011) - Granny

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas, Hazel 1923 births 2016 deaths 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English television actresses English film actresses Royal Navy officers of World War II Women's Royal Naval Service officers