Lily Elizabeth Caldwell ( Tindal, 1921 – 20 September 2009), known professionally as Katherine Parr, was a British actress, who played the recurring role of
Irene Holloway, commonly known as Auntie Irene, in the
BBC soap opera ''
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
'', between 1986 and 1987, when her character died from lung cancer.
Career
Parr's television appearances date back to the late-1950s, when she made her screen debut as Joan Stringer on the series ''
Emergency – Ward 10''. She went on to appear in several popular television shows including ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Origi ...
'' (1963), appearing for seven episodes as Amy Preston. She also appeared in the 1963 film ''
This Sporting Life''.
She has also appeared in various other television shows including ''
The Wednesday Play'', ''
Softly, Softly'', ''
Z-Cars'', ''
Dixon of Dock Green'' and ''
The Sweeney
''The Sweeney'' is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. It stars John Thaw as Detective Ins ...
''.
In 1986, she was cast in the role of
Irene Holloway, commonly known as Auntie Irene, in the
soap opera ''
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
'', which had been commissioned one year before Parr's arrival on the show. Parr's role in the show was as the elderly
cancer-stricken aunt of established character
Lofty Holloway (
Tom Watt). She made her final appearance on the show on the 16 June 1987, and her character died off-screen two days later.
Parr played Mrs Penny in the BBC radio drama ''David Wade – Power of Attorney'' which was broadcast in 1990.
Personal life
Parr was born in 1921 in
London, England. She married writer Dennis Caldwell in 1941.
Parr died in
Kent on 20 September 2009, at the age of 88.
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]
Selected filmography
Film
*'' This Sporting Life'' (1963) – Mrs. Farrer
*'' Otley'' (1970) – Newsagent
*'' Doomwatch'' (1972) – Middle-aged Woman[
]
Television
*'' Starr and Company'' (1958, 16 episodes, as Rene Cremer)
*''Three Golden Nobles'' (1959, 4 episodes, as Mother Bellinger)[
*''The Days of Vengeance'' (1960, 6 episodes, as Agnes Cranwell)
*'' Emergency – Ward 10'' (1959, 1 episode, as Joan Stringer, 1965, 3 episodes, as Mrs. Hicks)
*'']Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Origi ...
'' (1967, 7 episodes, as Amy Preston)
*'' The Doctors''[ (1969–1970, 10 episodes, as Gran Beckett)
*'']EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
'' (1986, 1987, 3 episodes, as Auntie Irene)Dead enders: A complete list of EastEnder's whopping 111 on-screen deaths
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References
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1921 births
2009 deaths
Actresses from London
English film actresses
English television actresses