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Barbara Dulcie Lott (15 May 1920 – 19 December 2002)
was a British actress probably best remembered as
Ronnie Corbett's character's mother, Phyllis Lumsden in the BBC television sitcom ''
Sorry!''. She also appeared in ''
Coronation Street'', ''
Rings on Their Fingers'', ''
Survivors'', ''
Z-Cars
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television
sitcom
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''
2point4 Children
''2point4 Children'' is a BBC Television sitcom that was created and written by Andrew Marshall. It follows the lives of the Porters, a seemingly average, working-class London family whose world is frequently turned upside-down by bad luck and ...
'', amongst others.
Lott was born on 15 May 1920 in
Richmond upon Thames
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames () in southwest London forms part of Outer London and is the only London borough on both sides of the River Thames. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas amalgamated under the London ...
,
Surrey. Her father, William Lott, was an executive at
Ealing Studios
Ealing Studios is a television and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in West London. Will Barker bought the White Lodge on Ealing Green in 1902 as a base for film making, and films have been made on the site ever s ...
and Lott appeared in small roles in films as a child.
She studied acting at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...
, graduating in 1937 and joining
repertory theatre.
In 1940, she married
Stuart Latham
Harry Stuart Latham (11 July 1912 – 31 August 1993) was an English theatre and film actor, director and television producer.
Biography
Latham was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey on 11 July 1912.
After an apprenticeship in repertory thea ...
, who was later a producer of ''
Coronation Street''.
Lott eventually made her
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
stage debut in ''
Love for Love
''Love for Love'' is a Restoration comedy written by British playwright William Congreve. It premiered on 30 April 1695 at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre. Staged by Thomas Betterton's company the original cast included Betterton as Valenti ...
'' at the
Haymarket Theatre in 1944.
Her first television appearance was as Viola in ''
Twelfth Night
''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vi ...
'' in 1950 and she went on to appear frequently on television in small roles.
In 1978, she was cast in her first major role in ''
Rings on Their Fingers'', in 1981 in ''
Sorry!'' and in 1992 in an occasional role in ''
2point4 Children
''2point4 Children'' is a BBC Television sitcom that was created and written by Andrew Marshall. It follows the lives of the Porters, a seemingly average, working-class London family whose world is frequently turned upside-down by bad luck and ...
''.
She appeared in several films, most notably as
Ewan McGregor
Ewan Gordon McGregor ( ; born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award. In 2013, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British ...
’s mother in ''
The Pillow Book
is a book of observations and musings recorded by Sei Shōnagon during her time as court lady to Empress Consort Teishi during the 990s and early 1000s in Heian-period Japan. The book was completed in the year 1002.
The work is a collection o ...
''.
She died on 19 December 2002 in London, aged 82.
Television roles
Selected filmography
* ''
Let's Be Famous'' (1939) - Sophie the telephonist (uncredited)
* ''
Three Silent Men
''Three Silent Men'' is a 1940 British crime film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Sebastian Shaw, Derrick De Marney, Patricia Roc and Arthur Hambling. The screenplay concerns a pacifist surgeon who must operate to save the life of the i ...
'' (1940) - Nurse
* ''
Brighton Rock'' (1948) - (uncredited)
* ''
Dilemma
A dilemma ( grc-gre, δίλημμα "double proposition") is a problem offering two possibilities, neither of which is unambiguously acceptable or preferable. The possibilities are termed the ''horns'' of the dilemma, a clichéd usage, but dist ...
'' (1962) - Nun
* ''
The World Ten Times Over'' (1963) - Bob's PA (uncredited)
* ''
The Party's Over'' (1965) - Almoner
* ''
Unman, Wittering and Zigo'' (1971) - Mrs. Winstanley
* ''
Electric Moon'' (1992) - Mrs. Ellis
* ''
The Pillow Book
is a book of observations and musings recorded by Sei Shōnagon during her time as court lady to Empress Consort Teishi during the 990s and early 1000s in Heian-period Japan. The book was completed in the year 1002.
The work is a collection o ...
'' (1996) - Jerome's Mother
References
External links
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English television actresses
1920 births
2002 deaths
20th-century British businesspeople