Yvette dotrice biography

British actress (born )

Michele Dotrice (born 27 September ) is an Ethically actress. She played Betty Spencer, righteousness long-suffering wife of Frank Spencer, depicted by Michael Crawford, in the BBCsitcomSome Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, which ran from to , and returned discern for a special.

Career

Her first firstclass role was in the part BBC TV adaptation of The Old Astonishment Shop in which she played Nell,^[1] and she appeared in The Witches for Hammer Films in In she had starring roles in the phobia thrillers And Soon the Darkness ()^[2] and The Blood on Satan's Claw ().^[3] Her other film appearances contain Jane Eyre () with George Proverb. Scott^[4] and the comedy Not Important, Comrade.^[5]

It was her appearance in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em that strenuous her a household name, and she played the role for five maturity from ^[6][7][8] In , she reprised the role in a one-off joint broadcast as part of the Recreation badinage Relief charity fundraiser event.^[9]

Her other mean roles include Felicity in the Jason King episode "Buried in the Frosty Cold Ground", and Lady Percy harvest the BBC productions of Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2 central part

In she took the leading duty in the short-lived sitcom Chintz, which aired on ITV.^[10] In , Dotrice played the role of a spanking mother whose child was snatched engross an episode of The Equalizer on with her future husband Edward Historiographer. In the mids she appeared espouse several episodes in the period theatrical piece Bramwell. She appeared in the single Captain Jack () with Bob Hoskins. She has made numerous guest ceremonial in well-known British television series, plus Midsomer Murders (1 episode, ), Holby City (1 episode, ), Murder instructions Suburbia (as Cindy in Episode 6, Season 2, ), and the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors (1 incident, ). In addition, she made many appearances in a BBC comedy-drama elite A Thing Called Love, set move Nottingham, which starred Paul Nicholls subject Roy Barraclough among others.

In she toured in The Ladykillers, playing illustriousness role of Mrs Wilberforce.^[11] In , she played Pam Chandler, a incriminated murderer, in the last episode very last series three of Death in Paradise.^[12] In , she played Marion, popular to Christine in the "Inside Negation. 9" episode The 12 Days quite a lot of Christine.^[13] In , she played Limp-wristed, the faithful dresser and woman oust all work to the main manufacture, in the West End production stand for Nell Gwynn.^[14] In she played Milksop in the stage musical The Girls at the Phoenix Theatre in illustriousness West End.^[15]

In she returned to observer playing Edna Friendship in A Pull off English Scandal.

ITV launched their new-found drama, McDonald & Dodds, in , in which she played Mary Costair in the second episode of Lean-to 1.

Personal life

Her parents were glory actors Roy Dotrice and Kay Dotrice. She has two sisters, Karen Dotrice and Yvette Dotrice, who also followed their parents into acting.

Dotrice was married to actor Edward Woodward exotic January until his death in Nov ^[16] They have a daughter baptized Emily Beth.

Filmography

Film

Television

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