Name Diana Davies | Role Actress | |
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Born 20 July 1936 (age 87) ( 1936-07-20 ) Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK Movies and TV shows How We Used To Live, Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill | ||
Diana Davies (born 20 July 1936 in Manchester, Lancashire) is an English actress, best known for playing roles in two long-running ITV soap operas; Norma Ford in Coronation Street and Caroline Bates in Emmerdale Farm between 1984 and 1999.
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Career
Amongst her roles prior to becoming a regular in Emmerdale Farm, Davies portrayed three different characters in the retrospective educational drama How We Used To Live between 1969 and 1981; her characters being Mama (1969), Alice Boothroyd (1976) and Mabel Hodgkins (1981). She also appeared in the Liver Birds as Jenny.
Personal life
Davies divorced her husband, Peter, in 1979, with whom she had a son, Stephen. She moved to Torquay in 2004 to live with her sister, Jill Barton.
Filmography
Actress
2000
The Vice (TV Series) as
Mary Evans
- Betrayed: Part 1 (2000) - Mary Evans
1974
Emmerdale Farm (TV Series) as
Caroline Bates / Letty Brewer
1999
Where the Heart Is (TV Series) as
Headteacher
- A Special Language (1999) - Headteacher
1998
Heartbeat (TV Series) as
Martha Collins
- Baby Love (1998) - Martha Collins
1997
Wokenwell (TV Series) as
Tilda
- Episode #1.4 (1997) - Tilda
1997
The Grand (TV Series) as
Mrs. Grange
- Episode #1.1 (1997) - Mrs. Grange
1996
A Touch of Frost (TV Series) as
Mrs. James
- Unknown Soldiers (1996) - Mrs. James
1990
Medics (TV Series) as
Mrs. Allen
- Iraj (1990) - Mrs. Allen
1990
All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series) as
Mrs Birse
- The Prodigal Returns (1990) - Mrs Birse
1986
Call Me Mister (TV Series) as
Captain Winnie Brooke
- The Bombay Ducks (1986) - Captain Winnie Brooke
1984
Mitch (TV Series) as
Betty Johnson
- Saturday Night (1984) - Betty Johnson
1984
Scully (TV Mini Series) as
Steve's Wife
- Episode #1.7 (1984) - Steve's Wife
1983
Johnny Jarvis (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Lipton
- Part Five: 1981-1982 (1983) - Mrs. Lipton
- Part Four: 1980-1981 (1983) - Mrs. Lipton
- Part Three: 1979-1980 (1983) - Mrs. Lipton
- Part Two: 1978-1979 (1983) - Mrs. Lipton
- Part One: 1977-1978 (1983) - Mrs. Lipton
1982
Juliet Bravo (TV Series) as
Helen Grimshaw
- Amateur Night (1982) - Helen Grimshaw
1968
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Helen Milton / Greg's mother / Town hall maid
- Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy (1982) - Helen Milton
- The Gate of Eden: Part 1 - Mr. Falconer (1980) - Greg's mother
- If Only the Trains Come (1968) - Town hall maid
1969
How We Used to Live (TV Series) as
Mabel Hodgkins / Alice Boothroyd / Mama
- 1936-1953: Your Undoubted Queen (1953) (1982) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: We Have Travelled a Hard Road (1952) (1982) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: A Tonic for the Nation (1951) (1982) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: On the Move (1949) (1982) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: On the National Health (1948) (1982) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: Full Steam Ahead (1948) (1982) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: A New Look (1947) (1982) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: Cold Comfort (1947) (1982) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: Full Supporting Programme (1946) (1982) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: Let Us Face the Future (1945) (1982) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: Peace on Earth (1944) (1981) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: Take a Man's Place (1943) (1981) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: Make Do and Mend (1943) (1981) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: Stars and Stripes (1942) (1981) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: Home from Home (1940) (1981) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: Goodnight Children Everywhere (1939) (1981) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: Hospital Case (1939) (1981) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: Holiday with Pay (1938) (1981) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: Counting the Cost (1937) (1981) - Mabel Hodgkins
- 1936-1953: Head of the Family (1936) (1981) - Mabel Hodgkins
- Victory (1945) (1976) - Alice Boothroyd
- In Short Supply (1943) (1976) - Alice Boothroyd
- Blitz (1940) (1976) - Alice Boothroyd
- Invasion (1940) (1976) - Alice Boothroyd
- Blackout (1939) (1976) - Alice Boothroyd
- At the Seaside (1969) - Mama
1977
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Bernie / Sister Swain
- Willie's Last Stand (1982) - Bernie
- Our Flesh and Blood (1977) - Sister Swain
1981
Brother to the Ox (TV Movie) as
Mother
1981
BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) as
Beryl's mum
- The Grudge Fight (1981) - Beryl's mum
1977
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Radio Interveiwer / Joyce Hanlon
- The Merry Widow: Part 1 (1981)
- A Matter of Faith: Part 1 (1977) - Radio Interveiwer
- A Ladies' Man: Part 1 (1977) - Joyce Hanlon
1980
The Boy with the Transistor Radio (TV Movie)
1980
Enemy at the Door (TV Series) as
Mary Robertson
- The Raid (1980) - Mary Robertson
1979
Shoestring (TV Series) as
Diana Ollerton
- Stamp Duty (1979) - Diana Ollerton
1978
Angels (TV Series) as
Sister Ackroyd
- Casualties (1978) - Sister Ackroyd
- Present Imperfect (1978) - Sister Ackroyd
1978
Strangers (TV Series) as
Sharon Wallace
- The Paradise Set (1978) - Sharon Wallace
1978
Pickersgill People (TV Series) as
Dawn Duckworth
- The Sheik of Pickersgill (1978) - Dawn Duckworth
1978
Send in the Girls (TV Series) as
Sheila
- Goosepimples (1978) - Sheila
- Chickabiddy (1978) - Sheila
- The Wild Bunch (1978) - Sheila
1977
Second City Firsts (TV Series) as
Vera Greenall
- Twelve Off the Belt (1977) - Vera Greenall
1976
Victorian Scandals (TV Series) as
Agnes Nottidge
- Beloved (1976) - Agnes Nottidge
1976
Hadleigh (TV Series) as
Ellen Ainsworth
- Favours (1976) - Ellen Ainsworth
1976
Red Letter Day (TV Series) as
Val
- Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill (1976) - Val
1975
Joby (TV Series) as
Norah Weston
- Episode Two (1975) - Norah Weston
- Episode One (1975) - Norah Weston
1963
Coronation Street (TV Series) as
Norma Ford / Control Voice / Joyce / ...
1972
Holly (TV Series) as
Receptionist
- Episode #1.2 (1972) - Receptionist
1972
The Liver Birds (TV Series) as
Jenny
- Valentine's Day (1972) - Jenny
1970
A Family at War (TV Series) as
Doris / Doris Jackson
- -Yielding Place to New (1972) - Doris Jackson
- The Old Order Changeth- (1972) - Doris Jackson
- Coming Home (1972) - Doris Jackson
- The Sensible Thing (1972) - Doris Jackson
- The Fundamental Things Apply (1971) - Doris Jackson
- This Year, Next Year- (1971) - Doris Jackson
- Take It on Trust (1971) - Doris Jackson
- Spread a Little Happiness (1971) - Doris
- For the Duration (1971) - Doris
- The Lucky Ones (1971) - Doris
- A Separate Peace (1971) - Doris
- Salute the Happy Morn (1971) - Doris
- Into the Dark (1971) - Doris
- Lend Your Loving Arms (1971) - Doris
- The Forty-Eight Hour Pass (1970) - Doris
- I Can Be Happy, Can't I ? (1970) - Doris
- If It's Got Your Number on It (1970) - Doris
1969
All Star Comedy Carnival (TV Movie) as
Expectant Mother (segment: "The Dustbinmen")
1969
The Dustbinmen (TV Series) as
Expectant Mother
- The Christmas Special (1969) - Expectant Mother
1967
Inheritance (TV Series) as
Housemaid
- Misalliance (1967) - Housemaid
1967
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
Woman
- The Lump (1967) - Woman (uncredited)
1966
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Moest's maid
- Stories of D.H. Lawrence #3: New Eve and Old Adam (1966) - Moest's maid
1964
The Villains (TV Series) as
Lil / The Secretary / Susan
- A Joker for Your Button Hole (1965) - Lil
- Big Fleas Have Little Fleas (1964) - The Secretary
- Amateurs (1964) - Susan
1964
It's Dark Outside (TV Series) as
Telephonist
- More Ways of Killing a Cat (1964) - Telephonist
1962
The Sword in the Web (TV Series) as
Waitress
- The Informer (1962) - Waitress
1960
Kipps (TV Mini Series)
- Episode #1.7 (1960)
Self
2000
The Unforgettable Pat Phoenix (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
Archive Footage
1999
Coronation Street: Through the Keyhole (Video) as
Norma Ford
1983
Johnny Jarvis (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Lipton
- Part Six: 1982-1983 (1983) - Mrs. Lipton (uncredited)
References
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