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Brenda Rose Cowling was an English actress. A native of London, Cowling wanted to be a film actress from the time she was a child; however, upon leaving school, she trained instead as a shorthand typist.
Birth Name
Brenda Rose Cowling
Born
Thursday, 23 April 1925
Died
Saturday, 02 October 2010
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Perry and Croft: Made in Britain | Mrs. Blanche Lipton | 2014 |
| According to Bex | Vox Pops | 2005 |
| The Legend of the Tamworth Two | Mrs. Martin / Mrs Martin | 2004 |
| Murder in Suburbia | Mrs Kirkman | 2004 |
| Doctors and Nurses | Jean | 2004 |
| The Last Detective | Old Lady | 2003 |
| Aka Albert Walker | Jean Crowley's Mother | 2002 |
| Room to Rent | Church Lady | 2001 |
| Greenfingers | Book Shop Customer / Bookshop Customer | 2001 |
| Doctors | Betty Harris / Mrs Warner | 2000 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Perry and Croft: Made in Britain | Mrs. Blanche Lipton | 2014 |
| According to Bex | Vox Pops | 2005 |
| The Legend of the Tamworth Two | Mrs. Martin / Mrs Martin | 2004 |
| Murder in Suburbia | Mrs Kirkman | 2004 |
| Doctors and Nurses | Jean | 2004 |
| The Last Detective | Old Lady | 2003 |
| Aka Albert Walker | Jean Crowley's Mother | 2002 |
| Room to Rent | Church Lady | 2001 |
| Greenfingers | Book Shop Customer / Bookshop Customer | 2001 |
| Doctors | Betty Harris / Mrs Warner | 2000 |
| Inside 'Octopussy' | Schatzl | 2000 |
| Holby City | Margaret Archer | 1999 |
| Babes in the Wood | Mourner | 1998 |
| Get Real | Neighbour | 1998 |
| Bernard's Watch | Mrs. Tatchell | 1997 |
| Jonathan Creek | Mrs. Thrimpson | 1997 |
| Where the Heart Is | Martha | 1997 |
| Barbara | Sarah | 1995 |
| Goodnight Sweetheart | Miss Weatherell | 1993 |
| The Detectives | Bride's Grandmother | 1993 |
| Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors | Mrs. Rodgers | 1991 |
| The Upper Hand | The Nun | 1990 |
| You Rang, M'Lord? | Mrs. Blanche Lipton | 1988 |
| The Charmer | Chambermaid | 1987 |
| A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery | Mrs. Lundy | 1987 |
| French and Saunders | Older Dawn | 1987 |
| London's Burning | Man's Wife | 1986 |
| Casualty | Edith Brown | 1986 |
| Seal Morning | Mrs. Beales | 1986 |
| Dream Lover | Hotel Manager | 1986 |
| All in Good Faith | Brenda Trail | 1985 |
| Oliver Twist | Nursemaid | 1985 |
| The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ | Matron | 1985 |
| In Sickness and in Health | the Home Help / the Matron / Woman Patient | 1985 |
| The Brief | Woman Neighbour / Mrs. Stagg / Mrs. Salter / Flat Owner | 1984 |
| Sharon and Elsie | Waitress | 1984 |
| Octopussy | Schatzi | 1983 |
| The Agatha Christie Hour | Miss Draper | 1982 |
| Pink Floyd: The Wall | Teacher | 1982 |
| Oliver Twist | Mrs. Bedwin | 1982 |
| Q.E.D. | Nun on Train | 1982 |
| Dead Ernest | Matron | 1982 |
| Nanny | Nanny Roberts | 1981 |
| Sink or Swim | Sonia's mother / Matron | 1980 |
| Hammer House of Horror | Nurse Davies | 1980 |
| Hi-de-Hi! | Lady Camper / Nora / Station Announcer | 1980 |
| The Old Curiosity Shop | Landlady | 1979 |
| Only When I Laugh | Matron | 1979 |
| Shoestring | Mrs. Margaret Billington | 1979 |
| International Velvet | Alice | 1978 |
| The Law Centre | Mrs. Duncan | 1978 |
| The Famous Five | Jenny | 1978 |
| Grange Hill | Shopkeeper | 1978 |
| The Black Panther | 1977 | |
| You're Only Young Twice | Mrs. Hawkhead | 1977 |
| Jabberwocky | Mrs Fishfinger / Mrs. Fishfinger | 1977 |
| The Duchess of Duke Street | Elsie Richards | 1976 |
| Carry on Behind | Wife | 1975 |
| Fawlty Towers | Sister | 1975 |
| Raffles | Mrs. Van Der Berg | 1975 |
| Shadows | Cook | 1975 |
| Angels | Staff Nurse | 1975 |
| Second Time Around | Mrs. Wilkinson | 1974 |
| Good Girl | Gwen Botley | 1974 |
| The Black Windmill | Pleasant Secretary | 1974 |
| Happy Ever After | Mrs. Robinson | 1974 |
| The Pallisers | Mrs. Bunce | 1974 |
| It Ain't Half Hot Mum | WVS Lady | 1974 |
| Carry on Girls | Matron | 1973 |
| Thursday's Child | Mrs. Smedley | 1972 |
| Jackanory Playhouse | Washerwoman | 1972 |
| Sykes | Sister / Molly Pickling | 1972 |
| Are You Being Served? | Lady Customer | 1972 |
| Young Winston | Mrs. Dewsnap | 1972 |
| Six Days of Justice | Usher | 1972 |
| Romany Jones | Betty's Mother | 1972 |
| The Man and the Snake | Molly | 1972 |
| Tom Brown's Schooldays | Ellen | 1971 |
| Justice | Mrs. Cosgrove | 1971 |
| The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Maid | 1971 |
| Please Sir! | Mrs. Duffy | 1971 |
| Follyfoot | Lady Caroline Beck | 1971 |
| Budgie | Customer in Supermarket | 1971 |
| The Railway Children | Mrs. Viney / Mrs Viney | 1970 |
| The Goodies | Lady | 1970 |
| Special Branch | Mrs. Madgwick | 1969 |
| As Good Cooks Go | Waitress | 1969 |
| Up in the Air | Lady Pennyweight | 1969 |
| Dad's Army | Mrs. Prentice | 1968 |
| ITV Playhouse | Margaret Harvey / Mrs. Kelly | 1967 |
| Champion House | Alice Boothroyd | 1967 |
| The Forsyte Saga | Miss Perren | 1967 |
| All Gas and Gaiters | Mrs Russell / Mary | 1966 |
| Bindle (One of Them Days) | Martha Hearty | 1966 |
| The Wednesday Play | Gwen | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Joanna | 1964 |
| Love Story | Cora | 1963 |
| Harpers West One | Eileen Morton | 1961 |
| The Avengers | Masseuse | 1961 |
| Maigret | Madame Pardon | 1959 |
| Probation Officer | Mrs. Hayes / Mother | 1959 |
| Emergency-Ward 10 | Mrs. Reid / Mrs. Smith | 1957 |
| The Silken Affair | Minor Role | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | Mrs. Knowles | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Mrs. Fairley / Mrs. Jolly / Mrs. Pollock | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Miss Nichols / Doris Gray | 1955 |
| Stage Fright | Plump RADA Girl | 1950 |
