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Frances Cuka was an English actress, principally on television, whose career spanned over fifty years. In her later years, she was best known for playing Grandma Buller in the sitcom Friday Night Dinner.
Born
Friday, 21 August 1936
Died
Sunday, 16 February 2020
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel | Self / Grandma (archive footage) | 2021 |
| Closer to the Moon | Sarah | 2013 |
| Friday Night Dinner | Nellie Buller | 2011 |
| Oliver Twist | Mrs. Bedwin / Mrs Bedwin | 2005 |
| Rosemary & Thyme | Barbara Boxer | 2003 |
| Swimming Pool | Lady on the Underground | 2003 |
| Too Much Sun | Psychic | 2000 |
| Doctors | Martha Tanner / Maeve Richards / Lillie Goodwin | 2000 |
| Holby City | Esther Levy | 1999 |
| Trial & Retribution | Eva Widelski | 1997 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel | Self / Grandma (archive footage) | 2021 |
| Closer to the Moon | Sarah | 2013 |
| Friday Night Dinner | Nellie Buller | 2011 |
| Oliver Twist | Mrs. Bedwin / Mrs Bedwin | 2005 |
| Rosemary & Thyme | Barbara Boxer | 2003 |
| Swimming Pool | Lady on the Underground | 2003 |
| Too Much Sun | Psychic | 2000 |
| Doctors | Martha Tanner / Maeve Richards / Lillie Goodwin | 2000 |
| Holby City | Esther Levy | 1999 |
| Trial & Retribution | Eva Widelski | 1997 |
| Snow White: A Tale of Terror | Nannau | 1997 |
| Wycliffe | Angie Kane | 1994 |
| Maigret | Angele Louette | 1992 |
| Afraid of the Dark | Mrs. Dalton | 1991 |
| Mountains of the Moon | Lady Houghton | 1990 |
| The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank | Mrs. Van Daan | 1988 |
| Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Lois Knox | 1987 |
| Casualty | Mrs Bassey | 1986 |
| The Brief | Sandra Fletcher / Mrs. Jones | 1984 |
| Hammer House of Horror | Gwen | 1980 |
| The Watcher in the Woods | Mary Fleming | 1980 |
| Together | Marge Frisby | 1980 |
| Henry IV Part II | Doll Tearsheet | 1979 |
| Minder | Sister Angelica | 1979 |
| Boy Dominic | Lavinia Watson | 1974 |
| Within These Walls | Shirley Armstrong | 1974 |
| Crown Court | Connie Denham / Dorothy Ryan | 1972 |
| Hide and Seek | Mrs. Dickie | 1972 |
| Henry VIII and His Six Wives | Katherine of Aragon | 1972 |
| Scrooge | Ethel Cratchit | 1970 |
| Scrooge: A Christmas Carol | Ethel Cratchit | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Della | 1970 |
| The Champions | Anna Maria Martes | 1968 |
| ITV Playhouse | Anne Higgins / Kitty / Nina McAlister | 1967 |
| Adam Adamant Lives! | Sandra Verrel | 1966 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Ellie / Val Gray | 1965 |
| Knock on Any Door | Louise | 1965 |
| Crossroads | 2001 | |
| The Wednesday Play | Marcelle / Edna | 1964 |
| Love Story | Georgina Keyes / Thelma / Susan | 1963 |
| Drama 61-67 | Ada | 1961 |
| Emergency-Ward 10 | Dr. Lucy Newton | 1957 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Frankie Addams / Jorund / Miss Yates | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
