Biography
Joan Sanderson (24 November 1912 – 24 May 1992) was a British actress. During a long career on stage and screen, her tall and commanding disposition led to her playing mostly dowagers, spinsters and matrons, as well as intense Shakespearean roles. Her television work included the sitcoms Please Sir! (1968–72), Fawlty Towers and Ripping Yarns (1979) and Me and My Girl (1984–88).
Filmography
all 32
TV Shows 19
Movies 13
Eleanor Prescott
After Henry (1988)
TV
Anthea's Mother
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Movie
6
Miss Wilbraham
East of Ipswich (1987)
Movie
Queen of Hearts
Alice in Wonderland (1985)
TV
Nell Cresset
Me and My Girl (1984)
TV
Mrs. Davidson
Down at the Hydro (1983)
Movie
Rear Admiral
Anyone for Denis (1982)
Movie
Miss Tunstall
Intensive Care (1982)
Movie
Lady Bartlesham
Roger of the Raj (1979)
Movie
Dorothy Binns
Doris and Doreen (1978)
Movie
Aunt Dorothy
Mixed Blessings (1978)
TV
Alexandra
The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976)
TV
Lady Bartlesham
Ripping Yarns (1976)
TV
6
Mrs. Alice Richards
Fawlty Towers (1975)
TV
6.7
Mother
Rising Damp (1974)
TV
5.5
Mrs. Waddilove
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
TV
4
Doris Ewell
Please Sir! (1971)
Movie
Doris Ewell
Please Sir! (1968)
TV
Mrs. Harcourt
Wild, Wild Women (1968)
TV
Mme. Trujadin
Ooh La La! (1968)
TV
Mrs. Sandford
Who Killed the Cat? (1966)
Movie
Grace Pugh-Critchley
All Gas and Gaiters (1966)
TV
Euphemia Smallhope
She Knows Y'Know (1962)
Movie
The Nurse
The Golden Toy (1954)
Movie
Mrs. Hatfield
Full House
TV
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1912-11-24
Deathday1992-05-24 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceBristol, England, UK
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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