Barbara Keogh

Barbara Keogh was a British actress best known for her television work, especially as Lilly Mattock in EastEnders. Born in Bucklow, Cheshire, she studied at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She acted with John Osborne and Ronnie Barker at Kidderminster Repertory Theatre before touring with Bill Kerr in The Teahouse of the August Moon. Her television debut came in 1958 as Mrs Pemberton in Champion Road, and she went on to appear in Dixon of Dock Green, Z Cars, The Sweeney, and On Giant's Shoulders with Judi Dench. She had parts in Coronation Street and Crossroads, then joined EastEnders in 1998 and left in 1999. Later credits included Juliet Bravo, Heartbeat, My Family, Casualty, and Little Britain. Her stage work included the Royal Court, the Hampstead Theatre, and the Royal National Theatre. She died in 2005.