Barbara Lott

Barbara Lott was a British actress born in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, the daughter of an Ealing Studios executive, and she appeared in small film roles as a child. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated in 1937 before joining repertory theater. She made her London stage debut in 1944, appearing in Love for Love at the Haymarket Theatre. She first appeared on television as Viola in Twelfth Night in 1950 and went on to frequent small roles. Her first major part was in Rings on Their Fingers in 1978, and in 1981 she was cast as Phyllis Lumsden in the BBC sitcom Sorry!. She had an occasional role in 2point4 Children from 1992 and also appeared in Coronation Street, Survivors, and Z-Cars. Her best known film role was Ewan McGregor's mother in The Pillow Book (1996). She died in 2002.