Betty Marsden
Biography
Betty Marsden was an English comedy actress, born in Liverpool in 1919 and raised in Somerset. She trained at the Italia Conti Academy and entertained troops during the Second World War as a member of ENSA. From 1958 to 1968 she was a regular in the radio shows Beyond Our Ken and Round the Horne, supplying most of the female voices. On screen she appeared in Carry On Regardless (1961) and Carry On Camping (1969), and her other films included The Leather Boys (1964), The Best House in London (1969) and The Dresser (1983). In the theater she played Mrs. Prentice in What the Butler Saw at the Royal Court Theatre in 1975 and Mrs. Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, in 1982. Her television work included Blake's 7, The Bill and Inspector Morse.
79years old at death
- Born Liverpool
- Died London
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Beatrice Marsden (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 33 years1950 to 1983
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A role that slipped away
Marsden was cast as Aunt Dahlia in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Jeeves, but her part was removed before the show opened in 1975.
Beyond film
Marsden's catchphrase "many, many, many times" came from Bea Clissold, an ancient actress character, and outlasted the character into later series.
Early training
Marsden trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and entertained troops during the Second World War as a member of ENSA.
Betty Marsden movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Gerald Thomas directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Peter Butterworth's page
Hattie Jacques's page
Gerald ThomasDirector, 2 films, 1961 to 1969
All films by Gerald Thomas
Also two films together1 more actor
- Lockwood WestThe Dresser (1983) and The Leather Boys (1964)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
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