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Born
December 28, 1934 · Ilford, Essex, England, UK
Died
September 27, 2024 · Chelsea, London, England, UK (undisclosed)

Spouses
Beverley Cross(June 23, 1975 – March 20, 1998) (his death)
Robert Stephens(June 29, 1967 – April 6, 1975) (divorced, 2 children)

QUOTES:

My career is chequered. Then I think I got pigeon-holed in humour; Shakespeare is not my thing.

I tend to head for what’s amusing because a lot of things aren’t happy. But usually you can find a funny side to practically anything.

[on roles] “When you get into the granny era, you’re lucky to get anything.”

It’s true I don’t tolerate fools, but then they don’t tolerate me, so I am spiky. Maybe that’s why I’m quite good at playing spiky elderly ladies.

I’ve won two Oscars and I still don’t begin to understand film acting.

[on whether she will miss filming Harry Potter now that the series is completed] No, it was 10 years, and that’s a lot.