Beryl Cooke (1 November 1906 – 21 August 2001) was a British actress.BFI.org Her career spanned six decades; she is most familiar to British audiences as Aunt Lucy in the sitcom Happy Ever After and Mrs. Vance in the BBC drama Tenko.
Early life Cooke was born in Westminster, London on 1 November 1906.
Career Cooke made an appearance in British sitcom Only Fools and Horses, in the episode The Second Time Around, as a woman Del Boy (David Jason) and Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst) believe to be their Aunt Rose, only for it to emerge that the real Aunt Rose moved away some years beforehand.
Death Cooke died in London on 21 August 2001 aged 94. She is buried in East London Cemetery.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1954Conflict of WingsMiss Nelson1954Knave of HeartsKind TypistUncredited1954Someone Else's ChildMiss LarnerShort film1957The Crooked SkyLandlady1958Them Nice AmericansUndetermined RoleUncredited1961The Monster of Highgate PondsMiss Haggerty1966The Ghost of Monk's IslandAunt Edna1968The Blood Beast TerrorHousekeeper1969A Nice Girl Like MeBridal Gowns AssistantCredited as Beryl Cook1971She'll Follow You AnywherePerfume Tester1980High Rise DonkeyMiss Pringle
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1957On Stage - LondonUnknownEpisode: #1.21959Don't Tell FatherMiss FletcherEpisode: #1.11959Emergency Ward 10Alice KnoxEpisode: #1.2741961Flower of EvilFrau ElrichEpisode: "The Camp in the Mountains"1963–1965CompactMrs. Chater162 episodes1967Sir Arthur Conan DoyleMrs. FinchEpisode: "The Black Doctor"1967Angel PavementMrs. Pearson2 episodes1967Vanity FairMiss JemimaEpisode: "The Famous Little Becky Puppet"1967–1968The NewcomersCelia Stuart52 episodes1969Mr. Digby DarlingOlive3 episodes1969Out of the UnknownMrs. GaleEpisode: "Random Quest"1969Imperial PalaceMiss. Prentiss2 episodes1969JackanoryStoryteller5 episodes1969The Ugliest Girl in TownSalesladyEpisode: "The Track Star"1970Father, Dear FatherMrs. SchultzEpisode: "This Is Your Wife"1970The DoctorsMrs. RoacheEpisode: #1.621970Play for TodayStoryteller (as Beryl Cook)Episode: "Angels Are So Few"1971Bless This HouseMrs. GordonEpisode: "Another Fine Mess..."1971The Runaway SummerAunt Alice4 episodes1970–1971The TroubleshootersMiss Jenkins7 episodes1972A Family at WarCafe ManageressEpisode: "Coming Home"1972Villains1st Miss SinclairEpisode: "Move In, Move On"1972Public EyeReceptionistEpisode: "Many a Slip"1971–1973Z CarsMary Brent Matron Miss Gladwell3 episodes1973EmmerdaleMavis Scott2 episodes1972–1973FollyfootMiss Patience Headmistress3 episodes1973The Dragon's OpponentMrs. MordenEpisode: "The Drawn Sword"1973Jackanory PlayhouseFairy godmotherEpisode: "The Magician's Heart"1974The Onedin LineLucy ArmitageEpisode: "The Silver Caddy"1974Marked PersonalDorothy Turner2 episodes1974Badger's SetMrs. BadgerTelevision film1974No, HonestlyAunt AugustaEpisode: "Bed, Beautiful Bed"1974–1975Comedy PlayhouseAunt Lucy Molly2 episodes1975Hogg's BackMrs. Witherspoon (as Beryl Cook)Episode: #1.61974–1978Happy Ever AfterAunt Lucy38 episodes1979The Other OneMrs. SwiftEpisode: #2.11980The Greeks: A Journey in Space and TimePersian QueenEpisode: "The Greek Beginning"1980The Boy Who Never WasOld LadyTelevision film1981Only Fools and HorsesAuntie RoseEpisode: "The Second Time Around"1982TenkoMrs. VanceEpisode: "Part Three"1985Oliver TwistAnny3 episodes1986Fresh FieldsWinnieEpisode: "The Old Folks at Home"1987ScreenPlayLesevreEpisode: "The Trial of Klaus Barbie"1987Fortunes of WarGladys TwocurryEpisode: "Greece: October 1940"1987CasualtyMrs. Joyce Arthur2 episodes1989The Real Eddy EnglishMrs. English4 episodes1989Surgical SpiritOld LadyEpisode: "The Country, Right or Wrong"1989Sob SistersEdna (as Beryl Cook)6 episodes1989The Endless GameSecond PatientEpisode: #1.11989BluebirdsDora Jenkinson4 episodes1990Chelmsford 123Old LadyEpisode: "Ode et Amo"1991Taking the FloorOld Lady 1Episode: "In the Mood"1991Doctor at the TopMrs. BickerstaffEpisode: "Bye Bye, Bickerstaff"1991A Perfect HeroReceptionistEpisode: #1.11990–1992The BillMrs. Fisher Old Woman2 episodes1992Love HurtsElderly WomanEpisode: "Charity Begins at Home"1992Waiting for GodLady ResidentEpisode: "Great Aunt Diana"1993Then Churchill Said to MeUnknownEpisode: "Those Who Loot We Shoot"1993Century FallsMiss Cooper5 episodes1994Frank StubbsLady DunstableEpisode: "Charity"1995Health and EfficiencyMrs. RossiEpisode: "The Old Dope Peddler"
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