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| 3 | Lucy Griffiths, (24 April 1919 -- 29 September 1982), was a British character actress, often TypeCast as a [[ScatterbrainedSenior dotty old woman]]. |
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| 5 | She appeared in small roles in Film/HammerHorror films including ''Film/TheTwoFacesOfDrJekyll'', ''Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera1962'', and ''Film/FrankensteinAndTheMonsterFromHell''. |
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| 7 | She also made brief appearances in six ''Film/CarryOn'' films, with her most memorable roles coming as [[AbhorrentAdmirer Miss Morris]] in ''Film/CarryOnDoctor'' and the old woman [[StuffBlowingUp whose headphones explode while she is wearing them]] in ''Film/CarryOnAgainDoctor''. She also appeared in a DeletedScene of ''Film/CarryOnLoving'', and appeared in two other films also produced and directed by Creator/PeterRogersAndGeraldThomas, those being ''Film/PleaseTurnOver'' and ''Nurse on Wheels''. |
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| 9 | On the small screen, she was a frequent bit player in sitcoms, popping up in ''Series/DoctorInTheHouse'', ''Series/PleaseSir'', ''Series/OnTheBuses'', ''Series/AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall1978'', and ''Series/MindYourLanguage''. |
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| 11 | She died at the age of 63. |
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| 13 | Not to be mistaken for Creator/LucyGriffiths, the British actress of the same name born in 1986. |
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| 15 | !!Works on TV Tropes she appeared in: |
| 16 | [[AC:Films]] |
| 17 | * ''{{Film/The Ladykillers|1955}}'' (1955) -- Miss Pringle (UncreditedRole) |
| 18 | * ''Film/CarryOnNurse'' (1959) -- Trolley Lady |
| 19 | * ''Film/{{Sapphire}}'' (1959) -- Johnny Fiddle's Landlady (UncreditedRole) |
| 20 | * ''Film/PleaseTurnOver'' (1959) -- Gossip in Bookshop Queue |
| 21 | * ''Film/TheFleshAndTheFiends'' (1960) -- Crone (UncreditedRole) |
| 22 | * ''Film/CarryOnConstable'' (1960) -- Miss Horton |
| 23 | * ''Film/TheTwoFacesOfDrJekyll'' (1960) -- Tavern Woman (UncreditedRole) |
| 24 | * ''Film/CarryOnRegardless'' (1961) -- Aunt Acid (UncreditedRole) |
| 25 | * ''Film/MurderSheSaid'' (1961) -- Lucy |
| 26 | * ''{{Film/The Phantom of the Opera|1962}}'' (1962) -- Cleaner in Theatre (UncreditedRole) |
| 27 | * ''[[Film/MissMarple Murder Most Foul]]'' (1964) -- Miss Rusty (UncreditedRole) |
| 28 | * ''[[Film/MissMarple Murder Ahoy]]'' (1964) -- Millie |
| 29 | * ''Film/CarryOnDoctor'' (1967) -- Miss Morris |
| 30 | * ''Film/CarryOnAgainDoctor'' (1969) -- Old Lady in Headphones |
| 31 | * ''Film/CarryOnLoving'' (1970) -- Woman in Window (DeletedRole) |
| 32 | * ''Film/FrankensteinAndTheMonsterFromHell'' (1974) -- Old Hag |
| 33 | * ''Film/OneOfOurDinosaursIsMissing'' (1975) -- Amelia |
| 34 | * ''Film/CarryOnBehind'' (1975) -- Lady with Hat (UncreditedRole) |
| 35 | [[AC:Series]] |
| 36 | * ''Series/ZCars'', 5 episodes: |
| 37 | ** "Assault" (1962) -- Mrs. Ansell |
| 38 | ** "A Hobby, You Might Say: Part 2" (1968) -- Mrs. Hargreaves |
| 39 | ** "You Worry Too Much, Charlie: Part 2" (1968) -- Mrs. Logan |
| 40 | ** "Danny Boy's Home: Part 1" (1971) -- Mrs. Peel |
| 41 | ** "Juvenile" (1977) -- Elderly Lady |
| 42 | * ''Series/TheLikelyLads'', episode "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (1965) -- Aunt Hannah |
| 43 | * ''Series/AdamAdamantLives'', episode "The League of Uncharitable Ladies" (1966) -- Faith |
| 44 | * ''{{Series/The Prisoner|1967}}'', 2 episodes: |
| 45 | ** "[[Recap/ThePrisonerE2TheChimesOfBigBen The Chimes of Big Ben]]" (1967) -- Judge |
| 46 | ** "[[Recap/ThePrisonerE8DanceOfTheDead Dance of the Dead]]" (1967) -- Lady in Corridor |
| 47 | * ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', episode "Obsession" (1969) -- Woman Neighbour |
| 48 | * ''Series/DoctorInTheHouse'', episode "If You Can Help Somebody... Don't!" (1970) -- Old Lady |
| 49 | * ''Series/PleaseSir'', episode "Stitches and Hitches" (1970) -- Mrs. Watts |
| 50 | * ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at Large]]'', episode "No Ill Feeling!" (1971) -- Old Lady |
| 51 | * ''Series/OnTheBuses'', episode "On the Omnibuses" (1973) -- Old Lady |
| 52 | * ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor in Charge]]'', episode "Any Complaints?" (1973) -- Mrs. Hopkins |
| 53 | * ''Series/PlayForToday'', episode "Through the Night" (1975) -- Agnes |
| 54 | * ''Series/SecretArmy'', episode "Bait" (1977) -- Customer |
| 55 | * ''{{Series/All Creatures Great and Small|1978}}'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Sleeping Partners", "Practice Makes Perfect"[[/labelnote]] (1978) -- Mrs. Grier |
| 56 | * ''Series/MindYourLanguage'', episode "A Hard Day's Night" (1978) -- Miss Partridge |
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