Biography
Joan Sanderson (24 November 1912 – 24 May 1992) was a British actress. During a long career on stage and screen, her tall and commanding disposition led to her playing mostly dowagers, spinsters and matrons, as well as intense Shakespearean roles. Her television work included the sitcoms Please Sir! (1968–72), Fawlty Towers and Ripping Yarns (1979) and Me and My Girl (1984–88).
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Filmography
all 29
TV Shows 18
Movies 11
Land Of Hope And Gloria (1992)
TV
Thompson (1988)
TV
Eleanor Prescott
After Henry (1988)
TV
Anthea's Mother
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Movie
6
Miss Wilbraham
East of Ipswich (1987)
Movie
Queen of Hearts
Alice in Wonderland (1985)
TV
Nell Cresset
Me and My Girl (1984)
TV
Miss Logan
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983)
TV
Mrs. Davidson
Down at the Hydro (1983)
Movie
Rear Admiral
Anyone for Denis (1982)
Movie
Anyone for Denis? (1982)
TV
Miss Tunstall
Intensive Care (1982)
Movie
Dorcas
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Movie
5.32
Dorothy Binns
Doris and Doreen (1978)
Movie
Aunt Dorothy
Mixed Blessings (1978)
TV
The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976)
TV
Lady Bartlesham
Ripping Yarns (1976)
TV
6
Mrs. Alice Richards
Fawlty Towers (1975)
TV
6.7
Mother
Rising Damp (1974)
TV
5.5
Mrs. Waddilove
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
TV
4
Doris Ewell
Please Sir! (1971)
Movie
Doris Ewell
Please Sir! (1968)
TV
Mrs. Harcourt
Wild, Wild Women (1968)
TV
Mme. Trujadin
Ooh La La! (1968)
TV
Mrs. Sandford
Who Killed the Cat? (1966)
Movie
Grace Pugh-Critchley
All Gas and Gaiters (1966)
TV
Euphemia Smallhope
She Knows Y'Know (1962)
Movie
PA
In the Doghouse (1962)
Movie
Maigret (1960)
TV
Ratings
Average 5.66
Based on 136 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1960
1971
1978
1978
1992
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1912-11-24
Deathday1992-05-24 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceBristol, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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