Biography
Pearl Hackney (28 October 1916 β 18 September 2009) was a British actress and the wife of comic actor Eric Barker. She was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, but spent much of her early life in Liverpool, Lancashire (now Merseyside).As well as appearing with her husband in a number of productions including 21 episodes of The Eric Barker Half-Hour her television credits also include Coronation Street, Are You Being Served? (as Mrs. Grainger, wife of Mr. Ernest Grainger, in one episode, "The Clock", 1974), The Famous Five and All Creatures Great and Small. She also appeared in various radio episodes of Dad's Army.Her film appearances included Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977), Yanks (1979), The Ploughman's Lunch (1983), and four films for British director Pete Walker: Cool It Carol! (1970), Four Dimensions of Greta (1972), Tiffany Jones (1973), and Schizo (1976).Her stage appearances included the principal role of Parthy in a revival of the musical Show Boat at London's Adelphi Theatre in 1971.She died in Herne Bay, Kent, on 18 September 2009, aged 92 and is buried with her husband in the churchyard of St. Mary's, Stalisfield Green.
Filmography
all 23
TV Shows 14
Movies 9
The Little Match Girl (1986)
Laughterhouse (1984)
The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)
Bergerac (1981)
Hi-de-Hi! (1981)
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981)
Minder (1979)
Yanks (1979)
The Famous Five (1978)
All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers (1977)
The New Avengers (1976)
The Wackers (1975)
Happy Ever After (1974)
Oh, Father! (1973)
Seven of One (1973)
Are You Being Served? (1972)
The Four Dimensions of Greta (1972)
The Black Arrow (1972)
There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)
Cool It, Carol! (1970)
Danger Island (1968)
The Best Things In Life
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1916-10-28
Deathday2009-09-18 (92 years old)
Birth PlaceBurton upon Trent, United Kingdom
ChildrenPetronella Barker
RelativesAbigail Hopkins
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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