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Doreen Mantle
South African-born English actress · South Africa · On the map · Actors · Lived 1926 to 2023 · aged 97
Doreen June Mantle was a South African-born British actress who played Jean Warboys in One Foot in the Grave (1990-2000).
Doreen Mantle is read about 110 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 19 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2023Died9 August 20232013
Father BrownSeries, Miss Tibby2011
Late BloomersFilm, Nora2006
Jam and JerusalemSeries, Queenie2005
Antonio's BreakfastFilm, Old Woman2000
My FamilySeries, LillianI Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave StoryFilm1994
A Man You Don't Meet Every DayFilm, Mrs Norton1993
Peak PracticeSeries, Mary Eastman
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the AlgarveFilm, 1993Jean Warboys1990
Mountains of the MoonFilm, Mrs. Speke1989
Fellow TravellerFilm, Landlady1986
CasualtySeries, Mrs. Duffin1985
Long Term MemoryFilm, Matron1984
The BillSeries1983St. Ursula's in DangerFilm, Miss Cowley1980
In HidingFilm, Margaret1979Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleAward
Black JackFilm, 1979Mrs Carter1977
Secret ArmySeries, Mme. Desmarts1974
PlayhouseSeries, Mrs. Orpen
EleanorFilm, 1974Mother1972
FrenzyFilm, Woman in Crowd (uncredited)1970
Play for TodaySeries, Mary Hunter1965
A Passage to IndiaFilm, Mrs Flctcher1960
Coronation StreetSeries, Joy Fishwick1926Born22 June 1926
Father BrownSeries, Miss Tibby2011Late BloomersFilm, Nora2006Jam and JerusalemSeries, Queenie2005Antonio's BreakfastFilm, Old Woman2000My FamilySeries, LillianI Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave StoryFilm1994A Man You Don't Meet Every DayFilm, Mrs Norton1993Peak PracticeSeries, Mary EastmanOne Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the AlgarveFilm, 1993Jean Warboys1990Mountains of the MoonFilm, Mrs. Speke1989Fellow TravellerFilm, Landlady1986CasualtySeries, Mrs. Duffin1985Long Term MemoryFilm, Matron1984The BillSeries1983St. Ursula's in DangerFilm, Miss Cowley1980In HidingFilm, Margaret1979Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleAwardBlack JackFilm, 1979Mrs Carter1977Secret ArmySeries, Mme. Desmarts1974PlayhouseSeries, Mrs. OrpenEleanorFilm, 1974Mother1972FrenzyFilm, Woman in Crowd (uncredited)1970Play for TodaySeries, Mary Hunter1965A Passage to IndiaFilm, Mrs Flctcher1960Coronation StreetSeries, Joy Fishwick1926Born22 June 1926People around Doreen
Close ties
Richard Wilson Also in Fellow Traveller (1989)
Barbra Streisand Directed Yentl (1984)- William Trevor Wrote Eleanor and Elizabeth Alone
- Peter Vaughan Also in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Annette Crosbie Also in One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve (1993)
Simon Curtis Directed Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky
Angus Deayton Also in One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening (1990)
Christopher Fulford Also in Mountains of the Moon and Scoop- Lynda Baron Also in Yentl and Scoop
Janine Duvitski Also in One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening (1990)
Known for
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Frenzy 1972
Yentl 1983
Scoop 2006
Mountains of the Moon 1990
The French Lieutenant's Woman 1981
Filmography 29
79 credits on file
Television 24
Awards
About this person
She appeared in many British television series since the 1960s, including The Duchess of Duke Street, The Wild House, Sam Saturday, Chalk, Casualty, The Bill, Doctors, Holby City, Lovejoy, Coronation Street and Jonathan Creek. She played lollipop lady Queenie in Jam & Jerusalem (2006-2009).
Country
South Africa
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2023 · aged 97
In the same film or series as Doreen
Ronan BennettAlso in A Man You Don't Meet Every Day (1994)
Robert GlenisterAlso in Long Term Memory (1985)
Peter WatkinsAlso in Privilege (1967)
Zia MohyeddinAlso in A Passage to India (1965)
Rula LenskaAlso in One Foot in the Grave: Starbound (1996)
Enn ReitelAlso in One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening (1990)