Dandy Nichols
Actor
Biography
From Wikipedia
Dandy Nichols (21 May 1907 – 6 February 1986) was an English actress most noted for her role as Else Garnett, the long-suffering wife of the racially bigoted and misogynistic character Alf Garnett in the BBC sitcom Till Death Us Do Part.
She appeared in numerous films, which included Carry On Doctor, Ladies Who Do, The Holly and the Ivy, The Vikings, the Beatles' film Help!, Georgy Girl, Doctor in Clover, The Birthday Party, The Bed Sitting Room, O Lucky Man!, Confessions of a Window Cleaner and Britannia Hospital amongst others.
After finding fame in Till Death Do Us Part, Nichols found work in television, notably playing opposite Alastair Sim in William Trevor's production of The Generals Day. She made appearances in Flint, The Tea Ladies and Bergerac. Onstage, she appeared in Ben Travers's comedy Plunder, as well as playing alongside Sir Ralph Richardson and Sir John Gielgud in David Storey's Home, in both London and on Broadway.
Filmography
Help!
as Neighbour 1965
The Fallen Idol
as Mrs. Patterson 1948
O Lucky Man!
as Tea Lady / Neighbour 1973
Carry On Doctor
as Mrs. Roper 1967
The Knack... and How to Get It
as Tom's Landlady 1965
Britannia Hospital
as Florrie: The Workers 1982
Georgy Girl
as Hospital Nurse 1966
The Bed Sitting Room
as Mrs Ethel Shroake 1969
Yield to the Night
as Mrs. Price 1956
Scott of the Antarctic
as Caroline 1948
How I Won the War
as 1st Old Lady 1967
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
as Mrs. Lea 1974
The Early Bird
as Woman Flooded by Milk 1965
The Holly and the Ivy
as Neighbour 1952
The Winslow Boy
as Miss Hawkins (uncredited) 1948
Doctor at Large
as Mrs. Law 1957