Noel Dyson
English actress (1916–1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elsie Noël Dyson (23 December 1916 – 29 June 1995) was an English character actress.[1]
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Born | Elsie Noël Dyson (1916-12-23)23 December 1916 Newton Heath, Manchester, England |
Died | 29 June 1995(1995-06-29) (aged 78) Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England |
Education | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1938–1995 |
Television | Coronation Street |
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Dyson played a number of roles in theatre, television and films (including in telemovies) but is best remembered as a versatile character actress in TV serials who became a familiar face to British viewers in a career spanning almost 50 years from 1949 until her death. Dyson's best remembered roles are as matriarch Ida Barlow, one of the original characters in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street (1960–61), and Nanny in the sitcom Father, Dear Father (1968–73).