Hilda Barry

Born Hilda Gentle on June 9, 1884, in Edmonton, London, England, Hilda Barry was a very active British character actress who had a very long and extensive career as well in comedies as in dramas. She appeared in over 150 roles on stage, on the big screen and on television. She died on Tuesday, May 29th, 1979 at the age of 94.

Filmography

• 1976House of Mortal Sin — Mrs. Meldrum
• Our Mutual Friend — Betty Higden
• 1976The Snow Queen — Granny
• Black and Blue — Mrs. Function
• 1973Red Riding Hood — The Grandmother
• 1973Secrets — Mrs. Function
• 1973Steptoe & Son Ride Again — Woman with Carrot
• Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? — Old Lady
• 1972A Touch of the Victorians — Elsie
• 1972Night Duty — Mrs. Mullins
• The Sextet — Mrs Mullins
• Coppers End — Agatha Pilbeam
• 1971Melody — Granma Perkins
• 1971On the Buses — Old Woman
• 1971The Piano — Ada
• 1970Carry On Loving — Grandma Grubb
• 1970Fragment of Fear — Miss Dacey
• 1970Goodbye Gemini — Stallholder
• 1969Battle of Britain — Old Lady (uncredited)
• Happy Ever After — Mrs Woodcock
• The Forsyte Saga — Cook
• The Prisoner — No. 38
• Gideon's Way — Mrs. Critchley
• 1965The Coming Out Party — Grandma
• 1965Up the Junction — Old May
• 1964One Million Dollars — Dana
• Theatre 625 — Old Woman, Mrs Beale
• 1963Dal sabato al lunedì — Lady Van Berg
• Sergeant Cork — Kate Oxley
• 1963The Three Sisters — Antissa
• Steptoe and Son — Hilda
• 1961Never Back Losers — Mrs. Sanders
• 1959After the Show — Mrs. Morello
• Dance Date
• 1959Horrors of the Black Museum — Woman in Hall
• 1958Innocent Sinners — Ellen
• Armchair Theatre — Elsie
• 1956Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Rosie's Landlady
• 1956Tiger in the Smoke — Mrs. Mary Talisman
• 1954John of the Fair — Ma Miggs
• 1953The Drayton Case — Mrs. Drayton
• 1953The Yellow Balloon — Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
• 1950Spring-Heeled Jack — Mrs Crisp
• 1947Frieda — Woman Talking to Official (uncredited)