Bella Emberg (born Sybil Dyke 16 September 1937 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK) is a British actress who appeared on The Benny Hill Show and The Russ Abbot Show, where she played Blunderwoman. She has also featured in Softly, Softly and Z Cars, as well as having small roles in Grange Hill as a cleaner. Her professional debut was in weekly repertory in Ryde, Isle of Wight — the summer season 1962. She made a guest appearance in The Basil Brush Show, and also featured in Doctor Who, a total of three times. In the 1970s, she had uncredited roles in the Third Doctor serials Doctor Who and the Silurians and The Time Warrior. In 2006, she was seen in the Tenth Doctor episode "Love & Monsters", where she played Mrs Croot. A second appearance as Mrs Croot was recorded for "The Runaway Bride" but cut before transmission. She played the part of Aunt Barbara in the Second series of the CBBC programme "Bear Behaving Badly" in 2008, the third series in 2009, and the fourth in 2010.

Filmography

• In the Long Run — Sheila
• Bear Behaving Badly — Aunt Barbara
• Doctor Who — Mrs. Croot
• The Basil Brush Show — Aunt
• Billy Webb's Amazing Story — Mrs Frisby
• The Les Dennis Laughter Show
• The Russ Abbot Show
• 1981History of the World: Part I — Baguette - The French Revolution
• Benny Hill Show
• Russ Abbot's Madhouse
• Freddie Starr's Variety Madhouse
• Spooner's Patch — Mayor's Wife
• Grange Hill — Cleaner
• Pennies from Heaven — Mrs. Corder
• 1978Sammy's Super T-Shirt — Woman at door
• A Sharp Intake of Breath — Mrs Jackson, Mrs Casey, Doris
• 1977Blasphemy at the Old Bailey — Juror (uncredited)
• George and Mildred — Woman in Park
• Father Brown — Museum Guide
• Happy Ever After — Daphne
• Man About the House — Traffic Warden in opening credits (uncredited), Podge's Mother
• Seven of One — Mrs Beckett (uncredited)
• Sykes — Passenger
• ...And Mother Makes Three — Woolworths Employee
• Cousin Bette — Mme. Judici
• The Benny Hill Show
• Callan
• The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr
• Steptoe and Son — Member of congregation (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (4)

• 2006Is Benny Hill Still Funny? — Self
• The Friday Night Project — Self
• Surprise, Surprise — Self
• Live From Her Majesty's — Self