Gwendolyn Watts
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Watts (23 September 1937 – 31 January 2000) was an English actress of the 1960s and 1970s. she was best known for her role as Iris in On The Buses.
Gwendolyn Watts | |
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 Gwen Watts as Iris in On the Buses (1969) | |
| Born | 23 September 1937 Carhampton, Somerset, England |
| Died | 31 January 2000 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1958–1995 |
| Spouse(s) | |
Career
Born in Carhampton, Somerset, the daughter of Colin B. Watts and Annie née Lewis, Watts made her first television appearance in 1958 in an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, going on to appear in Walk a Crooked Mile (1961), The Rag Trade (1962), The Avengers (1963), Maigret (1963), a French au pair in Steptoe and Son (1964), Mary Barton (1964), Armchair Mystery Theatre (1964), The Benny Hill Show (1965), The Worker (1965), Softly, Softly (1966), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Z-Cars (1962–1967), On the Buses (1969), Coronation Street (1971), Love Thy Neighbour (1972), Sam (1973) and The Final Cut (1995).[1][2]
Her film appearances include Sons and Lovers (1960), So Evil, So Young (1961), Rita in Billy Liar (1963), My Fair Lady (1964), The System (1964), Fanatic (1965), The Wrong Box (1966), Carry On Doctor (1967), All Neat in Black Stockings (1968), Carry On Again Doctor (1969), The Games (1970) and Carry On Matron (1972).[1][2][3]
Personal life
Married to actor Gertan Klauber from 1959 until her death, Watts gave up full-time acting in the early 1970s to bring up her children, but she returned a few years later. She was the sister of actress Sally Watts.
Gwendolyn Watts died in 2000, aged 62, from a heart attack.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Sons and Lovers | May | |
| 1961 | So Evil, So Young | Edna | |
| 1962 | The Notorious Landlady | Wife | Uncredited |
| 1963 | Billy Liar | Rita | |
| 1964 | The System | First Class Girl | |
| 1964 | My Fair Lady | Cook | Uncredited |
| 1965 | Fanatic | Gloria | |
| 1965 | You Must Be Joking! | Young wife | |
| 1966 | The Wrong Box | Maidservant | |
| 1967 | Carry On Doctor | Mrs Barron | |
| 1969 | All Neat in Black Stockings | Suburban housewife | |
| 1969 | Carry On Again Doctor | Night Sister | |
| 1970 | The Games | Barmaid | |
| 1972 | Carry On Matron | Frances Kemp |
TV credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents Episode: 'The Impromptu Murder' | Sir Francis Garrold's wife | |
| 1960 | Yorky (TV series) Episode: 'Good with His Hands' | Bet | |
| 1960 | Man from Interpol (TV series) Episode: 'The Big Racket' | ||
| 1960 | No Hiding Place Episode: 'The Final Chase' | Iris | |
| 1961 | Walk a Crooked Mile (TV mini-series) | Blonde | |
| 1961 | Harpers West One (TV series) | Maureen | |
| 1961 | It's a Square World | Various | |
| 1961 | Here's Harry (TV series) Episode: 'The Overdraft' | Elsie the cashier | |
| 1962 | The Rag Trade | ||
| 1962 | Z-Cars Episode: 'Full Remission' | Vera Smales | |
| 1963 | ITV Television Playhouse Episode: 'Adam's Apple' | Betty | |
| 1963 | The Plane Makers | Betty | |
| 1963 | The Odd Man Episode: 'The Town That Dies at Eight' | Delia | |
| 1963 | Sergeant Cork Episode: 'The Case of Ella Barnes' | Rose Wolf | |
| 1963 | The Avengers Episode: 'Man with Two Shadows' | Julie | |
| 1963 | Maigret Episode: 'A Taste of Power' | ||
| 1964 | Steptoe and Son Episode: 'Steptoe a la Cart' | Monique | |
| 1964 | The Villains (TV series) Episode: 'Les Girls' | Mavis | |
| 1964 | Mary Barton | Margaret Legh | |
| 1964 | Armchair Mystery Theatre Episode: 'Admirer at Number Eight' | ||
| 1964 | Redcap Episode: 'A Town Called Love' | Vera and Gerda | |
| 1964 | Esther Waters (TV series) Episode: 'The Lottery' | Margaret Gale | |
| 1964 | Thursday Theatre Episode: 'When We Are Married' | Ruby Birtle | |
| 1965 | The Benny Hill Show | Various | |
| 1965 | Call It What You Like (TV series) | Various | |
| 1965 | Blackmail (TV series) Episode: 'Cut Yourself a Slice of Throat' | ||
| 1965 | The Worker Episode: 'The Man Who Moved His Head' | Cilla Puce | |
| 1966 | No Hiding Place Episode: 'The Lifer' | Nell Burdon | |
| 1966 | Pardon the Expression Episode: 'January Sale' | Miss Huxley | |
| 1966 | Softly, Softly Episode: 'Blind Man's Bluff' | Anne Bryant | |
| 1966 | Mrs Thursday (TV series) Episode: 'The Girl from Fuller Street' | Carol | |
| 1966 | Thirteen Against Fate (TV series) Episode: 'The Lodger' | Sylvie Baron | |
| 1966 | Adam Adamant Lives! Episode: 'To Set a Deadly Fashion' | Janine | |
| 1967 | Mr Rose (TV series) Episode: 'The Tin God' | Eve | |
| 1967 | Theatre 625 Episode: 'The Loser' | Janet | |
| 1967 | Z-Cars Episode: 'She's Not Yours, She's Mine' | Betty | |
| 1967 | Sorry I'm Single (TV series) | Brenda | |
| 1968 | The Ronnie Barker Playhouse Episode: 'Tennyson' | Mrs Cecil | |
| 1968 | Crime Buster (TV series) Episode: 'The Volterra Affair' | Susan Taylor | |
| 1968 | Mystery and Imagination Episode: 'Uncle Silas' | Sarah Mangles | |
| 1969 | On the Buses Episodes: 'The Darts Match' and 'The New Conductor' | Iris | |
| 1969 | Galton and Simpson Comedy (TV series) Episode: 'Pity Poor Edie... Married to Jim' | Edie Hentill | |
| 1969 | The Expert Episode: 'Protection' | Maggie Poole | |
| 1971 | Coronation Street | Candy Brown | |
| 1971 | Justice (TV series) Episode: 'When Did You First Feel the Pain?' | Greta Hardy | |
| 1972 | Love Thy Neighbour Episode: 'Pilot' | Joan Booth | |
| 1972 | Villains (TV series) Episode: 'Sand Dancer' | Evie | |
| 1973 | Sam Episode: 'Breadwinners' | Ruby Barraclough | |
| 1977 | Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (TV series) Episode: 'Coffin Scarcely Used: Part 2' | Mrs Shooter | |
| 1983 | Small & Frye Episode: 'The Case of the Concerned Husband' | Old woman | |
| 1995 | The Final Cut | Sturdy woman | (final appearance) |
References
- Watts on the Internet Movie Database
- Howard Maxford, Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company, McFarland & Co., Inc. Publishers (2019) - Google Books p. 847
- The Complete Index To World Film since 1895
External links
- Gwendolyn Watts at IMDb
- Gwendolyn Watts at the British Film Institute
- Gwendolyn Watts at Rotten Tomatoes
- Watts on The Actors' Compendium