ACTOR · FROM ISLINGTON, UK

Brenda Cowling

1925–201073 credits since 1950

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In the pictureYou Rang, M'Lord?

ABOUT BRENDA

There’s no biography for Brenda Cowling yet.

Born23 April 1925

Died2 October 2010

BirthplaceIslington, UK

Known forActing

On Cineora32 of 73 titles

Known for

The titles people know Brenda from.

Series

You Rang, M'Lord?

1990–1993IMDb8.7

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 32
Average IMDb: 7.1
Highest rated: Fawlty TowersIMDb 8.8
Working since: 1950

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

73 credits

The 2000s

7 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

Not on Cineora

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

2004

as Mrs Martin

Series

Murder in Suburbia

2004–2005IMDb7.1

as Mrs Kirkman · 1 episode

Doctors and Nurses

Not on Cineora

Doctors and Nurses

2004

as Jean · 1 episode

Series

The Last Detective

2003–2007IMDb7.8

as Old Lady · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Many Lives of Albert Walker

2002

as Jean Crowley's Mother

Movie

Greenfingers

2001IMDb6.8

as Bookshop Customer

Not on Cineora

Room to Rent

2001

as Church Lady

The 1990s

7 titles · IMDb 7.8 on average

Series

Jonathan Creek

1997–2014IMDb8.1

as Mrs. Thrimpson · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

1996

as Mrs Wren · 1 episode

Series

Goodnight Sweetheart

1993–1999IMDb7.4

as Miss Weatherell · 1 episode

Series

The Detectives

1993–1997IMDb7.4

as Bride's Grandmother · 1 episode

Movie

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

1992IMDb7.2

as Mrs. Rodgers

Not on Cineora

The Upper Hand

1990

as The Nun · 1 episode

Series

You Rang, M'Lord?

1990–1993IMDb8.7

as Blanche Lipton · 25 episodes

The 1980s

17 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

Not on Cineora

Seal Morning

1986

as Mrs Beales · 2 episodes

Movie

Dream Lover

1986IMDb4.7

as Hotel Manager

Series

All in Good Faith

1985–1988IMDb5.6

as Brenda Trail · 1 episode

Series

Oliver Twist

1985IMDb7.3

as Nursemaid · 1 episode

Series

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾

1985IMDb7.7

as Matron · 1 episode

Series

In Sickness and in Health

1985–1992IMDb7.0

as Home Help · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Lytton's Diary

1985

as Customer · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Sharon and Elsie

1984

as Waitress · 2 episodes

The 1970s

29 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

Not on Cineora

The Old Curiosity Shop

1979

as Landlady · 1 episode

Series

Only When I Laugh

1979–1982IMDb6.8

as Matron · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Shoestring

1979

as Mrs Margaret Billington · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Potter

1979

as Jane · 20 episodes

Not on Cineora

Foreign Affairs

1978

as Vera Collings

Movie

The Black Panther

1977IMDb6.7

Not on Cineora

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977

as Vera Collings · 1 episode

Movie

Jabberwocky

1977IMDb6.1

as Mrs Fishfinger

The 1960s

12 titles · IMDb 8.2 on average

Not on Cineora

Up in the Air

1969

as Lady Pennyweight

Series

Dad's Army

1968–1977IMDb8.1

as Mrs Prentice · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Nicholas Nickleby

1968

as Mrs. Kenwigs · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

All Gas and Gaiters

1967

as Mary · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Bindle (One of Them Days)

1966

as Martha Hearty

Not on Cineora

Theatre 625

1964

as Joanna · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Sergeant Cork

1963

as Sarah Jenkins · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Flood

1963

as Mrs. Grout

The 1950s

1 title · IMDb 7.0 on average

Movie

Stage Fright

1950IMDb7.0

as Plump RADA Girl (uncredited)

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Brenda’s titles.

Bernard BresslawJabberwocky, Carry On Girls and 1 more

Joan HicksonCarry On Girls and Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

John Le MesurierJabberwocky and Dad's Army

Agatha ChristieCreator · Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors and The Agatha Christie Hour

Joss AcklandThe Black Windmill and Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

Warren MitchellJabberwocky and In Sickness and in Health

Patsy RowlandsCarry On Girls and Carry On Behind

Joan Sims