The British actress Beatrice Varley was born in Manchester on 11th July 1896. She made her screen debut in the 1936 film Tomorrow We Live and began to portray a variety of character roles, typically downtrodden housekeepers, landladies etc, in British films before moving predominantly into television until her death in 1964. One of her typical roles was as Miss Wells (pictured) in Millions Like Us in 1943.
Just a few of the many films that she appeared in include: Hitchcock’s Young and Innocent 1936, Oh Mr Porter 1938, When We Are Married (1938) Kipps 1941 (she played the part of Mrs Kipps and re-played the role in the 1960’s TV series), George Formby’s South American George 1941, Secret Mission 1942, We Dive at Dawn 1943, Waterloo Road 1945, Johnny Frenchman 1945, as Aunt Moll in The Wicked Lady 1945, Send for Paul Temple 1946, Holiday Camp 1947, No Room at the Inn 1948, Gone to Earth 1950, Hindle Wakes 1952 (and again in 1957), The Black Rider 1954, The Feminine Touch 1956, Hell Drivers 1957 as Stanley Baker’s mum), The Horrors of the Black Museum 1959 and The Rough and the Smooth 1959.
Just a few of the many films that she appeared in include: Hitchcock’s Young and Innocent 1936, Oh Mr Porter 1938, When We Are Married (1938) Kipps 1941 (she played the part of Mrs Kipps and re-played the role in the 1960’s TV series), George Formby’s South American George 1941, Secret Mission 1942, We Dive at Dawn 1943, Waterloo Road 1945, Johnny Frenchman 1945, as Aunt Moll in The Wicked Lady 1945, Send for Paul Temple 1946, Holiday Camp 1947, No Room at the Inn 1948, Gone to Earth 1950, Hindle Wakes 1952 (and again in 1957), The Black Rider 1954, The Feminine Touch 1956, Hell Drivers 1957 as Stanley Baker’s mum), The Horrors of the Black Museum 1959 and The Rough and the Smooth 1959.
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