Birthday:
01-01-1941
(84 years)
Birthplace:
London, England, UK
Biography
British actress best known for the 1970s sitcom, Love Thy Neighbour, the Lynda La Plante serials Widows, Widows 2 and She's Out (alongside the lead Ann MItchell, Williams was the only other cast member to appear in all three instalments), and the 90s sitcom May to December, as well as the films Poor Cow, Melody and Quadrophenia. Guest roles on TV include Dixon of Dock Green, On the Buses, Please Sir!, Minder, The Gentle Touch, Just Good Friends, C.A.T.S. Eyes, Only Fools and Horses, May to December, Murder Most Horrid, Lovejoy,Doctor At Large, Born and Bred, and The Bill. She also starred as a regular in two soaps; Family Affairs and EastEnders. Williams is currently a teacher and director on the Acting degree course at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in Clapham.
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Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
Act like Valerie Chapman
event1968
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When an elderly woman is hospitalised, the truth behind her illegal adoption of 14 children is revealed.
Holiday on the Buses
Act like Red Cross Nurse
event1973 star_border 7.7
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Due to a female passenger falling out of her top whilst running for the bus Stan is distracted and crashes the bus resulting in the depot managers car being written off. As a result Stan, Jack and Blakey are fired. Stan and Jack soon get new jobs as a bus crew at a Pontins holiday resort but discover that Blakey has also gotten a job there as the chief security guard.
Love Thy Neighbour
Act like Joan Booth
event1973 star_border 6.2
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Two men who are nextdoor neighbors constantly battle it out over seemingly trivial offenses. Their wives, on the other hand, are best of friends. The two couples attempt to win a 'love-thy-neighbor' competition by lying...
Hot Money
Act like Molly Stern
event2001 star_border 6.7
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Three women, Bridget, Liz and Jackie, embark on a plan to steal thousands of pounds of banknotes that were due to be destroyed at the Bank of England's incinerating plant in Essex. Fictionalised account of a real-life case.
Hughie Green, Most Sincerely
Act like Mrs Carr
event2008 star_border 1
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Drama about the secret life of Opportunity Knocks and Double Your Money presenter Hughie Green, based on the inside story from his family, friends and peers. It tells of the destructive power of success and celebrity from Green's earliest days as a child star, and explores what family and fatherhood meant to this iconic character, who harboured an explosive secret that would rock the entertainment world after his death in 1997.
Edna: The Inebriate Woman
Act like Teresa, Inmate at 'Jesus Saves'
event1971
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A British play about homelessness by Jeremy Sandford, writer of "Cathy Come Home", first broadcast as a BBC Play For Today. It details the deterioration of Edna, a homeless alcoholic and was made at a time when vagrancy was still a criminal offence.
Belle Starr
Act like Woman
event1980 star_border 6
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Belle Star is a bandit with an itch to ride with the outlaw legends, the James gang, the Youngers and the Dalton boys.
Till Death Us Do Part
Act like Sergeant's Girlfriend
event1969 star_border 7.2
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The film version of 'Till Death Do Us Part' tells the story of Alf Garnett, his wife Else, and their newborn daughter Rita, living through the London Blitz and beyond.
R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only
event1983 star_border 7
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An isolated, overweight girl with a penchant for shoplifting, gets pushed from pillar to post as the authorities struggle to know what to do with her.
Poor Cow
Act like Beryl
event1967 star_border 6.4
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A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age she marries and has a child--with an abusive thief who quickly ends up in prison. Left alone, she takes up with the guy's mate, another thief, who seems to give her some happiness but who also ends up locked up. She then takes up with a series of seedy types who offer nothing but momentary pleasure--if that.
What's Up Nurse
Act like Matron
event1978 star_border 4.4
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When Dr. Robert "Sweeney" Todd arrives to fill his post at a new hospital, he is shocked to see the lengths that the nurses go to in caring for their patients.
Melody
Act like Mrs. Perkins
event1971 star_border 7.1
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Two youngsters declare to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future but as soon as possible.
Party Party
Act like Mum
event1983 star_border 4.5
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It's New Year's Eve. Larry's parents are at the vicarage dance leaving Larry in charge of the house. Big mistake, because Larry's a party animal and tonight he's going to go wild - with a little help from his friends!
Quadrophenia
Act like Mother
event1979 star_border 7
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Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.
No Hard Feelings
Act like Elsie
event1976 star_border 3
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This short feature, an early directing credit for Alan Parker, shows the reality of life during the WWII air raids with none of the traditional 'Blitz spirit' so often portrayed. Eric spends the nights crammed into a brick shelter with his dad, sister and her screaming kids, and every bombardment brings tears over the loss of his mother in an earlier raid. When he learns his sweetheart is to be evacuated, he finally buckles under the stress.
The Table
Act like Jenny
event1973
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A couple row at the breakfast table about the wife's apparent infidelity.
On the Buses
(2 ep.)
event1969 star_border 7.3
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On the Buses is a British comedy series created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney, broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1973. The writers' previous successes with The Rag Trade and Meet the Wife were for the BBC, but the corporation rejected On the Buses, not seeing much comedy potential in a bus depot as a setting. The comedy partnership turned to a friend, Frank Muir, Head of Entertainment at London Weekend Television, who loved the idea; the show was accepted and despite a poor critical reception became a hit with viewers.
The Bill
(1 ep.)
event1984 star_border 6.7
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The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
EastEnders
Act like Liz Turner (3658 ep.)
event1985 star_border 4.1
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The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.
The Gentle Touch
(1 ep.)
event1980 star_border 6.9
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The Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV which ran from 1980-1984. Commencing transmission on 11 April 1980, the series is notable for being the first British series to feature a female police detective as its leading character, ahead of the similarly themed BBC series Juliet Bravo by four months.
Silent Witness
(1 ep.)
event1996 star_border 7.6
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Silent Witness is a British crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes.
Widows
Act like Audrey Withey (12 ep.)
event1983 star_border 7
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Three armed robbers--Harry Rawlins, Terry Miller, and Joe Pirelli--die when the security van that they are robbing catches fire in the Kingsway Tunnel in London. Their widows--Dolly Rawlins, Shirley Miller, and Linda Pirelli--find their husbands' plans for the robbery and decide to stage it themselves.
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
(1 ep.)
event2000 star_border 6.1
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A modern day version of the 1969 detective series about Private Investigator Jeff Randall, who is aided in cases by the ghost of his deceased partner Marty Hopkirk.
Family Affairs
(690 ep.)
event1997 star_border 2.6
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Focuses on the lives of residents in the fictional London suburb of Charnham.
Lovejoy
Act like Bella (1 ep.)
event1986 star_border 7.3
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The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.
Love Thy Neighbour
Act like Joan Booth (53 ep.)
event1972 star_border 8.2
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Love Thy Neighbour is a British sitcom, which was transmitted from 13 April 1972 until 22 January 1976, spanning seven series. The sitcom was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. The principal cast included Jack Smethurst, Rudolph Walker, Nina Baden-Semper and Kate Williams. In 1973, the series was adapted into a film of the same name, and a later sequel series was set in Australia.
The Storyteller
Act like Chief Maid (1 ep.)
event1988 star_border 8.1
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The Storyteller aided by his cynical dog, narrates classic folk tales, fables, and legends.
Time After Time
Act like Ma Conway (14 ep.)
event1994 star_border 6
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Kenny Conway is a petty criminal from a family of petty criminals, who, after a recent spell in prison, has decided to go straight.
Minder
Act like Mary (1 ep.)
event1979 star_border 6.8
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This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and Arthur Daley, a second-hand car dealer with an eye for a nice little earner. Alongside his many business ventures, Arthur would regularly hire Terry out as a minder or bodyguard, later replaced by nephew, Ray Daley.
Press Gang
Act like Young Lynda (1 ep.)
event1989 star_border 7.3
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The activities of the staff at The Junior Gazette, a children's weekly newspaper produced by a group of school pupils.
Murder Most Horrid
Act like Woman on Bus (1 ep.)
event1991 star_border 6.6
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A comedy that started in 1991 as a pilot, Murder Most Horrid stars Dawn French as various characters, as she embarks on a different mystery every episode. In one way or another she is involved with murder - either committing the crime herself or even getting bumped off herself!
Casualty
Act like Rosie Cornwall (6 ep.)
event1986 star_border 6
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Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
Berkeley Square
Act like Mrs McCluskey (10 ep.)
event1998 star_border 7.5
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Three young women from very different backgrounds meet, become friends and share experiences when they all gain positions as nannies in the wealthy households of London's exclusive Berkeley Square.
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Act like Self - Expert (1 ep.)
event2020 star_border 5.8
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Michael McIntyre hosts a gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided by celebrity experts, answer their way to a fortune?
Only Fools and Horses
Act like Mrs Miles (1 ep.)
event1981 star_border 7.9
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The misadventures of two wheeler dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter of 'Trotters Independent Traders PLC' who scrape their living by selling dodgy goods believing that next year they will be millionaires.
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