Paula Jacobs
Paula Elsa Jacobs (1932 – 26 June 2021) was a British actress whose television and film career spanned four decades. Born in Liverpool in 1932 into a Jewish family, her father was J.P. Jacobs, whose company supplied all the elastic to Marks & Spencer. Jacobs made her first television appearance in Z-Cars in 1962, going on to play roles in Softly, Softly: Task Force (1972–1975), Shoestring (1979), Hammer House of Horror (1980), Mapp & Lucia (1985), Mrs Biggs in Porterhouse Blue (1987), The New Statesman (1989), Bergerac (1990), Maud Wilberforce in Jeeves and Wooster (1990), Brookside (1992), French and Saunders (1993), Coronation Street (1994), Casualty (1989–1995), Drop the Dead Donkey (1994–1998), Dalziel and Pascoe (2000), Midsomer Murders (2002), Agatha Christie's Poirot (2004) and Doctors (2008).
Known For
Credits
- 2000 ·Attachmentsas Rosa
- 1999 ·CI5: The New Professionalsas
- 1999 ·Belfry Witchesas
- 1997 ·Midsomer Murdersas Mrs. Bosworth
- 1996 ·Crossing the Flooras Madam Speaker
- 1996 ·Dalziel & Pascoeas
- 1994 ·Anna Leeas Receptionist
- 1993 ·The Remains of the Dayas Mrs. Mortimer, the cook
- 1992 ·Duel of Heartsas Landlady
- 1990 ·Can You Hear Me Thinking?as Rosemary
- 1990 ·Jeeves and Woosteras Maud Wilberforce
- 1989 ·Birds of a Featheras Mrs. Belloc
- 1989 ·May to Decemberas Doreen
- 1988 ·We Think the World of Youas Deirdre
- 1988 ·Dead Luckyas Mrs Gogarty
- 1987 ·The New Statesmanas Labour MP
- 1986 ·Casualtyas Iris Thompson
- 1985 ·Wings of Deathas Mum / Landlady
- 1984 ·Scullyas Florrie
- 1984 ·She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamasas Doreen
- 1981 ·Bergeracas Mrs. Frith
- 1981 ·An American Werewolf in Londonas Mrs. Kessler
- 1980 ·Hammer House of Horroras Joyce
- 1979 ·Birth of The Beatlesas Mrs Flemming
- 1979 ·Shoestringas
- Future ·Albion Marketas