Eileen Essell
October 8, 1922 (102 years old) in London
Eileen Essell (October, 8 1922 – February 15, 2015) was an English actress noted in part for the age at which she began her screen acting career. Although she acted on the stage for 13 years in the 1940s and 50s, her first screen performance was in her late 70s, in an episode of Doctors, and has since appeared in many other TV programmes, including The Bill, Doc Martin, Holby City, Hustle, Casualty, Ideal and Sensitive Skin. On film she appeared in Finding Neverland (2004), Ali G Indahouse (2002), The Producers (2005), and as Grandma Josephine in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).
Known For
Credits
- 2009 ·Land Girlsas Miss Gwen Ganderton
- 2009 ·Law & Order: UKas
- 2009 ·Demonsas
- 2007 ·Secret Diary of a Call Girlas Aunt Blossom
- 2006 ·Torchwoodas Christina
- 2006 ·Feel the Forceas
- 2005 ·The Producersas Hold Me-Touch Me
- 2005 ·Charlie and the Chocolate Factoryas Grandma Josephine
- 2005 ·Idealas Mrs Coneybear
- 2004 ·Finding Neverlandas Mrs. Snow
- 2004 ·Hustleas Mary
- 2003 ·Duplexas Mrs. Connelly
- 2003 ·Strangeas
- 2002 ·Ali G Indahouseas Mrs. Hugh
- 1992 ·Heartbeatas Mrs Elsie Gray