Pat Coombs

Biography

Patricia Doreen Coombs was an English actress. She specialised in the portrayal of the eternal downtrodden female, comically under the thumb of stronger personalities. She was known for many roles on radio, film and TV sitcoms and Children's ITV's Playbox and Ragdolly Anna. Her authorised biography, written by Andrew Ross, was published in 2021.

Known For

Birds of a Feather

Gloria

Hancock's Half Hour

EastEnders

Marge Green

EastEnders

Brown Owl

An Audience with...

Self

Sykes

Bus Conductress

The Marti Caine Show

Super Gran

Miss Wotherspoon

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1994	Blobbyvision
1980	High Rise Donkey	Lady at Donkey Derby
1976	James and the Giant Peach	Spider
1973	Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall	Mrs. Milligan
1972	Ooh...You Are Awful	Libby Niven
1971	Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory	Henrietta Salt (uncredited)
1971	Dad's Army	Mrs. Hall
1971	On the Buses	Vera
1971	A Couple of Beauties	Sidney's Wife
1970	Cucumber Castle	Nurse Sarah
1969	Carry On Again Doctor	New Matron
1969	Till Death Us Do Part	Neighbour
1968	Cry WoIf	Mrs. Blades
1962	She'll Have to Go	Lady on Station Platform

Year	TV Show	Role
1989	Birds of a Feather	Gloria
1985	EastEnders	Marge Green
1985	Super Gran	Miss Wotherspoon
1985	Super Gran	Miz Witherspoon
1985	EastEnders	Brown Owl
1985	Bleak House	Mrs. Guppy
1983	The Lady Is a Tramp
1982	Ragdolly Anna
1979	The Marti Caine Show
1978	An Audience with...	Self
1977	You're Only Young Twice
1975	Hogg's Back
1974	Don't Drink The Water	Dorothy Blake
1972	Cranford	Miss Pole
1972	Sykes	Bus Conductress
1971	Lollipop Loves Mr Mole
1969	Dombey and Son	Lucretia Tox
1968	Wild, Wild Women	Daisy
1968	Ooh La La!	Maria
1967	Beggar My Neighbour
1967	A Series Of Bird's
1966	Till Death Us Do Part
1963	The Dick Emery Show
1959	The Cyril Fletcher Show
1956	Hancock's Half Hour