June Whitfield

Biography

Dame June Rosemary Whitfield DBE was an English radio, television and film actress. Her big break was a lead in the BBC Light Programme radio comedy Take It from Here from 1953. Television roles soon followed, including appearances with Tony Hancock throughout his television career.

Known For

New Tricks

Hancock's Half Hour

Last of the Summer Wine

Nelly

Friends

Housekeeper

Midsomer Murders

Peggy Alder

Midsomer Murders

Molly Darnley

Minder

Mrs. Murdoch

The Goodies

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2016	Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie	Mother
2015	Cider with Rosie	Granny Wallon
2012	Run For Your Wife	Exercising Woman
2012	Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford	Self
2010	Doctor Who: The End of Time Part 2	Minnie Hooper
2009	Doctor Who: The End of Time Part 1	Minnie Hooper
2004	Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection	Mrs Apple / Heather Vole / Thrift Saltapple (Voice)
2003	Bob the Builder: The Knights of Fix-A-Lot	Dot (voice)
2001	On Location: The Carry Ons	Host
2000	The Last of the Blonde Bombshells	Annie
2000	Mirrorball	Dora Vermouth
2000	Benny Hill: The Lost Years - Benny and the Jests	Various
1999	Faeries	Mrs Coombs (voice)
1998	Absolutely Fabulous: A Life	June "Gran" Monsoon
1996	Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout	Mother
1996	Jude	Aunt Drusilla
1996	Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night	Mrs. Apple
1995	How to Be Absolutely Fabulous	June "Gran" Monsoon (archive footage)
1993	The Tale of Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny	Mrs. Rabbit (voice)
1992	Carry On Columbus	Queen Isabella of Castille
1990	Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story	Self
1989	Customers From Hell
1985	Rupert and the Frog Song	Rupert's Mother (voice)
1977	That's Carry On!	Various Characters
1976	Not Now, Comrade	Janet Rimmington
1975	Awkward Customers	Awkward Customer: Mrs. Rabbit
1974	Romance with a Double Bass	Prince Bibulov's wife
1973	Carry On Girls	Augusta Prodworthy
1973	A Friend Indeed	Lady Maud Hibury
1972	Carry On Abroad	Evelyn Blunt
1972	Bless This House	Vera Baines
1971	The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins	Mildred (segment "Envy")
1966	Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall	Self
1966	The Spy with a Cold Nose	Elsie Farquhar
1961	Double Bunk	Eth (Uncredited/Voice)
1959	Friends and Neighbours	Doris Holmes
1959	Carry On Nurse	Meg

Year	TV Show	Role
2015	You, Me and the Apocalypse
2010	The National Television Awards Backstage Live
2007	Kingdom	Mrs. Earnshaw
2005	The Green Green Grass
2005	Dirty Tricks	Cat (voice)
2004	The Paul O'Grady Show
2004	New Tricks
2004	Agatha Christie's Marple	Mrs. Lancaster
2003	The Royal	Esme
2003	The Afternoon Play	Iris Rourke
2000	The Secret	Mrs. Birkstead
1998	Rex the Runt	Judge Pikelet (voice)
1997	Midsomer Murders	Peggy Alder
1997	The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling	Mrs. Whitfield
1997	Wyrd Sisters	Nanny Ogg (voice)
1997	Jonathan Creek	Heidi Greeley / Laurel Greeley
1997	Midsomer Murders	Molly Darnley
1996	The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge	Mrs Apple / Heather Vole / Thrift Saltapple (voice)
1994	Friends	Housekeeper
1992	Absolutely Fabulous	Mother
1992	Terry and Julian	Mrs. Wilson
1992	The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends	Mrs. Rabbit (voice)
1990	Cluedo	Mrs. Blance White
1987	French & Saunders	Herself
1982	Countdown
1979	Terry and June	June Medford
1979	Minder	Mrs. Murdoch
1979	Blankety Blank
1979	The Cannon & Ball Show	The Manageress
1978	3-2-1
1978	An Audience with...	Self
1976	Star Turn
1976	Mike Yarwood In Persons
1974	Happy Ever After	June Fletcher
1973	Last of the Summer Wine	Nelly
1973	Whoops Baghdad
1973	An Evening With Francis Howerd
1970	The Goodies
1970	The Goodies	Penelope Fay
1969	The Fossett Saga	Millie Goswick
1967	Beggar My Neighbour
1967	Hancock's
1966	Mild And Bitter
1965	Call It What You Like
1961	The Arthur Askey Show
1961	Six More Faces of Jim
1956	The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
1956	The Tony Hancock Show
1956	Hancock's Half Hour
1955	Dixon of Dock Green	Marie
1955	The Sooty Show	Aunty
	Scott On...	Various Characters