Marion Mathie (6 February 1925 – 20 January 2012)[1] was an English actress[4] who appeared in the last four series of Rumpole of the Bailey as his fearsome wife, Hilda ("She Who Must Be Obeyed")[5] and many other roles in other productions, including Mrs Susan Wyse in the London Weekend Television adaptation of the Mapp and Lucia books by E. F. Benson.[6]

Marion Mathie
Born
Marion Douglas Mathie[1]

(1925-02-06)6 February 1925
Died20 January 2012(2012-01-20) (aged 86)
Petworth, West Sussex
OccupationActress
SpouseJohn Humphry (1963 - 2007)[2] (his death)
ChildrenChristopher (deceased),[3] Martine

Filmography edit

Year Title Role Notes
1960 No Kidding Helen Treadgold
1960 An Honourable Murder Portia Smith
1962 Lolita Miss Lebone
1968 Dracula Has Risen from the Grave Anna

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Family's misery as grave floods", Chichester Observer (8 March 2007).[dead link] Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Marion Mathie". The Daily Telegraph. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  4. ^ UK TV guide[dead link]
  5. ^ "John Mortimer- biographical notes". Archived from the original on 3 April 2007.
  6. ^ " Marion Mathie (1925–2012)", IMDb

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