Noel Dyson

Noël Dyson
Born
Elsie Noël Dyson

(1916-12-23)23 December 1916
Died29 June 1995(1995-06-29) (aged 78)
EducationRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active1938–1995
TelevisionCoronation Street
Spouses
  • Kenneth Edwards
  • Harry Judge

Elsie Noël Dyson (23 December 1916 – 29 June 1995) was an English character actress.[1]

Dyson played a number of roles in theatre, television and films (including in telemovies) but is best remembered as a versatile character actress in TV serials who became a familiar face to British viewers in a career spanning almost 50 years from 1949 until her death. Dyson's best remembered roles are as matriarch Ida Barlow, one of the original characters in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street (1960–61), and Nanny in the sitcom Father, Dear Father (1968–73).

  1. ^ "Noël Dyson". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017.