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{{Short description|British actress (1929–2015)}}
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| birth_name = Pauline Lettice Yates
| birth_name = Pauline Lettice Yates
| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|06|16|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|06|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]]
| birth_place = [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]], [[Lancashire]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|01|21|1929|06|16|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|01|21|1929|06|16|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Northwood, London|Northwood]], [[London]], England
| death_place = [[Northwood, London|Northwood]], [[London]], England
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1957-2002
| yearsactive = 1957–2002
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Donald Churchill]]|1960|1991|end=his death}}
| parents = Thomas S Yates<br>Marjorie Blackie/Yates
| spouse = [[Donald Churchill]] (m. 1960-1991; his death)
| children = 2, including [[Jemma Churchill|Jemma]]
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'''Pauline Lettice Yates''' (16 June 1929 &ndash; 21 January 2015)<ref name=ciobit>{{cite journal|last1=Lentz III|first1=Harris|title=Obituaries|journal=Classic Images|date=March 2015|issue=477|page=58}}</ref> was an English actress, best known for playing Elizabeth Perrin in the [[BBC television]] sitcom ''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin]]''. She also starred in ''[[Bachelor Father (UK TV series)|Bachelor Father]]'' and ''[[Keep It in the Family (1980 TV series)|Keep It in the Family]]''.
'''Pauline Lettice Yates''' (16 June 1929 &ndash; 21 January 2015)<ref name=ciobit>{{cite journal|last1=Lentz III|first1=Harris|title=Obituaries|journal=Classic Images|date=March 2015|issue=477|page=58}}</ref> was an English actress, best known for playing Elizabeth Perrin in the [[BBC television]] sitcom ''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin]]''. She also starred in ''[[Bachelor Father (British TV series)|Bachelor Father]]'' and ''[[Keep It in the Family (1980 TV series)|Keep It in the Family]]''.


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Yates was born in [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]], [[Lancashire]], on 16 June 1929. She began her acting career by joining Oldham Rep straight after leaving [[Childwall]] Valley High School for Girls.<ref>''Who's Who On Television'', p 270. ITV Books in association with [[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]] (1982)<!-- ISSN/ISBN needed --></ref> At the age of 17 she made her stage debut in a dramatised version of ''[[Jane Eyre]]'', playing Grace Poole.
Yates was born in [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]], [[Lancashire]], on 16 June 1929. She began her acting career by joining Oldham Rep straight after leaving [[Childwall Sports and Science Academy|Childwall Valley High School for Girls]].<ref>''Who's Who on Television'', p 270. ITV Books in association with [[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]] (1982)<!-- ISSN/ISBN needed --></ref> At the age of 17 she made her stage debut in a dramatised version of ''[[Jane Eyre]]'', playing Grace Poole.


In 1957 Yates was cast in the role of Estelle Waterman on ''[[Emergency Ward 10]]'', after which she became a regular face on British Television and also appeared in a few British films. In the 1960s she made guest appearances on ''[[Armchair Theatre]]'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Gideon's Way]]'', ''[[Nightingale's Boys]]'', ''[[The Human Jungle (TV series)|The Human Jungle]]'' and ''[[The Ronnie Barker Playhouse]]'', among others. (She appeared again with Ronnie Barker in ''[[Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead]]'', a comedy sketch show for radio, which was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 15 February 1971). In 1970 she appeared as Mme Arnoux in ''[[Sentimental Education]]'' with [[Robert Powell]]. In 1972 she starred in her own series, ''[[Harriet's Back in Town]]'', produced by Thames Television. The cast included [[William Russell (English actor)|William Russell]] and [[Sally Bazely]]. In 1975, she co-starred with [[Derek Nimmo]] in the short-lived sitcom ''My Honourable Mrs'', in which she played Jane Prendergast, a housewife who becomes a Conservative MP like her husband Derek Prendergast (Derek Nimmo).<ref>[http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/st-helens-actress-pauline-yates-8499650 "St Helens actress Pauline Yates dies, aged 85"], ''Liverpool Echo'', 22 January 2015.</ref> Yates was later cast as Elizabeth Perrin in ''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin]]'' (1976–79).
In 1957 Yates was cast in the role of Estelle Waterman on ''[[Emergency Ward 10]]'', after which she became a regular face on British television and also appeared in a few British films. In the 1960s she made guest appearances on ''[[Armchair Theatre]]'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Gideon's Way]]'', ''[[Nightingale's Boys]]'', ''[[The Human Jungle (TV series)|The Human Jungle]]'' and ''[[The Ronnie Barker Playhouse]]'', "Maigret", among others. (She appeared again with Ronnie Barker in ''[[Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead]]'', a comedy sketch show for radio, which was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 15 February 1971.) In 1970 she appeared as Mme Arnoux in ''[[Sentimental Education]]'' with [[Robert Powell]]. In 1972 she starred in her own series, ''[[Harriet's Back in Town]]'', produced by Thames Television. The cast included [[William Russell (English actor)|William Russell]] and [[Sally Bazely]]. In 1975, she co-starred with [[Derek Nimmo]] in the short-lived sitcom ''[[My Honourable Mrs]]'', in which she played Jane Prendergast, a housewife who becomes a Conservative MP like her husband Derek Prendergast (Derek Nimmo).<ref>[http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/st-helens-actress-pauline-yates-8499650 "St Helens actress Pauline Yates dies, aged 85"], ''Liverpool Echo'', 22 January 2015.</ref> Yates was later cast as Elizabeth Perrin in ''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin]]'' (1976–79), and its follow-up ''[[The Legacy of Reginald Perrin]]'' (1996).


==Later life and career==
==Later life and career==
Yates's ability as a comedy foil was further utilised in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] sitcom ''[[Keep It in the Family (1980 TV series)|Keep It In The Family]]'' ([[Thames Television|Thames]], 1980–82) where she played wife to the frustratingly eccentric comic-strip artist Dudley Rush (played by [[Robert Gillespie]]) that sustained five series; Yates did not feature in the 1983 series. {{cn|date=January 2015}}
Yates's ability as a comedy foil was further utilised in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] sitcom ''[[Keep It in the Family (1980 TV series)|Keep It in the Family]]'' ([[Thames Television|Thames]], 1980–82) where she played wife to the frustratingly eccentric comic-strip artist Dudley Rush (played by [[Robert Gillespie]]) that sustained five series; Yates did not feature in the 1983 series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Pauline Yates |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/pauline_yates/ |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}</ref>


She appeared onstage in an Oxford Playhouse Company production of the [[Joe Orton]] play, ''[[What the Butler Saw (play)|What the Butler Saw]]'' at the Teatr y Werin in [[Aberystwyth]], Wales, with [[William Russell (English actor)|William Russell]] and [[Michael Barrington]] in the cast. In 1987 she played the lead in [[Alan Ayckbourn]]'s play [[Woman in Mind]] for the same company. Yates acted in [[David Pownall]]'s Leicester [[Haymarket Theatre (Leicester)|Haymarket]] stage adaptation of [[Jane Austen]]'s novel, ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'', directed by Bill Pryde in 1985. In 1989 Yates appeared in the play, ''[[Talking to Angels]]'' at the [[Theatre Museum]] in London.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jan/26/pauline-yates Obituary], theguardian.com, 26 January 2015; accessed 29 January 2015.</ref>
She appeared onstage in an Oxford Playhouse Company production of the [[Joe Orton]] play, ''[[What the Butler Saw (play)|What the Butler Saw]]'' at the Teatr y Werin in [[Aberystwyth]], Wales, with [[William Russell (English actor)|William Russell]] and [[Michael Barrington]] in the cast. In 1987 she played the lead in [[Alan Ayckbourn]]'s play [[Woman in Mind]] for the same company. Yates acted in [[David Pownall]]'s Leicester [[Haymarket Theatre (Leicester)|Haymarket]] stage adaptation of [[Jane Austen]]'s novel, ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'', directed by Bill Pryde in 1985. In 1989 Yates appeared in the play, ''[[Talking to Angels]]'' at the [[Theatre Museum]] in London.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jan/26/pauline-yates Obituary], theguardian.com, 26 January 2015; accessed 29 January 2015.</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Yates married actor/writer [[Donald Churchill]]<ref>[http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/donald-churchill-1.815273 "Donald Churchill"], heraldscotland.com, 31 October 1991; accessed 29 January 2015.</ref> in 1960.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jan/26/pauline-yates</ref> The couple had two daughters, Jemma and Polly, and lived for many years in Primrose Hill, North London.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jan/26/pauline-yates</ref> Donald Churchill died on set in 1991 after filming his final episode of ''[[El C.I.D.]]'' for [[ITV Granada|Granada Television]] in which he played the irascible harbour master Metcalf. Jemma Churchill is also an actress and Polly Churchill is a writer. Yates had three grandchildren.
Yates married actor/writer [[Donald Churchill]]<ref>[http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/donald-churchill-1.815273 "Donald Churchill"], heraldscotland.com, 31 October 1991; accessed 29 January 2015.</ref> in 1960.<ref name="theguardian.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jan/26/pauline-yates|title = Pauline Yates obituary|date = 26 January 2015}}</ref> The couple had two daughters, Jemma and Polly, and lived for many years in Primrose Hill, North London.<ref name="theguardian.com"/> Donald Churchill died on set in 1991 after filming his final episode of ''[[El C.I.D.]]'' for [[ITV Granada|Granada Television]] in which he played the irascible harbour master Metcalf. [[Jemma Churchill]] is also an actress and Polly Churchill was a writer. Polly Churchill died in 2018. Polly was in a two-year relationship with Christopher Nichols, the widower of [[Francis Crick]]'s youngest daughter Jacqueline. Yates had three grandchildren.


==Death==
==Death==
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==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
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* ''[[Identity Unknown (1960 film)|Identity Unknown]]'' (1960)
|-
⚫
* ''[[Darling (1965 film)|Darling]]'' (1965)
! Year
⚫
* ''[[The Spare Tyres]]'' (1967)
! Title
⚫
* ''[[The Four Feathers (1978 film)|The Four Feathers]]'' (1978)
! Role
⚫
* ''[[She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas]]'' (1985)
! Notes
|-
|1959|| ''Fly Away Peter'' || Phyllis Hapgood || TV movie
|-
⚫
|1960|| ''[[Identity Unknown (1960 film)|Identity Unknown]]'' || Jenny ||
|-
|1964|| ''[[Never Mention Murder]]'' || Zita || ''[[Edgar Wallace Mysteries]]''
|-
⚫
|1965|| ''[[Darling (1965 film)|Darling]]'' || Estelle Gold ||
|-
⚫
|1967|| ''[[The Spare Tyres]]'' || Doreen || Short
|-
|1968|| ''[[Lionheart (1968 film)|Lionheart]]'' || Mother ||
|-
|1975|| ''Savages'' || Margaret West || TV movie
|-
⚫
|1978|| ''[[The Four Feathers (1978 film)|The Four Feathers]]'' || Army Nurse || TV movie
|-
|1981|| ''Jack's Trade'' || Val || TV movie
|-
⚫
|1985|| ''[[She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas]]'' || Diane ||
|-
|1992|| ''Elenya'' || Elenya's Voice || Voice
|-
|1998|| ''Reckless The Sequel'' || Joyce Crane || TV movie
|}


==References==
==References==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0946810|name=Pauline Yates}}
* [http://www.leonardrossiter.com/reginaldperrin/BiogsMain.html Biography at Official Reginald Perrin site]; accessed 29 January 2015.
* [http://www.leonardrossiter.com/reginaldperrin/BiogsMain.html Biography at Official Reginald Perrin site]; accessed 29 January 2015.
* [http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=19653 Pauline Yates profile], Aveleyman.com; accessed 29 January 2015.
* [http://www.suttonelms.org.uk/pauline-yates.html Listing of Pauline Yates' radio work] accessed 14 February 2015.
* [http://www.suttonelms.org.uk/pauline-yates.html Listing of Pauline Yates' radio work] accessed 14 February 2015.





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Latest revision as of 06:29, 15 July 2024

Not to be confused with Paula Yates.

Pauline Yates
Born
Pauline Lettice Yates

(1929-06-16)16 June 1929
St Helens, Lancashire, England
Died21 January 2015(2015-01-21) (aged 85)
Northwood, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1957–2002
Spouse
​
​
(m. 1960; died 1991)​
Children2, including Jemma

Pauline Lettice Yates (16 June 1929 – 21 January 2015)[1] was an English actress, best known for playing Elizabeth Perrin in the BBC television sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. She also starred in Bachelor Father and Keep It in the Family.

Early life and career

[edit]

Yates was born in St Helens, Lancashire, on 16 June 1929. She began her acting career by joining Oldham Rep straight after leaving Childwall Valley High School for Girls.[2] At the age of 17 she made her stage debut in a dramatised version of Jane Eyre, playing Grace Poole.

In 1957 Yates was cast in the role of Estelle Waterman on Emergency Ward 10, after which she became a regular face on British television and also appeared in a few British films. In the 1960s she made guest appearances on Armchair Theatre, Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, Gideon's Way, Nightingale's Boys, The Human Jungle and The Ronnie Barker Playhouse, "Maigret", among others. (She appeared again with Ronnie Barker in Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead, a comedy sketch show for radio, which was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 15 February 1971.) In 1970 she appeared as Mme Arnoux in Sentimental Education with Robert Powell. In 1972 she starred in her own series, Harriet's Back in Town, produced by Thames Television. The cast included William Russell and Sally Bazely. In 1975, she co-starred with Derek Nimmo in the short-lived sitcom My Honourable Mrs, in which she played Jane Prendergast, a housewife who becomes a Conservative MP like her husband Derek Prendergast (Derek Nimmo).[3] Yates was later cast as Elizabeth Perrin in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–79), and its follow-up The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (1996).

Later life and career

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Yates's ability as a comedy foil was further utilised in the ITV sitcom Keep It in the Family (Thames, 1980–82) where she played wife to the frustratingly eccentric comic-strip artist Dudley Rush (played by Robert Gillespie) that sustained five series; Yates did not feature in the 1983 series.[4]

She appeared onstage in an Oxford Playhouse Company production of the Joe Orton play, What the Butler Saw at the Teatr y Werin in Aberystwyth, Wales, with William Russell and Michael Barrington in the cast. In 1987 she played the lead in Alan Ayckbourn's play Woman in Mind for the same company. Yates acted in David Pownall's Leicester Haymarket stage adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice, directed by Bill Pryde in 1985. In 1989 Yates appeared in the play, Talking to Angels at the Theatre Museum in London.[5]

Personal life

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Yates married actor/writer Donald Churchill[6] in 1960.[7] The couple had two daughters, Jemma and Polly, and lived for many years in Primrose Hill, North London.[7] Donald Churchill died on set in 1991 after filming his final episode of El C.I.D. for Granada Television in which he played the irascible harbour master Metcalf. Jemma Churchill is also an actress and Polly Churchill was a writer. Polly Churchill died in 2018. Polly was in a two-year relationship with Christopher Nichols, the widower of Francis Crick's youngest daughter Jacqueline. Yates had three grandchildren.

Death

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Pauline Yates died in London,[1] on 21 January 2015, aged 85.[8]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1959 Fly Away Peter Phyllis Hapgood TV movie
1960 Identity Unknown Jenny
1964 Never Mention Murder Zita Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1965 Darling Estelle Gold
1967 The Spare Tyres Doreen Short
1968 Lionheart Mother
1975 Savages Margaret West TV movie
1978 The Four Feathers Army Nurse TV movie
1981 Jack's Trade Val TV movie
1985 She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas Diane
1992 Elenya Elenya's Voice Voice
1998 Reckless The Sequel Joyce Crane TV movie

References

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  1. ^ a b Lentz III, Harris (March 2015). "Obituaries". Classic Images (477): 58.
  2. ^ Who's Who on Television, p 270. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph (1982)
  3. ^ "St Helens actress Pauline Yates dies, aged 85", Liverpool Echo, 22 January 2015.
  4. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Pauline Yates". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. ^ Obituary, theguardian.com, 26 January 2015; accessed 29 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Donald Churchill", heraldscotland.com, 31 October 1991; accessed 29 January 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Pauline Yates obituary". 26 January 2015.
  8. ^ Pauline Yates, aka Mrs Reggie Perrin, dies at 85, chortle.co.uk; accessed 29 January 2015.
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