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Wendy Craig
ACTOR

Wendy Craig

Known for Midsomer Murders · Death in Paradise · Casualty

Wendy Craig CBE (born 20 June 1934) is a BAFTA Award winning English actress who is best known for her appearances in the sitcoms Butterflies, ...And Mother Makes Three and ...And Mother Makes Five. She currently plays the recurring role of Matron in popular TV series The Royal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wendy Craig, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Snapshot 2026-10-16

Born
Jun 20, 1934
Birthplace
County Durham, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Wendy Craig CBE (born 20 June 1934) is a BAFTA Award winning English actress who is best known for her appearances in the sitcoms Butterflies, ...And Mother Makes Three and ...And Mother Makes Five. She currently plays the recurring role of Matron in popular TV series The Royal.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Wendy Craig,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

TVMidsomer Murders
Midsomer MurdersVictoria Bartlett · 1997
★ 7.5
TVDeath in Paradise
Death in ParadiseMary Goodman · 2011
★ 7.4
TVCasualty
CasualtyVerity Lang · 1986
★ 6.2
TVThe Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte SagaAunt Juley · 2002
★ 7.9
TVWaterloo Road
Waterloo RoadMarjorie Windsor · 2006
★ 7.1
TVDanger Man
Danger ManJean · 1960
★ 7.3
MOVIERun For Your Wife
Run For Your WifeNanny · 2012
★ 4.4
TVThe Royal
The RoyalMatron · 2003
★ 7.8

Filmography

Movies

The Secret PlaceReceptionist (uncredited)
1957
Room at the TopJoan (uncredited)
1958
C
CandidaCandida
1961
Heart to HeartJessie Weston
1962
IT
Into the DarkValerie Dodds
1963
The Mind BendersAnnabella
1963
The ServantSusan Stewart
1963
The NannyVirginia 'Virgie' Fane
1965
Satisfaction GuaranteedClaire Belmont
1966
I'll Never Forget What's'isnameLouise Quint
1967
Just Like a WomanScilla Alexander
1967
S
ShelterWoman
1967
Joe and Petunia: CoastguardPetunia (voice)
1968
Joe and Petunia: Water Safety (Flags)Petunia (voice)
1970
Joe and Petunia: Country CodePetunia (voice)
1971
CC
Cinderella CNDMrs. Mitchell
1977
Joseph AndrewsMrs. Tow-Wouse
1977
The Funny Side of ChristmasRia Parkinson
1982
The Real Jane AustenAunt Lefroy
2002
Joe and Petunia: CoastguardPetunia
2006
Run For Your WifeNanny
2012

Television

Armchair TheatreValerie Dodds · 1 eps
1956
Armchair TheatreBubbles Thompson · 1 eps
1956
Armchair TheatreMarjorie Padfield · 1 eps
1956
Danger ManJean · 1 eps
1960
D6
Drama 61-67Jane Irwin · 1 eps
1961
Theatre 625Susan Peel · 1 eps
1964
TT
Thursday TheatreKate Croy · 1 eps
1964
Out of the UnknownClaire Belmont · 1 eps
1965
Half Hour StoryThe woman · 1 eps
1967
ITV PlayhouseBrenda Patterson · 1 eps
1967
Not in Front of the ChildrenJennifer Corner · 37 eps
1967
...And Mother Makes ThreeSally Harrison · 26 eps
1971
EmmerdaleMaisie · 1 eps
1972
...And Mother Makes Five26 eps
1974
J1
Jubilee 1977Mrs Mitchell · 1 eps
1977
ButterfliesRia Parkinson · 28 eps
1978
Blankety BlankSelf · 6 eps
1979
Nanny30 eps
1981
NannyCreator
1981
CasualtyVerity Lang · 1 eps
1986
TA
The Animals Roadshow1 eps
1987
Laura And DisorderLaura Kingsley · 6 eps
1989
PM
Pebble MillSelf · 1 eps
1991
Brighton BellesAnnie · 11 eps
1993
Midsomer MurdersVictoria Bartlett · 1 eps
1997
The Forsyte SagaAunt Juley
2002
The Forsyte SagaAunt Juley Forsyte · 6 eps
2002
The RoyalMatron · 87 eps
2003
Waterloo RoadMarjorie Windsor · 1 eps
2006
TA
The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf · 1 eps
2007
Reggie PerrinMarion · 10 eps
2009
DT
Drama Trails1 eps
2010
Death in ParadiseMary Goodman · 1 eps
2011
The Worst WitchMiss Bat · 39 eps
2017
Remembers…Self · 1 eps
2022

Photos

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