Portrait of Pat Coombs

Pat Coombs

Acting

Biography

Patricia Doreen Coombs was an English actress. She specialised in the portrayal of the eternal downtrodden female, comically under the thumb of stronger personalities. She was known for many roles on radio, film and TV sitcoms and Children's ITV's Playbox and Ragdolly Anna. Her authorised biography, written by Andrew Ross, was published in 2021.

Born: August 26, 1926

Place of Birth: Camberwell, London, England, UK

Filmography

1989
1985
1985
Bleak House

as Mrs. Guppy

1985
EastEnders

as Marge Green

1985
EastEnders

as Brown Owl

1985
Super Gran

as Miss Wotherspoon

1985
Super Gran

as Miz Witherspoon

1974
Don't Drink the Water

as Dorothy Blake

1972
Ooh...You Are Awful

as Libby Niven

1972
Cranford

as Miss Pole

1972
Sykes

as Bus Conductress

1971
On the Buses

as Vera Hughes

1971
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

as Henrietta Salt (uncredited)

1971
Dad's Army

as Mrs. Hall

1971
A Couple of Beauties

as Sidney's Wife

1970
Cucumber Castle

as Nurse Sarah

1969
1969
Dombey and Son

as Lucretia Tox

1969
1968
Cry WoIf

as Mrs. Blades

1968
1967
Carry On Doctor

as Anxious Patient (uncredited)

1966
1966
1963
A Stitch in Time

as Nurse (uncredited)

1962
She'll Have to Go

as Lady on Station Platform

1959
Follow a Star

as Simpering Girl in Theatre (uncredited)