Betty Marsden

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Betty Marsden (February 24, 1919 - July 18, 1998) was an English comedy actress.

Originally from Liverpool, she attended the Italia Conti Stage School and ENSA.^[1]

In the radio series Beyond Our Ken, she played Fanny Haddock, a takeoff of Fanny Cradock. In the radio series Round the Horne, she played a similar role (Daphne Whitethigh), as well as Lady Counterblast (née Clissold), Buttercup Gruntfuttock, Dame Celia Molestrangler, Judy Coolibar, and others.

She was also in a number of Carry On films, including Carry On Camping (playing Terry Scott's wife with a braying laugh and jolly bossiness) and Carry On Regardless (playing Mata Hari).

One of her theatre roles was in Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw" at the Royal Court Theatre and her many television appearances included Inspector Morse in 1990.

It has been reported that on the day of her death, Betty had attended the theatre in the evening, and either during the interval, or after the performance, she was at the bar holding a drink in her hand, when she slowly collapsed into a nearby chair still holding her drink and not dropping a drop, Betty passed on gracefully. What a performer!!