Miriam Karlin
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| Born | 23 June 1925 (age 82) London |
Miriam Karlin (born 23 June 1925) is a British actress known for playing the belligerent, militant shop steward Paddy in the The Rag Trade, a British sitcom set in a textile factory. Paddy would use the slightest opportunity to cause a strike; her trademark and catchphrase was blowing a whistle and shouting "Everybody out!" She played the role, to great success, between 1961 and 1963. The show was later resurrected by the BBC's rival channel, ITV. Sadly this was a pale imitation of the original.
Karlin was born in London, the daughter of Celine (née Aronowitz) and Harry Samuels Karlin.[1] Her film roles include A Clockwork Orange and The Millionairess. She later played Yetta Feldman, the Jewish ghost, in the BBC sitcom So Haunt Me. She also starred with Topol in Fiddler on the Roof.
Karlin is a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association. In an interview on the BBC Radio 4 programme Midweek, broadcast 21st November 2007, Miriam described how her autobiography 'Some Sort of Life', published by Oberon Books, was created. Whilst in hospital receiving treatment for Mouth Cancer a friend visited most days bringing a tape recorder so that Miriam could recount episodes from her life.
