| Lally Bowers | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kathleen Bowers 21 January 1914 Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Died | 18 July 1984 (aged 70) London, England, UK |
| Years active | 1939–1984 |
Kathleen "Lally" Bowers (born 21 January 1914, Oldham, Lancashire – died 18 July 1984, London) was an English actress.
Bowers was educated at Hulme Grammar School in Oldham and worked as a secretary before walking-on and understudying at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. As a professional actress Bowers appeared in hundreds of stage productions, films and television programmes and rep at Manchester, Sheffield, Southport, Guilford Liverpool, Birmingham and the Bristol Old Vic.
Her London debut came in 1944 and her many West End successes included Dinner With the Family for which she won a Clarence Derwent award in 1957, Difference of Opinion, The Killing of Sister George, Dear Octopus and The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B. She appeared in the sitcoms You're Only Young Twice, Going Straight and A Fine Romance (TV series).
Bowers died on 18 July 1984 in London, aged 70.