Acting
Michele Dotrice
Born 1948-09-27
Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michele Dotrice (born 27 September 1948) is an English actress best known for her portrayal of Betty, the long-suffering wife of Frank Spencer, played by Michael Crawford, in the BBC sitcom Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em, which ran from 1973 to 1978. Her father Roy Dotrice is an actor, as was her mother Kay Dotrice. She has two sisters, Karen Dotrice and Yvette Dotrice, who also followed their parents’ footsteps into acting. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michele Dotrice, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Michele Dotrice
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Midsomer Murders
1997
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Death in Paradise
2011
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Inside No. 9
2014
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Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
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The Equalizer
1985
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Blithe Spirit
2020
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BBC Play of the Month
1965
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Theatre 625
1964
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A Very English Scandal
2018
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The Wednesday Play
1964
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (68 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Royal Mob | Queen Victoria | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Remembers… | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Blithe Spirit | Edna | Movie | 2020 |
 | McDonald & Dodds | Mary Costair | TV Series | 2020 |
 | A Very British Christmas | Sandra | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Cockfields | Lyn | TV Series | 2019 |
 | A Very English Scandal | Edna Friendship | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Grandpa's Great Escape | Miss Trifle | Movie | 2018 |
 | Starfish | Jean | Movie | 2016 |
 | Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special | Betty Spencer | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage | Miss Prism | Movie | 2015 |
 | The 12 Days of Christine | Marion | Movie | 2015 |
 | Inside No. 9 | Marion | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Big School | Rita Gunn | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Death in Paradise | Pam Chandler | TV Series | 2011 |
| The Funny Blokes of British Comedy | Betty Spencer (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2005 | |
 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Mrs. Hubbard | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Murder in Suburbia | Cindy | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Captain Jack | Deirdre | Movie | 1999 |
 | Vanity Fair | Mrs Sedley | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Cause of Death | Anna Peters | Movie | 1997 |
 | Midsomer Murders | Felicity Buckley | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Equalizer | Vanessa Daniels | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Henry IV Part 2 | Lady Percy, Hotspur's Widow | Movie | 1979 |
 | Henry IV Part 1 | Lady Percy | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Winslow Boy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | Not Now, Comrade | Nancy Rimmington | Movie | 1976 |
 | Zodiac | Julie Prentiss | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em | Betty Spencer | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Follow the Yellow Brick Road | Veronica Sands | Movie | 1972 |
| Night Duty | Vickie | Movie | 1972 | |
 | The Sextet | Ange | TV Series | 1972 |
| The Sextet | Vickie | TV Series | 1972 |
| The Sextet | Maggie Firebrace | TV Series | 1972 |
| The Sextet | Veronica Sands | TV Series | 1972 |
| The Sextet | Barbara | TV Series | 1972 |
| The Sextet | Marion | TV Series | 1972 |
| The Sextet | Paula Lelliot | TV Series | 1972 |
| The Sextet | Claire Ramsdale | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Mary Hisgins | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Jason King | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Blood on Satan's Claw | Margaret | Movie | 1971 |
 | Jane Eyre | Mary Rivers | Movie | 1970 |
| Menace | Sharon | TV Series | 1970 | |
 | And Soon the Darkness | Cathy | Movie | 1970 |
 | Emma's Time | Emma | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Three Sisters | Irina | Movie | 1970 |
 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Jane | TV Series | 1969 |
 | On the Eve of Publication | Emma | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Bells of Hell | Phrynne Banstead | Movie | 1968 |
 | Late Night Horror | Phrynne Banstead | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Les Misérables | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | ITV Playhouse | Frances | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Vicky Heald | TV Series | 1967 |
| Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Vicky Crabbe | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The Witches | Valerie Creek | Movie | 1966 |
 | Level Seven | R.747 | Movie | 1966 |
| A Month in the Country | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 | |
 | BBC Play of the Month | Irina | TV Series | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Catherine Winslow | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Out of the Unknown | R.747 | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Wednesday Play | Emma | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Theatre 625 | Vera Alexandrovna | TV Series | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Thérèse | TV Series | 1964 |
| The Old Curiosity Shop | Nell Trent | TV Series | 1962 | |
| Katy | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1962 | |
 | What a Whopper | Schoolgirl (uncredited) | Movie | 1961 |
 | ITV Play of the Week | Tess Cosgrove | TV Series | 1955 |