Eileen Davies
Eileen Davies (born 23 September 1948) is an English actress, nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the British Independent Film Awards 2012 for her performance in the film Sightseers, her roles have included “Flora McArdle” in the TV serial Coronation Street and as Joan Murfield in EastEnders and Molly in Allelujah (2022).
Eileen Davies | |
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 Davies in Sightseers 2012. | |
| Born | 23 September 1948 Hastings, East Sussex, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1974–present |
Acting career
Eileen Davies was born and lives in Hastings, East Sussex. Eileen is one of a small group actors that have made appearances on both EastEnders and Coronation Street, the British TV serials.[1][2] Davies has played 3 characters in the ITV TV serial Coronation Street, the role of Judge Anne Carmichael back in 2006, then as Celia Smethurst for 2 episodes in 2015, and more recently as Flora McArdle for a further 19 episodes in 2018. Davies also played the role of Joan Murfield in EastEnders for five episodes between 2017 and 2018. Elieen Davies was nominated for best supporting actress award at the British Independent Film Awards 2012 for her performance in the film Sightseers.[3][4][5] However the award went to Olivia Colman.
In 2022, Davies starred in Allelujah, a film adaptation of Alan Bennett's play of the same name with a cast which included Jennifer Saunders, Russell Tovey, David Bradley, Derek Jacobi, and Judi Dench. [6][7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Meantime | Unemployment Benefit Clerk |
| 1991 | Where Angels Fear to Tread | Ethel |
| 1993 | Foreign Affairs (TV film) | Fortnum's Cashier |
| 1995 | A Village Affair | Sally Mott |
| 1997 | Gobble (TV film) | Androcles' Mum |
| 2000 | Seeing Red | Miss Ross |
| 2004 | May 33rd | Resident |
| 2004 | Vera Drake | Prison Officer |
| 2009 | Bright Star | Mrs. Bentley |
| 2010 | Another Year | Mourner |
| 2010 | Pulse (TV film) | Mrs Maddox |
| 2011 | The Holding | Store Owner |
| 2012 | Sightseers[8] | Carol |
| 2014 | Mr. Turner | Lady Critics |
| 2014 | The Theory of Everything [8] | Eileen Bond |
| 2014 | Hen Pecked (Short film) | main role |
| 2015 | Norfolk[8] | Old Woman |
| 2015 | Mr. Holmes | Lady on Platform |
| 2015 | Miss You Already | Ace's Nan |
| 2015 | High-Rise[8] | Mrs. Hillman |
| 2016 | Notes on Blindness (Documentary) | Madge Hull |
| 2016 | Grimsby | Mrs. Wearham (uncredited) |
| 2016 | Adult Life Skills[8] | Jean |
| 2016 | FirstBorn | Elizabeth |
| 2016 | Prevenge[8] | Jill |
| 2016 | This Beautiful Fantastic | Milly |
| 2016 | Those Who Are Lost (Short film) | Judith |
| 2018 | Peterloo[8] | Mrs. Hay |
| 2018 | Welcome to Mercy | Mother Superior |
| 2019 | Affection (Short film) | Dot |
| 2020 | Bird Lady (Short film) | Bird Lady |
| 2020 | Tortoise (Short film) | Mim |
| 2021 | The Dig (film) | Florence Thompson |
| 2021 | Hold My Hand (Short film) | Esther |
| 2021 | Bringing back Goldeneye (film) | Ethan's Nan (main role) |
| 2022 | Allelujah (film) | Molly [7] |
TV
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Village Hall | Other Voter (1 episode) |
| 1976 | Red Letter Day | Jean (1 episode) |
| 1976 | Within These Walls | Josephine (1 episode) |
| 1977 | 1990 | Mrs. Vickers (2 episodes) |
| 1979 | Kids | Annie Goole / Annie (6 episodes) |
| 1982 | The Agatha Christie Hour | Nurse (1 episode) |
| 1985 | Bleak House[9] | Judy Smallweed (4 episodes) |
| 1986–2006 | The Bill (6 episodes) | Marcia Bailey / Mrs. Blake / Mrs. Bentley / Sandra Macintosh /Mary Goodman |
| 1990 | Waterfront Beat | Gail Pritchard (2 episodes) |
| 1990 | Keeping Up Appearances | The Gypsy (1 episode) |
| 1991 | The Sharp End | Carmichael's Landlady (1 episode) |
| 1991 | The House of Eliott | Supervisor (1 episode) |
| 1991, 1997 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Marge / Waitress (2 episodes) |
| 1992–1993 | KYTV | House Owner (2 episodes) |
| 1993 | Body & Soul | Sister Julian (4 episodes) |
| 1993 | Waiting for God | Mrs Pershaw (1 episode) |
| 1994 | Middlemarch | Mrs. Barnacle (1 episode) |
| 1996 | Wycliffe | Hannah Creed (1 episode) |
| 1996 | Kavanagh QC | Anne Pearson (1 episode) |
| 1998 | London's Burning | Noreen (1 episode) |
| 1999–2005 | Midsomer Murders | Olive Beauvoisin / Estate Agent (3 episodes) |
| 2001 | Heartbeat | Glenda Marriot (1 episode) |
| 2001 | Judge John Deed | Gilly (1 episode) |
| 2002 | My Hero | (1 episode = Zero Tolerance) |
| 2002 | Always and Everyone | Relief Receptionist (1 episode) |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Enid Smith (1 episode) |
| 2003 | The Royal | Mrs. Molly Lynson (1 episode) |
| 2003 | Hardware | Edna (1 episode) |
| 2006 | Afterlife | Auntie Vi (1 episode) |
| 2006–2018 | Coronation Street (23 episodes) | Flora McArdle / Celia Smethurst / Judge Anne Carmichael |
| 2009–2020 | Doctors (6 episodes) | Evonne Neary / Gaynor Purley / Doris Whiting / Joyce Barwick / Ruth Bletchley / Elsie Tucker |
| 2013 | The Job Lot | Linda Collins (1 episode) |
| 2013 | Chickens | Gladys (4 episodes) |
| 2014 | The Smoke | Carol (1 episode) |
| 2014 | Scott & Bailey | Joyce (1 episode) |
| 2014 | Remember Me | Nancy (3 episodes) |
| 2015 | Call the Midwife | Dora (1 episode) |
| 2015 | Home Fires | Anne Quarterbank (3 episodes) |
| 2016 | Notes on Blindness (Documentary) | Madge Hull |
| 2016 | Casualty | Jan Harvey (1 episode) |
| 2016 | Cold Feet | Nancy Harper (1 episode) |
| 2016 | So Awkward | Mrs. Edwards (3 episodes) |
| 2017–2018 | EastEnders | Joan Murfield (5 episodes) |
| 2017 | Witless | Mrs. Ambrose (1 episode) |
| 2017 | Liar | Sylvia (2 episodes) |
| 2017 | The End of the F***ing World | Stella (2 episodes) |
| 2018 | The Tunnel | Lilian Wright (2 episodes) |
| 2019 | Grantchester | Clara Carter (1 episode) |
| 2021 | Too Close | Julia de Cadenet (3 episodes) |
| 2014 / 2021 | Holby City | Joan Wessex (2014), Doreen Spicer (2021) -3 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | British Independent Film Awards 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | Sightseers | Nominated | [3][4] |
References
- "Coronation Street star Eileen Davies makes surprise appearance on EastEnders during emotional scene involving Ted Murray". ok.co.uk. 2018.
- "The stars who have appeared in both Coronation Street and EastEnders". Manchester Evening News.co.uk. 2018.
- "The Moët British Independent Film Awards". HeyUGuys. 2012.
- "Eileen Davies Interview - The British Independent Film Awards 2012". HeyUGuys. 2012.
- "BIFA Guide 2012: Nominations for Best Supporting Actress". Raindance. 2012.
- "first Look Images for Allelujah Starring Judi Dench, Jennifer Saunders". thepeoplesmovies.com. 5 May 2022.
- "Eileen Davies Feature Film". spotlight.com. 2022.
- "Eileen Davies highlighted works". bfi.org.uk. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017.
- "Bleak House Contributors". BBC Radio Times. 1985.