Dilys Watling Biography – Dilys Watling Wiki
Dilys Watling born Dilys Rhys Jones was an English actress, best known for appearing on British television Coronation Street, The Benny Hill Show, and The Two Ronnies. She was also known for appearing in The Morecambe & Wise Show, Minder in 1994, and The Bill in 1991. Her film credits included Calculated Risk in 1963 and 1967’s horror Theatre of Death.
She attended St Mary’s Convent School, Woodford, Essex, followed by the acting school. She acted in repertory theatre and at the Bristol Old Vic. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her Broadway debut in the short-lived Georgy in 1970. It proved to be her sole Broadway credit.
Other stage credits include the musical Pickwick (1964), an adaptation of Dickens’s The Pickwick Papers; the role of the Beggar Woman in the 1980 London cast of Sweeney Todd in the West End; and the West End multi-media Dave Clark rock musical Time (1986). She also made occasional film appearances, including rôles in the comedy Two Left Feet (1963); crime film, Calculated Risk (film), (also 1963); and the horror film, Theatre of Death, (1967).
Dilys Watling Age
She was born on May 5, 1943, in Fulmer, United Kingdom, and died on August 10, 2021, in Clapham Common, London, United Kingdom. She was 78.
Dilys Watling Husband
She had been married twice. Her first husband was Australian Bruce Anderson, from whom she divorced. After a relationship with actor Christopher Matthews, she later married Owen Teale, by whom she has a son but their marriage was later annulled.
Dilys Watling Children
She had one child with her ex-husband Owen Teale, a son named Ion.
Dilys Watling Parents
She was born Dilys Rhys Jones, the daughter of actor Ion Rhys Jones and Patricia Hicks. Her biological father Ion Rhys Jones was killed in action in World War II, and her mother later married actor Jack Watling who became her stepfather. She has four half-siblings through her mother’s marriage to actor Jack Watling. These include actor Deborah and politician/actor Giles Watling.
Dilys Watling Death
She passed away on August 10, 2021, it was confirmed on Monday, August 16, 2021, at home in Clapham, South London. She died aged 78 after a long illness. Her death was announced by her brother Conservative Clacton MP Giles Watling in a statement: “Dilys was a much-loved sister and was the eldest of the five of us. “She also released a couple of singles, including Don’t Say You Love Me, which made it into the charts in 1964. She was eccentric in many ways but was always incredibly generous, warm, and loving. In her last few days, she recounted stories of her life that we thought she had long since forgotten. After a long illness, she passed away peacefully.”
Dilys Watling Cause of Death
She died aged 78 after a long illness.
