---
name: "Barbara Lott"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/barbara-lott"
fi1m_id: "barbara-lott"
imdb_id: "nm0521495"
tmdb_id: 127267
wikidata_id: "Q4859104"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 May 1920"
died: "19 December 2002"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T02:48:12.355974+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Barbara Lott

## Identity

Barbara Lott

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/barbara-lott
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** barbara-lott
- **IMDb ID:** nm0521495
- **TMDB ID:** 127267
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4859104
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Lott, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4859104, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0521495/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/127267

Actor. Born 15 May 1920 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK. Died 19 December 2002.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 May 1920, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK
- **Died:** 19 December 2002
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Lott, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4859104, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0521495/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/127267

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Pillow Book*](https://film.one/film/the-pillow-book.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Barbara Lott (1920–2002) was a British actress. The daughter of William Lott, who managed Ealing Studios, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made her stage debut in 1944. Her first television appearance was in 1950.

She is best known for her later television roles, including Mrs Bennett in *Rings on Their Fingers* (1978–1980), Phyllis Lumsden, the mother of Ronnie Corbett’s character, in *Sorry!* (1981–1988), and Auntie Pearl in *2point4 Children* (1992–1996). She also appeared in films such as *Unman, Wittering and Zigo* (1971) and as Jerome’s mother in Peter Greenaway’s *The Pillow Book* (1996).

Lott was married to television producer Stuart Latham from 1940 until his death in 1993.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, independent.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Pillow Book* (1995), Fi1m 64, as Jerome's Mother — [page](https://film.one/film/the-pillow-book.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Funny Blokes of British Comedy* (2005), as Phyllis Lumsden (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie* (2003), as Justine Walker
- *Doc Martin* (2001), as Justine Walker
- *Daisies in December* (1995), as Mrs. Carmichael
- *The Pillow Book* (1995), as Jerome's Mother — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-pillow-book.md)
- *Electric Moon* (1992), as Mrs. Ellis
- *Noel's House Party* (1991), series, Actor
- *2Point4 Children* (1991), series, as Auntie Pearl, Pearl
- *In Suspicious Circumstances* (1991), series, as Violet Sidney
- *The Funny Side of Christmas* (1982), as Mrs. Lumsden
- *Sorry!* (1981), series, Actor
- *The Trial of Lady Chatterley* (1980), as Dilys Powell
- *Rings on Their Fingers* (1978), series, as Mrs Bennett
- *The Sandbaggers* (1978), series, as Martha Elliot
- *The Duchess of Duke Street* (1976), series, as Mrs Farthing-Whitely
- *Ballet Shoes* (1975), series, as Nana
- *Survivors* (1975), series, as Edith
- *Churchill's People* (1974), series, as Lady Cleveland
- *Masquerade* (1974), series, as Ex Wife
- *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Freda Maple
- *Unman, Wittering and Zigo* (1971), as Mrs. Winstanley
- *The Misfit* (1970), series, as Maud
- *Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It* (1968), as Miss Hepworth
- *Boy Meets Girl* (1967), series, as Mrs Barclay
- *A Cheery Soul* (1966), as Mrs. Custance
- *Mystery and Imagination* (1966), series, as Mrs Simpson
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Grace Hornchurch, Aunt Ada
- *The Troubleshooters* (1965), series, as Gillian Wynn
- *Londoners* (1965), series, as May
- *The Party's Over* (1965), as Aloner
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Miss Hepworth
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Frau Rose
- *Festival* (1963), series, as Chorus of Women of Canterbury
- *Z-Cars* (1962), series, as Mrs. Middleton
- *Dilemma* (1962), as Nun Collecting Charitable Donations
- *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Actor
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Sylvia Craddock
- *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1955), series, as Jenny
- *The Cure* (1950), as Elsie Brown
- *Sunday Night Theatre* (1950), series, as Viola
- *What's the Next Job?* (1945), as Miss Adams
- *Read All About It* (1945), as Betty
- *Danny Boy* (1941), as Newton's Secretary
- *Three Silent Men* (1940), as Nurse
- *Let's Be Famous* (1939), as Sophie the Telephonist (uncredited)
- *Brief Ecstasy* (1937), as Student
- *Look Up and Laugh* (1935), as Mr Ketley's Granddaughter (uncredited)

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