--- name: "Beryl Reid" canonical: "https://film.one/person/beryl-reid" roles: [] born: "17 June 1919" died: "13 October 1996" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 85 average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-18T07:42:10.269169+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." --- # Beryl Reid Actor. Born 17 June 1919 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK. Died 13 October 1996. ## Details - **Born:** 17 June 1919, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK - **Died:** 13 October 1996 - **Active:** 1979–1993 - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 88 (1), 1980s 82 (1), 1990s 85 (1) - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Mystery 2, Crime 1, War & Politics 1 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl_Reid, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q459344, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717189/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42572 ## Biography Beryl Reid (1919–1996) was a British actress who worked extensively in theatre, radio, film and television. She began her career in the 1930s in summer seasons, concert parties and pantomime, later gaining prominence through BBC radio shows including *Educating Archie* in the 1950s. Her stage breakthrough came with the role of June 'George' Buckridge in *The Killing of Sister George* (1965), which she reprised in the 1968 film adaptation; she won a Tony Award for the Broadway production. Reid received an OBE in 1985. Among her best-known screen roles were Connie Sachs in the BBC series *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (1979) and its sequel *Smiley's People* (1982), for which she won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress. Other credits include *Doctor Who* (1963), *Star!* (1968) and *The Assassination Bureau* (1969). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, screenonline.org.uk, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Cracker* (1993), Fi1m 85, as Fitz's Mum — [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md) - *Smiley's People* (1982), Fi1m 82, as Connie Sachs — [page](https://film.one/tv/smileys-people.md) - *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (1979), Fi1m 88, as Connie Sachs — [page](https://film.one/tv/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-1979.md) ## Complete filmography (58) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Tales of the Tardis* (2023), series, as Briggs - *Cracker* (1993), series, as Fitz's Mum — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md) - *Blue Heaven* (1992), series, as Jeweller - *Duel of Hearts* (1992), as Lady Augusta Warlingham - *Didn't You Kill My Brother?* (1988), as Mrs Moss - *The Beiderbecke Tapes* (1987), series, as Sylvia - *The Animals Roadshow* (1987), series, Acting - *The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole* (1987), series, as Grandma Mole - *The Doctor and the Devils* (1985), as Mrs. Flynn - *The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾* (1985), series, as May Mole - *The Wind in the Willows* (1983), as The Magistrate - *Yellowbeard* (1983), as Lady Lambourn - *Cuffy* (1983), series, as Matron - *The Comic Strip Presents...* (1982), series, as Mrs. Moss - *Smiley's People* (1982), series, as Connie Sachs — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/smileys-people.md) - *Doctor Who: Earthshock* (1982), as Briggs - *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Miss Broome - *Late Flowering Love* (1981), Acting - *Rhubarb Rhubarb* (1980), Acting - *Peter Cook & Co.* (1980), as Various Characters - *Minder* (1979), series, as Ruby Hubbard - *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (1979), series, as Connie Sachs — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-1979.md) - *Worzel Gummidge* (1979), series, as Sarah Pigswill - *Carry On Emmannuelle* (1978), as Mrs. Valentine - *3-2-1* (1978), series, Acting - *Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse* (1978), as Matron - *Beryl Reid* (1977), series, Acting - *Joseph Andrews* (1977), as Mrs. Slipslop - *The Apple Cart* (1975), as Amanda - *No Sex Please - We're British* (1973), as Bertha Hunter - *Father Dear Father* (1973), as Mrs. Gladys Stoppard - *Psychomania* (1973), as Mrs. Latham - *Dr. Phibes Rises Again* (1972), as Miss Ambrose - *Alcock and Gander* (1972), series, Acting - *Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?* (1971), as Amelia - *The Beast in the Cellar* (1971), as Ellie Ballantyne - *The Goodies* (1970), series, as Mrs. Desiree Carthorse - *The Rivals* (1970), as Mrs Malaprop - *Entertaining Mr. Sloane* (1970), as Kath - *The Misfit* (1970), series, as Mrs. Low Road Jones - *Wink To Me Only* (1969), series, Acting - *The Assassination Bureau* (1969), as Madame Otero - *Edward the Confessor* (1969), as Mrs Blaxill - *The Killing of Sister George* (1968), as June 'George' Buckridge - *Inspector Clouseau* (1968), as Mrs Weaver - *Star!* (1968), as Rose - *Mrs. Capper's Birthday* (1968), as Hilda Capper - *Before The Fringe* (1967), series, Acting - *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Mrs. Malaprop, Maria Helliwell, Amanda, Victoria - *The World of Wooster* (1965), series, as Mrs Wilberforce - *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Briggs — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md) - *The Dock Brief* (1962), as Doris Fowle - *Two-Way Stretch* (1960), as Miss Pringle - *The Bruce Forsyth Show* (1959), series, Acting - *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Mrs. Hilda Capper, Mrs. Blaxill, Amelia - *The Extra Day* (1956), as Beryl - *The Belles of St Trinian's* (1954), as Miss Wilson - *Spare a Copper* (1940), as Minor role ## Gallery - ![Beryl Reid at home in Honeypot Cottage Buckinghamshire England (1974)](https://film.one/media/person/60568/gallery-131551e0359b.jpg) Beryl Reid at home in Honeypot Cottage Buckinghamshire England (1974) — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Beryl_Reid_2_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Beryl_Reid_2_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Beryl Reid with her cat (1973)](https://film.one/media/person/60568/gallery-64e3b6230087.jpg) Beryl Reid with her cat (1973) — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Beryl_Reid_3_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Beryl_Reid_3_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Bery Reid in her garden (1973)](https://film.one/media/person/60568/gallery-f68a5d1be4b0.jpg) Bery Reid in her garden (1973) — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Beryl_Reid_4_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Beryl_Reid_4_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Beryl Reid](https://film.one/media/person/60568/gallery-1a7996e613ee.jpg) Beryl Reid — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Beryl_Reid_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Beryl_Reid_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 1967: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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