Biography
Doreen Mantle (1926–2023) was a South African-born English actress. She was best known for playing Jean Warboys in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave (1990–2000).
She appeared in the film Yentl (1983) as Mrs Shaemen, as well as The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) and Scoop (2006). On stage she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in Death of a Salesman at the National Theatre in 1979. Her television credits included Coronation Street (as Joy Fishwick in 2011), Father Brown, Doc Martin and Lewis.
