---
name: "Doris Hare"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/doris-hare"
fi1m_id: "doris-hare"
imdb_id: "nm0362791"
tmdb_id: 68288
wikidata_id: "Q518175"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 March 1905"
died: "30 May 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T21:33:59.480630+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."
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# Doris Hare

## Identity

Doris Hare

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/doris-hare
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** doris-hare
- **IMDb ID:** nm0362791
- **TMDB ID:** 68288
- **Wikidata ID:** Q518175
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Hare, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q518175, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362791/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/68288

Actor. Born 1 March 1905 in Bargoed, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. Died 30 May 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 March 1905, Bargoed, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
- **Died:** 30 May 2000
- **Also known as:** Doris Breamer Hare, Doris Breamer Hare MBE
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Hare, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q518175, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362791/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/68288

## Biography

Doris Hare (1905–2000) was a Welsh actress, comedian, singer and dancer. She was best known for playing Mabel 'Mum' Butler in the ITV sitcom *On the Buses* (1969–1973) and its three spin-off films, taking over the role from Cicely Courtneidge.

Born in Bargoed, she made her stage debut at the age of three in her family's portable theatre and went on to a long career in music hall, variety, pantomime and the West End, with a Broadway appearance in 1936. During the Second World War she compèred the BBC radio series *Shipmates Ashore* for the Merchant Navy and was appointed MBE in 1946. She later worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Her later screen roles included appearances in *The Avengers*, *The Saint* and *The League of Gentlemen*, and she played Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart in the 1990 film *Nuns on the Run*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Nuns on the Run* (1990), Fi1m 54, as Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart — [page](https://film.one/film/nuns-on-the-run.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

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

- *Benny Hill: The Lost Years - Benny and the Jests* (2000), as Various
- *Nuns on the Run* (1990), as Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/nuns-on-the-run.md)
- *Alexei Sayle's Stuff* (1988), series, Actor
- *The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole* (1987), series, as Queenie
- *The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾* (1985), series, as Queenie, Queenie Baxter
- *Comrade Dad* (1984), series, Actor
- *Diamonds* (1981), series, as Dora Coleman
- *Never the Twain* (1981), series, as Lil
- *Why Didn't They Ask Evans?* (1980), as Rose Pratt
- *Shooting the Chandelier* (1977), as Milena
- *BBC2 Play of the Week* (1977), series, as Milena
- *Confessions from a Holiday Camp* (1977), as Mrs. Lea
- *Confessions of a Driving Instructor* (1976), as Mrs. Lea
- *Confessions of a Pop Performer* (1975), as Mrs. Lea
- *Holiday on the Buses* (1973), as Mrs. Mabel Butler
- *Mutiny on the Buses* (1972), as Mrs. Butler
- *On the Buses* (1971), as Mrs. Butler
- *Granny Gets the Point* (1971), as Granny
- *Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)* (1969), series, as Madame Hanska
- *On the Buses* (1969), series, as Mum
- *The House That Jigger Built* (1968), as Mary Barrett
- *The Ronnie Barker Playhouse* (1968), series, as Ma
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Mother
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Mrs Todd
- *Story Parade* (1964), series, as Mrs. Tombs
- *A Place to Go* (1963), as Lil Flint
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Mrs. Barlow
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, Actor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *Armchair Mystery Theatre* (1960), series, as Mrs. Prossett
- *The League of Gentlemen* (1960), as Molly Weaver
- *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Actor
- *Another Time, Another Place* (1958), as Mrs. Bunker
- *Strangers' Meeting* (1957), as Nellie
- *Colonel March of Scotland Yard* (1956), series, as Lydia
- *No Smoking* (1955), as Customer
- *Double Exposure* (1954), as Woman Police Sergeant
- *Dance Hall* (1950), as Blonde
- *Here Come the Huggetts* (1948), as Mrs. Fisher
- *Luck of the Navy* (1938), as Mrs. Maybridge
- *Night Mail* (1935), Actor

## Gallery

- ![Doris Hare](https://film.one/media/person/5556772/gallery-37a59ca2b843.jpg) Doris Hare — Image via TMDB
- ![Doris Hare](https://film.one/media/person/5556772/gallery-2ca1ee795d28.jpg) Doris Hare — Image via TMDB

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