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name: "Eve Pearce"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eve-pearce"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 April 1929"
died: "13 January 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
updated: "2026-09-17T01:52:53.451321+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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# Eve Pearce

Actor. Born 17 April 1929 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. Died 13 January 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 April 1929, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- **Died:** 13 January 2023
- **Active:** 1999–2010

## Biography

Eve Pearce (1929–2023) was a Scottish actress. Born in Aberdeen, she won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began her career in repertory theatre in the early 1950s, later appearing in many Royal Shakespeare Company productions and West End plays.

Her television work spanned six decades and included guest roles in series such as *Coronation Street*, *Torchwood* (as Estelle, 2006), *Midsomer Murders* (as Lady Bracknell, 1999), *The 10th Kingdom* (as the Gypsy Queen, 2000), *Him & Her* (as Mrs. Bailey, 2011) and *The Durrells* (as Mother Kralefsky, 2017). Film credits include *Topsy-Turvy* (1999) as Gilbert's mother, *Wimbledon* (2004) and *The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death* (2014). She was also a published poet.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Him & Her* (2010), Fi1m 84, as Mrs. Bailey — [page](https://film.one/tv/him-and-her.md)
- *Topsy-Turvy* (1999), Fi1m 88, as Gilbert's Mother — [page](https://film.one/film/topsy-turvy.md)

## Also known for

- *Penelope* (2007), Old Lady Card Player
- *Wimbledon* (2004), Elderly Woman in Lift
- *The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death* (2014), Alice Drablow
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Madame Giselle
- *MirrorMask* (2005), Future Fruit Lady
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Lady Bracknell
- *The 10th Kingdom* (2000), The Gypsy Queen
- *The Durrells* (2016), Mother Kralefsky

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