---
name: "Joan Rhodes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joan-rhodes"
fi1m_id: "joan-rhodes"
imdb_id: "nm0722456"
tmdb_id: 1515418
wikidata_id: "Q545410"
roles: []
born: "13 April 1921"
died: "30 May 2010"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 59
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T11:01:50.523400+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."
---

# Joan Rhodes

## Identity

Joan Rhodes

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joan-rhodes
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joan-rhodes
- **IMDb ID:** nm0722456
- **TMDB ID:** 1515418
- **Wikidata ID:** Q545410
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Rhodes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q545410, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0722456/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1515418

Actor. Born 13 April 1921 in London, England, UK. Died 30 May 2010.

## Details

- **Born:** 13 April 1921, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 30 May 2010
- **Active:** 1980–1984
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Rhodes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q545410, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0722456/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1515418

## Biography

Joan Rhodes (13 April 1921 – 30 May 2010) was a British actress. Born in London, she worked as a strongwoman and variety performer before appearing in films and television from the 1970s onwards.

Her screen credits include the role of Daphne in *The Pink Panther Strikes Again* (1976), Hairy Mary in *Burke & Hare* (1972), the Cook in *The Elephant Man* (1980), and Gypsy Lady in the 1984 television series *Duty Free*. She also appeared as Big Nell in the series *Dick Turpin* (1979–1982). Earlier in her career she performed stunts, including uncredited work on *Man of Evil* (1944).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Duty Free* (1984), Fi1m 34, as Gypsy Lady — [page](https://film.one/tv/duty-free.md)
- *The Elephant Man* (1980), Fi1m 84, as Cook — [page](https://film.one/film/the-elephant-man.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

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

- *Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt* (1998), as Clare Short
- *Duty Free* (1984), series, as Gypsy Lady — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/tv/duty-free.md)
- *The Elephant Man* (1980), as Cook — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-elephant-man.md)
- *Dick Turpin* (1979), series, as Big Nell
- *The Pink Panther Strikes Again* (1976), as Daphne
- *Victorian Scandals* (1976), series, as Dustwoman
- *Churchill's People* (1974), series, as Cartimandua
- *Burke & Hare* (1972), as Hairy Mary
- *Manhandling* (1962), Director

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