---
name: "Paula Tilbrook"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paula-tilbrook"
fi1m_id: "paula-tilbrook"
tmdb_id: 201442
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 January 1930"
died: "1 December 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T10:52:52.660874+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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# Paula Tilbrook

## Identity

Paula Tilbrook

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paula-tilbrook
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paula-tilbrook
- **TMDB ID:** 201442
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/201442

Actor. Born 16 January 1930 in Salford, Lancashire, England, UK. Died 1 December 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 January 1930, Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
- **Died:** 1 December 2019
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/201442

## Biography

Paula Tilbrook (16 January 1930 – 1 December 2019) was an English actress. Born in Salford, Lancashire, she attended stage school in Manchester from the age of 11 and began her career in repertory theatre in the North West of England.

She appeared in television from the late 1960s, with early roles including parts in *The Dustbinmen* and Ken Dodd productions. Film credits include *Yanks* (1979), *A Private Function* (1984) as Mrs Turnbull, and *Walter* (1982) as Mrs Ashby. Other television work encompassed *Open All Hours* (1976) as Mrs Tattersall, *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), multiple appearances in *Coronation Street* and *Last of the Summer Wine*, and *Brookside* as Betty Hughes.

Tilbrook is best known for playing Betty Eagleton in the ITV soap *Emmerdale* from 1994 to 2015. She was married to Leslie Hall from 1952 until his death in 1985 and had two children.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, bbc.co.uk, telegraph.co.uk, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Walter* (1982), Fi1m 78, as Mrs. Ashby — [page](https://film.one/film/walter.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

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

- *Butterfly Kiss* (1995), as Ella
- *Once Upon A Time In The North* (1994), series, as Olive
- *Effie's Burning* (1991), as Effie
- *The Final Frame* (1990), as East's Mother
- *Andy Capp* (1988), series, as Flo Capp
- *The Play on One* (1988), series, as Effie
- *The New Statesman* (1985), series, as Mrs. Walmsley
- *A Private Function* (1984), as Mrs. Turnbull
- *Sharon and Elsie* (1984), series, as Mrs. Tibbett
- *Love and Marriage* (1984), series, as Mrs Mason
- *Gaskin* (1983), as Miss Threapleton
- *Walter* (1982), as Mrs. Ashby — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/walter.md)
- *Plays for Pleasure* (1981), series, as Rosie Warwick
- *Thicker Than Water* (1980), as Ida Arnott
- *Yanks* (1979), as Neighbour
- *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), series, as Maggie
- *All Day on the Sands* (1979), Actor
- *The O'Hooligan File* (1978), as Beryl
- *Pit Strike* (1977), as Jessie Reed
- *BBC2 Play of the Week* (1977), series, as Beryl
- *Summer Season* (1976), as Bea
- *Open All Hours* (1976), series, as Mrs Tattersall
- *Shabby Tiger* (1973), series, as Mrs Henshaw
- *Hard Labour* (1973), as Mrs. Thornley's Friend
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Ida Arnott

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