---
name: "Stephanie Cole"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stephanie-cole"
fi1m_id: "stephanie-cole"
imdb_id: "nm0170789"
tmdb_id: 204533
wikidata_id: "Q2831958"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 October 1941"
died: "18 September 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-07T14:28:41.543440+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."
---

# Stephanie Cole

## Identity

Stephanie Cole

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stephanie-cole
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** stephanie-cole
- **IMDb ID:** nm0170789
- **TMDB ID:** 204533
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2831958
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Cole, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2831958, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0170789/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/204533

Actor. Born 5 October 1941 in Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK. Died 18 September 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 October 1941, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 18 September 2026
- **Active:** 1976–2019
- **Also known as:** Patricia Stephanie Cole, สเตฟานี โคล, Стефані Коул, 스테파니 콜, स्टेफ़नी कोल, Стефани Коул, ステファニー・コール, ستيفاني كول, Στέφανι Κόουλ, 斯蒂芬妮·科尔, סטפני קול
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 66 (1), 2000s 77 (1), 2010s 82 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 1, History 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 1 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Cole, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2831958, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0170789/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/204533

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Housewife, 49*](https://film.one/film/housewife-49.md) (77)

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## Biography

Stephanie Cole was an English stage, television, radio and film actress. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and began her career in repertory theatre.

She was known for roles including Dr Beatrice Mason in *Tenko* (1981–1985), Mrs Delphine Featherstone in *Open All Hours* (1982–1985) and its sequel series, Diana Trent in *Waiting for God* (1990–1994), Joan Norton in *Doc Martin* (2004–2009) and Sylvia Goodwin in *Coronation Street* (2011–2013). Other credits include Dame Lettie Colston in *Memento Mori* (1992), Muriel in *Talking Heads* (1988) and Mrs Waite in *Housewife, 49* (2006). She received the 1992 British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actress and the 2012 British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance.

Cole was appointed OBE in 2005 for services to drama, the elderly and mental health charities. She died on 18 September 2026, aged 84.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Gentleman Jack* (2019), Fi1m 82, as Aunt Ann Walker — [page](https://film.one/tv/gentleman-jack.md)
- *Housewife, 49* (2006), Fi1m 77, as Mrs Waite — [page](https://film.one/film/housewife-49.md)
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Fi1m 66, as Dorothy Hutton — [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)

## Complete filmography (63)

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

- *Open All Hours: Inside Out* (2026), Actor
- *The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved* (2024), Actor
- *The House* (2022), as Great Aunt Eleanor (voice)
- *The Cleaner* (2021), series, as Vivien Hozier
- *Scarborough* (2019), series, as Marion
- *Gentleman Jack* (2019), series, as Aunt Ann Walker — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/gentleman-jack.md)
- *Still Open All Hours* (2014), series, as Mrs. Featherstone
- *Man Down* (2013), series, as Nesta
- *The Lady Vanishes* (2013), as Evelyn Floodporter
- *All Over The Shop* (2008), series, Actor
- *Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day* (2008), as Miss Holt
- *Housewife, 49* (2006), as Mrs Waite — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/housewife-49.md)
- *Doc Martin* (2004), series, as Joan Norton
- *Back Home* (2001), as The Honourable Lady Beatrice 'Beattie' Langley
- *Life as We Know It* (2001), series, Actor
- *Grey Owl* (1999), Actor
- *Keeping Mum* (1997), series, as Peggy Beare
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Dorothy Hutton — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex* (1995), Actor
- *In The Cold Light Of Day* (1994), as Alice
- *Memento Mori* (1992), as Dame Lettie Colston
- *Waiting for God* (1990), series, as Diana Trent
- *About Face* (1989), series, as Sheila
- *A Bit of a Do* (1989), series, Actor
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Mrs Lacey — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *Tears in the Rain* (1988), as Billie Cooper
- *Talking Heads* (1988), series, as Muriel
- *Talking Heads* (1988), Actor
- *The Return of the Antelope* (1986), series, as Sarah Mincing
- *Tenko Reunion* (1985), as Dr. Beatrice Mason
- *Affairs of the Heart* (1985), series, as Miss Cartwright
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Dame Lettie Colston, Alice
- *Fresh Fields* (1984), series, as Mrs. Robertson
- *Amy* (1984), as Cis Johnson
- *Singles* (1983), as Mrs. Fisher
- *Broken Glass* (1982), as Jane Petrie
- *Saturday Night Thriller* (1982), series, as Jane Petrie
- *The Agatha Christie Hour* (1982), series, as Princess Anna
- *Tenko* (1981), series, as Beatrice Mason
- *Going Gently* (1981), as Gladys Flood
- *Christmas Spirits* (1981), as Mrs Purvis
- *Sally Ann* (1979), series, as Mrs. Major Gibbs
- *Terry and June* (1979), series, as Mrs. Hunt
- *Don't Be Silly* (1979), as Dr. Monday
- *That Summer!* (1979), as Mrs Mainwaring
- *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), series, as Miss Harrison
- *Afternoon Off* (1979), as Coffee Shop Customer
- *The Glums* (1978), series, as Counsellor
- *Betzi* (1978), as Mrs. Balcombe
- *Enemy at the Door* (1978), series, as Alice Glover
- *One Day at a Time* (1977), as Enid
- *Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle* (1977), series, as Sister Horton
- *The Velvet Glove* (1977), series, as Sybil Thorndike
- *Bill Brand* (1976), series, as Marjorie
- *Open All Hours* (1976), series, as Mrs Delphine Featherstone
- *Angels* (1975), series, Actor
- *Eskimo Nell* (1975), as Traffic Warden (uncredited)
- *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Gladys Flood
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Dr. Monday, Enid
- *A Very Fine Line* (1968), as Betty Guess
- *Z-Cars* (1962), series, Actor
- *Coronation Street* (1960), series, as Sylvia Goodwin — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/coronation-street.md)
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Betty

## Gallery

- ![Stephanie Cole](https://film.one/media/person/163915/gallery-0d2abc97377a.jpg) Stephanie Cole — Hydealfred, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Stephanie_Cole1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Stephanie Cole on set Doc Martin Series 4 in Port Isaac (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/163915/gallery-f93f1ad59f00.jpg) Stephanie Cole on set Doc Martin Series 4 in Port Isaac (2009) — Hydealfred, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Stephanie_Cole.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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