Pearl Hackney
Pearl Hackney (28 October 1916 – 18 September 2009)[1] was a British actress and the wife of comic actor Eric Barker. She was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, but spent much of her early life in Liverpool, Lancashire (now Merseyside).[2]
As well as appearing with her husband in a number of productions including 21 episodes of The Eric Barker Half-Hour
Her film appearances included Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977), Yanks (1979), The Ploughman's Lunch (1983), and four films for British director Pete Walker: Cool It Carol! (1970), Four Dimensions of Greta (1972), Tiffany Jones (1973), and Schizo (1976).[8]
Her stage appearances included the principal role of Parthy in a revival of the musical Show Boat at London's Adelphi Theatre in 1971.[9]
She died in
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1970 | Cool It Carol! | Mrs. Thatcher / Carol's Mother | |
1970 | There's a Girl in My Soup | Wedding Guest | Uncredited
|
1972 | Four Dimensions of Greta | Mrs. Gruber | |
1973 | Tiffany Jones | Demonstrating Woman | |
1976 | Schizo | Lady at Seance | |
1977 | Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers | Miss Burns | |
1978 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Rail Passenger | |
1979 | Yanks | Aunt Maud | |
1983 | The Ploughman's Lunch | Mrs. Penfield | |
1984 | Laughterhouse | Pub Landlady |
References
- ^ "Pearl Hackney: actress". timesonline.co.uk. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "Pearl Hackney: Actress".
- ^ "The Eric Barker Half-Hour". IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Pearl Hackney". 11 May 2012.
- ^ "Pearl Hackney". IMDb. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Pearl Hackney". aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Pearl Hackney". telegraph.co.uk. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "Pearl Hackney". BFI. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Production of Show Boat | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Pearl Hackney (1916-2009) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com.
External links
- Pearl Hackney at IMDb