Eileen Essell (October, 8 1922 – February 15, 2015) was an English actress noted in part for the age at which she began her screen acting career. Although she acted on the stage for 13 years in the 1940s and 50s, her first screen performance was in her late 70s, in an episode of Doctors, and has since appeared in many other TV programmes, including The Bill, Doc Martin, Holby City, Hustle, Casualty, Ideal and Sensitive Skin. On film she appeared in Finding Neverland (2004), Ali G Indahouse (2002), The Producers (2005), and as Grandma Josephine in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).

Eileen Essell

Acting Born October 8, 1922 – Died February 15, 2015 London, England, UK

Eileen Essell (October, 8 1922 – February 15, 2015) was an English actress noted in part for the age at which she began her screen acting career.

Although she acted on the stage for 13 years in the 1940s and 50s, her first screen performance was in her late 70s, in an episode of Doctors, and has since appeared in many other TV programmes, including The Bill, Doc Martin, Holby City, Hustle, Casualty, Ideal and Sensitive Skin.

On film she appeared in Finding Neverland (2004), Ali G Indahouse (2002), The Producers (2005), and as Grandma Josephine in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).

Known For

Torchwood

Christina

Heartbeat

Mrs Elsie Gray

Hustle

Mary

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Grandma Josephine

Law & Order: UK

Ideal

Mrs Coneybear

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

Aunt Blossom

Finding Neverland

Mrs. Snow

Ali G Indahouse

Mrs Hugh

Canterbury Tales

Mrs Jean Smallwood

Duplex

Mrs. Connelly

Land Girls

Miss Gwen Ganderton