Kathy Staff

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.6729

Gender

Female

Birthday

12-Jul-1928

Age

(98 years old)

Place of Birth

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England, UK

Also Known As
  • Minnie Higginbottom

Kathy Staff

Biography

Kathy Staff was an English actress known for her work on British television. She is best known for her portrayal of Nora Batty on Last of the Summer Wine, the longest running sitcom in the world.


Credits

Separate Tables Separate Tables (1983) Character: Mabel
Two one-act plays explore love and loneliness. In "Table by the Window" an aging fashion model contrives a reunion with her ex-husband, a politician ruined by scandal, and their passion is rekindled. In "Table Number Seven" a meek woman harbors a secret love for a man accused of fraud and sex offenses, forcing her to take a stand for the first time in her life.
Mr. H Is Late Mr. H Is Late (1988) Character: N/A
A team of inept undertakers attempt to get a coffin to a funeral on time. An undertaker is in charge of moving a coffin from a home to the church. The home is on the 26th floor of a skyscraper; the stairs are narrow; the lift is small and prone to stop working. Chaos ensues.
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres (1987) Character: Nora Batty
There's a big fête approaching at Dream Acres. Compo, Clegg and Seymour happen upon a wiley transient, who persuades them to help him rescue his childhood donkey from a field. Soon, the tramp's plan of fixing the fête 'donkey derby' is revealed.
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000) Character: Teabar Lady
The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.
The Dresser The Dresser (1983) Character: Bombazine Woman
In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser - is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support the deteriorating star as the company struggles to carry on during the London Blitz. The pathos of his backstage efforts rival the pathos in the story of Lear and the Fool that is being presented on-stage, as the situation comes to a crisis.
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) Character: Nora Batty (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie with some of the greatest brittish comedians such as Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese.
Thora Hird Tribute Thora Hird Tribute (2003) Character: Self, Nora
Friends, colleagues and fans, including Julie Walters, Jonathan Ross, Norman Wisdom, Keith Barron and Victoria Wood, pay tribute to Dame Thora Hird, who died in 2003 at the age of 91.
A Kind of Loving A Kind of Loving (1962) Character: Mrs. Oliphant (uncredited)
As Vic Brown vacillates between infatuation and disinterest for his co-worker Ingrid Rothwell, she finds out that she is pregnant and Vic has to reconcile how he thought his life would go with what life actually has in store for him.
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs (2022) Character: Self (archive)
This new special reveals the secrets of the long-running sitcom's extraordinary success. Helped by former cast and crew members, families of the stars no longer with us, and celebrity fans, we learn the secrets of this comedy classic and get to see previously unseen interviews and rare behind-the-scenes archive footage.
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride (1986) Character: Nora Batty
In the second TV movie outing for Roy Clarke's beloved characters, Wesley and Edie's daughter Glenda is getting married to hapless Barry, and Clegg and Compo make a new friend in Edie's brother Seymour. They are soon roped in to wedding preparations, which go about as well as could be expected...
Mary Reilly Mary Reilly (1996) Character: Mrs. Kent
A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.
Little Dorrit Little Dorrit (1987) Character: Mrs. Tickit
Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in London. Amy and her family's world is transformed when her employer's son, Arthur Clennam, returns from overseas to solve his family's mysterious legacy and discovers that their lives are interlinked.
The War Game The War Game (1966) Character: Interviewee (uncredited)
A hypothetical Chinese invasion of South Vietnam triggers a new world war between East and West. In Rochester, Kent, the anticipation of a nuclear attack leads to mass evacuations. When a stray missile explodes, the ensuing firestorm blinds all those who see it. It's not long before the fabric of society is ripped apart from radiation poisoning, a lack of infrastructure and rioting for food and other necessities.
Camille Camille (1984) Character: Flower Lady
Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hope of a career and position by marrying Armand, she acquiesces and leaves her lover. However, when poverty and terminal illness overwhelm her, Camille discovers that Armand has not lost his love for her.
The Family Way The Family Way (1966) Character: Neighbour (uncredited)
Young newlyweds Arthur and Jenny Fitton want nothing more than to get their marriage started on the right foot. But before they can depart for their honeymoon in Spain, they have to spend their first night together at the home of Arthur's parents. The couple are prevented from having any intimacy, but it only gets worse. They find out that their trip to Spain is canceled, which sets the tone for a rocky few weeks.
Last of the Summer Wine: Getting Sam Home Last of the Summer Wine: Getting Sam Home (1983) Character: Nora Batty
Three old chums agree to take the ailing Sam on one last trip to see his flousy girl-friend, Lily Bless Her, in the middle of the night.



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