Actress Peggy Mount dies, aged 86 | UK news

Actress Peggy Mount dies, aged 86

TV and stage actress Peggy Mount has died aged 86, her agent announced today.

The star, who became known to millions as a battleaxe in the early ITV sitcom The Larkins, died after a long illness at a nursing home in west London.

Despite her television roles in The Larkins and George and the Dragon, Miss Mount, who received an OBE in 1996, preferred to be remembered for her many stage roles.

Starring in the West End for many years she won plaudits for her performances in All Things Bright And Beautiful and Romeo and Juliet at the Old Vic. Between 1983 and 1985 she was with the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford and the Barbican appearing in Measure for Measure and The Dillon.

Her film credits include The Naked Truth with Peter Sellers and Hotel Paradiso with Alec Guinness.

She had recently lost her sight and had suffered a series of strokes.

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