Vilma Hollingbery

Vilma Jean Napier Brown (21 July 1932 – 11 September 2021), known professionally as Vilma Hollingbery, was a British character actress. She appeared in various television programmes and films over a span of sixty years, and was known for her appearances as Claudia Wren in Psychoville, and also appeared in A Touch of Frost, the 1980 film Babylon, Doctor Who and The Bill, in which she appeared six times as different characters.^[1][2][3] She also portrayed Barbara in Motherland.

Vilma Hollingbery
Born	Vilma Jean Hollingbery (1932-07-21)21 July 1932 West Ham, Essex, England
Died	11 September 2021(2021-09-11) (aged 89) Hillingdon, London, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Michael Napier Brown ​ ​ (m. 1961; died 2016)​
Children	1

Hollingbery was married to the actor and director Michael Napier Brown, the couple had a daughter together, who also became an actress. Michael Napier Brown died in August 2016.^[4]

Hollingbery died in London, on 11 September 2021, at the age of 89.^[5][6][7]

Filmography

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	Champion House	Mim Royston	Episode: "Sonata for a Solo Fiddle"
1976	BBC2 Playhouse	Mrs Smith	Episode: "The Mind Beyond: Meriel, the Ghost Girl"
1977	Secret Army	Neighbour	Episode: "Growing Up"
1978	The Sweeney	Anne Monk	Episode: "Money, Money, Money"
1981	When the Boat Comes In	Mrs Dawson	Episode: "Oh, My Charming Billy Boy"
1988	The Management	Mrs Crusty
1989	The River	Aunt Betty
1989	The Bill	Hazel Davison	Episode: "Traffic"
1991	The Bill	Dorothy Strong	Episode: "832 Receiving"
1992	Maigret	Landlady	Episode: "Maigret and the Burglar's Wife"
1992	Waiting for God	Esme Sutherland	Episode: "Harvey's Fiancee"
1992	Sitting Pretty	Kitty	Unknown episodes
1995	London Bridge	Winnie Brown
1995	A Touch of Frost	Jeanette Conrad	Episode: "Appropriate Adults"
2001	Gimme Gimme Gimme	Sister Brian May	Episode: "Lollipop Man"
2003	Grass	Rose	5 episodes
2003	The Bill	Louisa	Episode: #104
2004	Coupling	Mrs M	Episode: "The Naked Living Room"
2005	Doctor Who	Mrs Harcourt	Episode: "The Doctor Dances"
2005	The Bill	Mrs Coley	Episode: #320
2006	Doctors	Rose Connolly	Episode: "Dying Happy: Parts 1 & 2"
2007	The Bill	Lena Jones	Episode: "Killer on the Run"
2009–2011	Psychoville	Claudia Wren	Episodes: #6-#14
2011, 2014	Not Going Out	Betty	Episodes: "Fireworks" / "The Wedding"
2013–14	Derek	Elsie
2013	Doc Martin	Mrs Eddy	Episode: "Nobody Likes Me"
2015	Inside No. 9	Caller	Episode: "Cold Comfort"
Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1980	Babylon	Lady in street
1995	The Young Poisoner's Handbook	Aunty Panty