Paula Tilbrook

Paula Tilbrook (16 January 1930 – 1 December 2019) was an English actress who played Betty Eagleton in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 1994 to 2015. In April 2015, it was announced that Tilbrook would be retiring and her final scenes as Betty aired on 25 May.[1] She had played the role of Betty for 21 years.[2]

Paula Tilbrook
Born(1930-01-16)16 January 1930
Salford, Lancashire, England
Died1 December 2019(2019-12-01) (aged 89)
United Kingdom
OccupationActress
Years active1969–2016
Known forRole of Betty Eagleton in Emmerdale (1994–2015)

She briefly reprised her role in Emmerdale on Christmas Day 2015, when Betty appeared via Skype to speak to the villagers. On 1 January 2016, she made an appearance on The Big Quiz 2016 Corrie V Emmerdale appearing in a scene with actor Mark Charnock who played Marlon Dingle).[3]

In 1977, Tilbrook made an appearance as Estelle Plimpton in Coronation Street, and followed this by appearances as Olive Taylor-Brown in the same show in 1978 and 1980, and Vivian Barford from 1991 to 1993. In 1979 she appeared in Tales of the Unexpected. In 1988, Tilbrook played Flo Capp in the sitcom Andy Capp. She appeared as dog-lover Mrs Tattersall in Open All Hours and played three roles in Last of the Summer Wine. Her other credits include Crown Court, Brookside and two episodes of the BBC's Play for Today. Tilbrook's film credits include Yanks and Alan Bennett's A Private Function.[3]

Tilbrook died on 1 December 2019 at age 89, but her death was not announced by her family until July 2020.[4][5]

References
  1. "Emmerdale says goodbye to actress Paula Tilbrook who retires after 21 years". Press Centre. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  2. Kilkelly, Daniel (17 April 2015). "Emmerdale star Paula Tilbrook to leave Betty Eagleton role". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. Paula Tilbrook on IMDb
  4. Quinn, Michael (15 July 2020). "Paula Tilbrook". The Stage. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. "Paula Tilbrook: Emmerdale actress dies at 89". BBC News. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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