14 Facts About Muriel Pavlow

Muriel Pavlow grew up in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, and was educated at Colne Valley school in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, and in Lausanne.

Muriel Pavlow began work as a child actress with John Gielgud and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Muriel Pavlow started acting at an early age and her first, brief, film appearance came at the age of 13 in the Gracie Fields morale-boosting musical Sing As We Go.

Muriel Pavlow was able to claim, when in her 90s, that she had made the earliest TV appearance of anyone living.

Muriel Pavlow co-starred on stage with Derek Farr in Odd Man In in 1957 and a Kenneth Horne comedy, Wolf's Clothing, in 1959.

Muriel Pavlow played the daughter of an irascible curmudgeon in Murder, Muriel Pavlow Said.

Later, offers of work in film dried up, but Muriel Pavlow continued to pursue her theatrical career.

Muriel Pavlow appeared on television in character roles, including Queen Victoria in The Ravelled Thread, in addition to small parts on popular TV series' including The Bill, House of Cards, Men Behaving Badly and Black Books.

Muriel Pavlow made many TV appearances over the years, notably making a cameo appearance as Queen Victoria in Southern Television's The Ravelled Thread.

Muriel Pavlow appeared in the original House of Cards political trilogy lobbying the Prime Minister as an Age Concern campaigner, the serial Belonging, starring Brenda Blethyn and was interviewed for the documentary series on BBC Two, British Film Forever.

Muriel Pavlow had read Paul Brickhill's biography of aviation hero Douglas Bader and had pursued the role of his wife Thelma.

Muriel Pavlow is survived by three nieces and two nephews.

Muriel Pavlow was inducted into the actors' care home and charity Denville Hall and was active on its management committee.

Muriel Pavlow lived there before a short illness that resulted in her death aged 97.