Her most significant role was that of 'Nanny' in Father, Dear Father. She reprised the role in the spin-off series Father, Dear Father in Australia, and the film version of the sit-com. She was twice married, first to actor Kenneth Edwards and then after his death to schoolmaster Harry Judge, and had three step-children. She died of pancreatic cancer at her home in Winchcombe, near Cheltenham at the age of 79.