
Thelma Barlow
Biography
Thelma Barlow (née Pigott) is an English television actress and writer, known for her roles as Mavis Wilton in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street and as Dolly Bellfield in the BBC One sitcom dinnerladies. She is the oldest living female Coronation Street cast member.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Mrs. Henderson Presents
as Lady Conway
2005

Is Anybody There?
as Ena
2009

The Stalls of Barchester
as Letitia Haynes
1971

Florence Foster Jenkins
as Mrs. Oscar Garmunder
2016

Sleepless in Settle
as Barbara
2024

Thora Hird Tribute
as Dolly (archive footage, uncredited)
2003

Sweet Charity
as Jan
2002

Coronation Street - The Feature Length Special
as Mavis Wilton
1995
TV Appearances

Midsomer Murders
as Mrs. Beverley
1997

dinnerladies
as Dolly Bellfield
1998

Countdown
1982
Pebble Mill
as Self
1991

Doctor Who
as Lady Thaw
2005

The Royal
as Ada
2003

Cluedo
as Herself
1990

David Copperfield
as Mrs. Heep
1999

Dinnerladies Diaries
as Self
2018

A Ghost Story for Christmas
as Letitia
1971

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2011

Murder Most Horrid
as Mrs Drapes
1991