Cast & creator
Judy Cornwell
Best known for Midsomer Murders, Doctor Who, The Wednesday Play
Judy Valerie Cornwell (born 22 February 1940) is an English actress best known for her role as Daisy in the successful British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. She also played Anya Claus in the 1985 film Santa Claus: The Movie.
Also known as: Judy Valerie Cornwell
39
film credits
55
television credits
94
1956–2025 · acting roles
6.7
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (94)
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Midsomer Murders
May Cuttle
1997
Doctor Who
Maddy
1963
The Wednesday Play
Molly Panett
1964
Heartbeat
Isabelle Sheba Christie
1992
BBC Play of the Month
Ginny
1965BBC Play of the Month
Lady Gay Spanker
1965
ITV Playhouse
Lucy Hodges
1967ITV Playhouse
Alice
1967
Playhouse
Hilary
1974
Theatre 625
Maria
1964Theatre 625
Jill
1964
Bergerac
Belle Young
1981
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Ann
1965Pebble Mill
Self
1991
Birds of a Feather
1989
Rumpole of the Bailey
Rosemary Tuttle
1975
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Joyce
1969
ScreenPlay
Mrs. Bliss
1986
Keeping Up Appearances
Daisy
1990
Van der Valk
Harriet Kuyper
1972
Blankety Blank
Self
1979
Dramarama
Mighty Mum
1983Dramarama
Frances Fanshaw
1983
Out of This World
Butch
1962
Cribb
Miss Crush
1980
Boy Meets Girl
Samantha
1967
Jane Eyre
Mrs Reed
1983Late Night Theatre
Lady Sims
1972
David Copperfield
Clara Peggotty
2000
Supernatural
Margaret
1977The Ten Commandments
Sarah
1971
Armchair Theatre
Miss Janet Smith
1956Armchair Theatre
Abbie
1956Armchair Theatre
Audrey
1956
Cry Wolf
Stella
1968The Younger Generation
Sophie
1961The Younger Generation
Joy
1961The Younger Generation
Ruby
1961The Younger Generation
Rita Churton
1961The Younger Generation
Irene
1961
Cry Freedom
Receptionist
1987
Farrington of the F.O.
Sarah Lawrence
1986
Persuasion
Mrs. Musgrove
1995Private Affairs
Frieda Weekley
1975
Two for the Road
Pat
1967
Santa Claus: The Movie
Anya Claus
1985
Mickey Dunne
Monica
1967
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Nurse (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")
1965
The Mill on the Floss
Bessy Tulliver
1978
Moody and Pegg
Daphne Pegg
1974
Every Home Should Have One
Liz Brown
1970
Wuthering Heights
Nellie
1970Plays for Pleasure
April Hollingsworth
1981
The Good Companions
Elizabeth Trant
1980
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Clarine
1972
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Heather Badcock
1992Nice Town
Aunt Peggy
1992Do You Remember?
Joan
1978
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
Self
2023
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Inkeeper's Wife
1999
Brotherly Love
Rosie
1970
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
Lady Electra
1967
It's a Woman's World
Claire
1964
The Mill on the Floss
Bessy Tulliver
1978
The Wild Racers
Pippy
1968
The Wind in the Willows
Barge Woman (voice)
1995Fair Ground!
1983The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Self
2005
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
Maddy
1987
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Filigree Fondle
1969
David Copperfield
Clara Peggotty
2001There Comes A Time...
1985
The Royal
Martha Hooke
2003
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
Self
1985
Mrs. Weekley's Lover
Frieda Weekley
2025
The Life and Crimes of William Palmer
Mrs. Palmer
1998
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013
Mad Cows
Maddy’s Mother
1999
A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
Sylvia Collis
1978Cakes and Ale
Rosie Gann
1976
Man of Straw
Guste Daimchen
1972
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
Daisy
1997
The December Rose
Mrs McDipper
1986
The Student Prince
Mrs. Quigley
1998
The Ruffian on the Stair
Joyce
1973
Paying Guests (Part 1)
Mrs. Bliss
1986
Paying Guests (Part 2)
Mrs. Bliss
1986Kisses on the Bottom
Mam
1985
Infidelity Took Place
Molly Panett
1968
Poor Cherry
Abbie
1967
Paddy
Breeda
1970Call Me Daddy
Janet Smith
1967
The Guest
Hilary
1982Pot Luck
Farmer's Wife
1976