Denise Dorothy Coffey (12 December 1936 – 24 March 2022) was an English actress, comedian, director and playwright.
Early life
Coffey was born in Aldershot in 1936, the only child of Dorothy (née Malcolm), and her husband, Denis Coffey, an Irishman from Cork and a squadron leader in the Royal Air Force. Coffey was born three months prematurely, weighing just two pounds. She suffered with bronchitis for much of her life. She attended Dunfermline High School, and growing up was a big fan of George Bernard Shaw, who influenced her later writing.
Selected filmography
- Scotland Yard – episode "The Silent Weapon" (1961) – Kennel maid
- Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
- The Wild and the Willing (1962)
- What a Crazy World (1963)
- Farewell Performance (1963)
- Georgy Girl (1966)
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
- Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
- Percy (1971)
- Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980)
- End of Part One (1980)
- Dark Towers (Look and Read) (1981)
- Another Time, Another Place (1983)
- The Tomorrow People (1992)
- Saving Grace (2000)