Zara Nutley

Zara Nutley
Born 19 August 1924
Falmouth, Cornwall, England
Died 9 October 2016 (aged 92)
Manor Park, Uckfield, East Sussex, England
Occupation Television actress

Zahrah Mary Chassib Jaber (19 August 1924 – 9 October 2016), better known as Zara Nutley, daughter of Stanley Jaber and Gladys M Gregory who married in 1923, was a British television actress who was best known for playing the role of Ms Courtney, the college principal in the comedy series Mind Your Language and Aunt Eleanor in the comedy series Never the Twain. In Mind Your Language, she was scripted as a sworn, unapologetic single woman and authoritarian feminist, detested and feared by the entire staff and students at the school. She also played the role of Mrs. Jack Attacliffe in the episode "Black Widow" in the 1993 season of the Last of the Summer Wine series.

Earlier in her career she taught at the Florence Moore Drama School in Hove, Sussex.[1]

Nutley died at 92 after years of ill-health residing within a nursing home.[2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Grange HillEve1 episode
1994LovejoyMrs. AddisonEpisode: Breaking the Broker
1993Last of the Summer WineMrs. Jack AttacliffeEpisode: The Black Widow
1988Gentlemen and PlayersMrs. FothergillEpisode: One for Sorrow Two for Joy
1987Terry and JuneMrs BunceEpisode: The Family Way
1986Full HouseSalesladyEpisode: It's in the Book
1985-1986Victoria Wood as Seen on TVCare Home Worker / Headmistress2 episodes
1984-1991Never the TwainAunt Eleanor19 episodes
1984Tales of the UnexpectedAnn DibbellEpisode: The Mugger
Bottle BoysDr. GardnerEpisode: All in a Day's Work
1980Metal MickeyMiss BeadleEpisode: Top Secret Mickey
1979Mr. SelkieMrs. Craine
1978Within These WallsNancyEpisode: Mixer
1977Spaghetti Two-StepMrs. DanbyTV movie
1977-1986Mind Your LanguageMiss Dolores Courtney42 episodes
1976DawnbreakersShort film
1975Prometheus: The Life of BalzacMadame du BordelloEpisode: The Human Comedy
1974Father BrownNurseEpisode: The Dagger with Wings
Dial M for MurderSerafinaEpisode: Frame
1973Second City FirstsMrs. ShakespeareEpisode: The Movers
Jane EyreGrace Poole4 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "SUMMER 84 STAGE: Hardest worked 'stooge'". The Stage. 16 August 1984. p. 68 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Zahrah Jaber | Deceased Estates


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