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Peggy Mount (born Margaret Rose Mount on 2 May
1916 in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex; died 13 November
2001) was a British actress of stage and screen.
She is perhaps best known for palying a battleaxe
character, though her real personality was said to
have been far removed from such a role.

Her love of acting had begun with the drama
society of the Wesleyan chapel which she attended
in Essex. She grew through amateur theatre and
wartime productions and by the 1950s was appearing
professionally in the West End of London. Later
serious stage work include roles in Shakespeare
productions and she also appeared in the film of
the musical Oliver! and in Hotel Paradiso.

Peggy Mount is, however, best known for her
television comedy roles over three decades. Her
first television role was the The Larkins in 1958.
She followed this in 1966 with George and the
Dragon (TV), alongside Sid James and John le
Mesurier. Between 1977 and 1981 she then starred
in You’re Only Young Twice, as the forthright
Flora Petty who bullied her friend Cissie Lupin
(played by Pat Coombs).

Later television appearances included a role in
the Doctor Who story The Greatest Show in the
Galaxy in 1988.

She was awarded the Order of the British Empire
(OBE) in 1995. In later years she lost her sight
and had suffered a series of strokes.