Eileen Essell (October, 8 1922 – February 15, 2015) was an English actress noted in part for the age at which she began her screen acting career.
Although she acted on the stage for 13 years in the 1940s and 50s, her first screen performance was in her late 70s, in an episode of Doctors, and has since appeared in many other TV programmes, including The Bill, Doc Martin, Holby City, Hustle, Casualty, Ideal and Sensitive Skin.
On film she appeared in Finding Neverland (2004), Ali G Indahouse (2002), The Producers (2005), and as Grandma Josephine in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).
as Miss Gwen Ganderton
as Aunt Blossom
as Christina
as Hold Me-Touch Me
as Grandma Josephine
as Mrs Coneybear
as Mrs. Snow
as Mary
as Mrs. Connelly
as Miss Otterman
as Mrs. Hugh
as Mrs Elsie Gray