Aileen Britton (18 February 1916 in Sydney – 19 April 1986) credited also as Aileen Britain, was an Australian character actress of theatre, radio, television, and film (TV movie and theatrical), with a career in the industry spanning nearly 50 years. Britton made her debut in a film '' Tall Timbers'' in 1937, she then worked primarily exclusively in theatre roles and having been signed with the

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Britton post-theatre was a staple of the small screen, where she usually played quirky elderly ladies, mothers and grandmothers, in TV series'. Her television credits include ''

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Filmography

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1916 births 1986 deaths Actresses from Sydney Australian film actresses Australian soap opera actresses 20th-century Australian actresses {{Australia-tv-actor-stub