Pauline Lettice Yates ( 16 June 1929 -- 21 January 2015 ) was an English actress , best known for playing Elizabeth Perrin in the BBC television sitcom `` The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin '' .
Pauline Yates ( 16 June 1929 -- 21 January 2015 ) was an English actress . He was best known for playing Elizabeth Perrin in the BBC television sitcom `` The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin '' .