Paula Tilbrook

Paula Tilbrook (born 16th January 1930 in Salford, Lancashire, died 1st December 2019 in Altrincham, Greater Manchester) was an English actress who portrayed Betty Eagleton in Emmerdale from April 1994 to December 2015, making her one of the shows longest-serving characters. 
She played six roles in Coronation Street, including a Customer in 1967, Mrs. Cleghorn in 1973, Clara Regan in 1975, Estelle Plimpton in 1977, Olive Taylor-Brown in 1980, and finally, Vivian Barford intermittently from 1991 to 1993. 
Other television credits include minor roles in The Dustbinmen, The Liver Birds, Crown Court, Tales of the Unexpected, Open All Hours, Last of the Summer Wine and So Haunt Me.
Film credits include Me You and Him, Walter, Walter and June, Yanks, A Private Function and The Final Frame.
In 1994, Tilbrook joined the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Betty Eagleton, a character known for her love of gossip and her on-screen relationship with Seth Armstrong (played by Stan Richards). Initially signed to appear in only three episodes, she remained in the role for 21 years, and at the time of her departure was the longest-running female cast member. In April 2015, at the age of 85, it was announced that Tilbrook would be retiring from acting and her final scenes as Betty aired on 25th May, which saw the character leave for Australia. She briefly reprised her role in Emmerdale on Christmas Day 2015, when Betty appeared via Skype to speak to the villagers.
Tilbrook died in December 2019 from natural causes, with her family announcing the news in July 2020.
Category:Emmerdale actors