What key details about molly weir can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: mary weir , known as molly weir -lrb- 17 march 1910 -- 28 november 2004 -rrb- was a scottish stage actress , most notable for her role as the long-running -lrb- 1977 -- 1984 -rrb- character hazel the mcwitch in the bbc tv series '' rentaghost '' . she was the sister of naturalist and broadcaster tom weir . born in glasgow and brought up in the springburn area of the city , weir began in amateur dramatics . in her early professional career , she was a well-known radio actress , featuring in many comedy shows , such as '' itma '' . she made her film debut in 1949 , and had a regular role as the housekeeper , aggie mcdonald , in the radio and television sitcom '' life with the lyons '' . during the 1970s and early 1980s she became famous as a writer , with several volumes of best-selling memoirs , notably , '' shoes were for sunday '' . she also appeared in a series of television advertisements for flash the household cleaning agent . in 1969 she appeared in '' the prime of miss jean brodie '' starring dame maggie smith . she and helena gloag played the kerr sisters , the sewing mistresses of marcia blaine school for girls . in 1970 weir and gloag reprised their collaboration in '' scrooge '' , playing old sisters in debt to mr scrooge , played by albert finney . in the 1970s she was one of the presenters of '' teatime tales '' , a television series broadcast by stv in which she recalled her childhood . the series also featured lavinia derwent and cliff hanley . in the 1980s , she lampooned this homely image in the comedy series '' victoria wood as seen on tv '' and appeared in a pop video for the bluebells 1983 hit '' young at heart '' . the scottish rock band the vaselines song '' molly 's lips '' which was famously covered by nirvana was said to be inspired by weir . after her death , molly weir 's ashes were scattered on the banks of loch lomond , a favourite holiday location ; and almost all her estate -lrb- of nearly # 1.9 million -rrb- , was bequeathed to charities .
- death place is pinner , london , england- death date is 28 november 2004- spouse is sandy hamilton -lrb- 1939-1997 -rrb- -lrb- his death -rrb-- birth date is 17 march 1910- name is molly weir- image is actress_molly_weir . jpg- birth place is glasgow , scotland- yearsactive is 1946-1999