hylda baker
Hylda Baker (February 4, 1905 in Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire-May 1, 1986 in Epsom, Surrey) was a Northern English comedy actress.
She was famous for her catchphrase: "She knows you know" since the days of music hall. She is probably best known for her role in the ITV television series Nearest and Dearest (1968-1972). Hylda’s character Nellie Pledge (owner of a north of England pickle factory, Pledge's Purer Pickles), was ideally suited to her talents and she was cast opposite the comedian Jimmy Jewel. A theatrical version appeared in 1973 (produced by Hammer Films), and a near sequel Not On Your Nellie (1973-1975), in which a similar character moved to London to take charge of her ailing father's pub followed.
She also had parts in a number of films including Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Up the Junction, and the Lionel Bart's Oliver!.
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