Judy Loe

Judy Loe
Loe in the 1990s
Born	Judith Margaret Loe (1947-03-06)6 March 1947 Urmston, Lancashire, England
Died	15 July 2025(2025-07-15) (aged 78)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1970–2024
Spouses	Richard Beckinsale ​ ​ (m. 1977; died 1979)​ Roy Battersby ​ ​ (m. 1997; died 2024)​
Children	Kate Beckinsale
Relatives	Samantha Beckinsale (stepdaughter)

Judith Margaret Loe (6 March 1947 – 15 July 2025), known as Judy Loe, was an English actress known for her work in television.

Early life

Loe was born in Urmston, Lancashire, on 6 March 1947,^[1] the only child of Norman Scarborough Loe, who worked in the equipment business, and Nancy Loe (née Jones), who was a department store worker and model.^[1][2] She attended Urmston Grammar School and the University of Birmingham, from where she graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in English and drama.^[3]

Television

Loe was in the original British cast of the rock musical Hair.^[4] In 1970 she made her debut on British television in the ITV Thames Television programme Ace of Wands, broadcast 1970–72, as Lillian "Lulli" Palmer. Loe then made guest appearances in series such as Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Man at the Top, Armchair Theatre and ITV Playhouse.^[5]

In 1973, Loe was cast as Alice Lee in the five-episode television series Woodstock. In 1975 she appeared in the role of Princess May in the ATV drama series Edward the Seventh.^[5] She made guest appearances in comedies such as Ripping Yarns, Robin's Nest, The Upchat Line and Miss Jones and Son. In 1978 she appeared in an episode of the television drama Crown Court before landing the role of Dr Helen Sanders in the final two series of the television drama General Hospital playing the role from 1978 until 1979.^[5]

In 1980, Loe appeared in one episode each of Heartland and The Gentle Touch before appearing in two episodes of Sunday Night Thriller and three episodes of When the Boat Comes In (1981). She starred alongside Donald Churchill in the ITV sitcom Goodnight and God Bless and made a brief appearance as a nurse in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983). In 1984, Loe starred as the abandoned housewife Allison in the six-part BBC1 serial Missing From Home by Roger Marshall and directed by Douglas Camfield. She made guest appearances in drama programmes up to 1985 before landing the role of Diane in the television programme Yesterday's Dreams in 1987. In 1988, Loe gained the role of Pamela in the Yorkshire Television sitcom Singles with Roger Rees; this was the first sitcom Loe starred in and which lasted three series until 1991. In 1990, she took a regular role in The Chief, playing Dr. Elizabeth Stafford until 1993.

In 1997, Loe played Adele Cecil in "Death Is Now My Neighbour", an episode of Inspector Morse,^[5] reprising her role the following year in "The Wench is Dead". In 1998, she starred as Commander Kathryn MacTiernan in Space Island One.^[5]

In the early 2000s, Loe played Jan Goddard in Casualty and its spinoff Holby City after previously appearing as different guest characters in one episode of each series. In 2009 she appeared in the medical drama Doctors.^[5]

Personal life and death

Loe was married to actor Richard Beckinsale from 1977 until his death in 1979. She was later married to television director Roy Battersby until his death in 2024. She was the mother of film actress Kate Beckinsale, stepmother of Kate's half-sister and television actress Samantha Beckinsale, grandmother.

Loe died from cancer on 15 July 2025, at the age of 78.^[6][7]

Filmography

References

External links

• Judy Loe at IMDb
• Judy Loe discography at Discogs