Betty Marsden (1919–1998) was a British comedy actress. 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Comedy is the use of humour in the performing arts. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

In the radio series Beyond Our Ken, she played Fanny Haddock, a takeoff of Fanny Cradock. In the radio series Round the Horne, she played a similar role (Daphne Whitethigh), as well as Lady Counterblast (née Clissold), Buttercup Gruntfuttock, Dame Celia Molestrangler, and others. Beyond Our Ken was a radio programme, the predecessor to Round the Horne, also starring Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Bill Pertwee and Betty Marsden. ... Fanny Cradock Fanny in her kitchen in the 1950s Early life and career February 26, 1909 - December 1993) born Phyllis Primrose-Peachy, in Leytonstone, London, was a British writer, restaurant critic and television cook. ... Round the Horne was one of the most influential BBC Radio comedy programmes, comparable to The Goon Show in its influence on other comedy programmes. ...

She was also in a number of Carry On films, including Carry On Camping (playing Terry Scott's wife) and Carry On Regardless (playing Mata Hari). The Carry On films were a long-running series of British popular low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ... Terry Scott (May 4, 1927-July 26, 1994) was a comedian who appeared in seven Carry On films. ... Mata Hari, exotic dancer and convicted spy, made her name synonymous with femme fatale during WWI. Mata Hari (August 7, 1876–October 15, 1917) was the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida Zelle (spelled Margarete Gertrude Zelle in English), a Dutch exotic dancer who was accused, convicted and executed as a...

She also appeared in the theatre.