Dilys Watling

She was born Dilys Rhys-Jones,the daughter of actors Patricia Hicks and Ion Rhys-Jones (Sidney Rhys-Jones) who at the time of their marriage were appearing together at the Colchester Repertory Theatre. Her father was killed in action in World War II and several years later her mother married the actor Jack Watling. Dilys took her professional acting name from her step-father. Her half sister Deborah and half brother Giles are also actors.

She made her only appearance on Broadway in February 1970 in the musical Georgy, based on the Lynn Redgrave film Georgy Girl. The musical ran for only 4 performances but Dilys was nominated for a Tony award as Best Actress in a Musical Play alongside Lauren Bacall for Applause and Katherine Hepburn for Coco. The winner was Lauren Bacall.

Her second husband was the actor Owen Teale but the marriage was annulled.

Past productions

Judge Morgan, Time started 9^th April 1986, Dominion Theatre, London.
Belinda Blair, Noises Off, Michael Codron 1984 – 1985, Savoy Theatre, London.
The Whore, The Fly and the Fox, Churchill Theatre 11^th July – 4^th August 1984, Churchill Theatre, Bromley.
Keeping Down with the Joneses 5^th September – 22^nd October 1983, Hexagon Theatre, Reading, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, and other locations.
Lady Dunce, The Soldier’s Fortune, Cambridge Theatre Company 6^th October – 12^th December 1981, Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London, Civic Theatre, Darlington, and other locations.
Beggar Woman, Sweeney Todd 2^nd July – December 1980, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.
Miss Adelaide, Guys and Dolls, Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company 26^th December 1979 – 9^th February 1980, Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
Sarah Lord, Say Who You Are 1980, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford.
Anne Boleyn, Kings and Clowns 1^st March – 1^st April 1978, Phoenix Theatre, London.
Vicky, My Fat Friend, Waltham Forest Theatre 14^th – 18^th October 1975, Lloyd Park Pavilion, Waltham Forest, London.
Aladdin 1973 – 1974, Bristol Hippodrome.
Hodel (replacement), Fiddler on the Roof, Harold Prince and Richard Pilbrow 16^th February 1967 – 2^nd October 1971, Her Majesty’s Theatre, London.
Lock Up Your Daughters 1965 – 1966, Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
Lady Agatha, Our Man Crichton 23^rd November 1964 – 3^rd July 1965, Palace Theatre, Manchester and Shaftesbury Theatre (1963 – Present Day), London.
The Girl, The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd, Bernard Delfont started 17^th September 1964, Palace Theatre, Manchester.
Ellen, Housemaster, Frinton Summer Theatre 13^th – 19^th August 1959, Frinton Summer Theatre, Frinton.

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