Mary Millar was a British

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 actress best remembered for her role as Rose

Rose (Keeping Up Appearances character)

Rose is a fictional character in the British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. She is portrayed by two actresses: Shirley Stelfox in Series One, and the late Mary Millar from Series Two onwards...

 in BBC

BBC

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 sitcom

British sitcom

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 Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke for the BBC. Centred on the life of eccentric, social-climbing snob Hyacinth Bucket , the sitcom portrays a social hierarchy-ruled British society...

. She was born Mary Wetton in Doncaster

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, Yorkshire

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Millar began her career in 1962 in Lock Up Your Daughters

Lock Up Your Daughters

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. In 1969, she played the title role in the musical Ann Veronica

Ann Veronica

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, based on the novel by H. G. Wells

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. Millar gained acclaim for her part in Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke for the BBC. Centred on the life of eccentric, social-climbing snob Hyacinth Bucket , the sitcom portrays a social hierarchy-ruled British society...

as Rose #2, replacing Shirley Stelfox

Shirley Stelfox

Shirley Stelfox is an English actress, who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She is best known as Edna Birch in British Soap Opera Emmerdale....

 for Series 2 in 1991. Rose was a popular character in the sitcom, with a flair for drama and a fancy for married men.