Biography
Paula Elsa Jacobs (1932 – 26 June 2021) was a British actress. Born in Liverpool into a Jewish family, she began her television career with an appearance in Z-Cars in 1962.
Over four decades she appeared in numerous British television series and films. Her credits include An American Werewolf in London (1981) as Mrs. Kessler, The Remains of the Day (1993) as Mrs. Mortimer, the cook, Jeeves and Wooster (1990) as Maud Wilberforce, and episodes of Midsomer Murders, Casualty and Drop the Dead Donkey.
In 1953 she married actor David Swift; she was also sister-in-law to actor Clive Swift.
