Beryl Measor (22 April 1908 – 8 February 1965) was a British actress. She created roles in plays by Noël Coward and Terence Rattigan. In addition to her stage career she broadcast frequently on BBC radio and television, and appeared in several cinema films. Life and career Measor was born in Shanghai, China, on 22 April 1908, the daughter of Ernest Anthony Measor and his wife Mary, née Humphreys. She was educated at St Margaret's School, Bushey, before enrolling at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She was a star pupil, winning the RADA Silver Medal in 1931. She made her first professional appearance on the stage at the Whitehall Theatre on 28 July 1931, walking-on in Take a Chance. In 1931–22 she toured as Luella Carmody in Late Night Final. From 1932 to 1934 she was a member of repertory companies in Worthing, Croydon, and Hull. From 1934 she appeared in West End productions, mostly of new plays, and at the Old Vic as Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing (1934). In 1942 she created two roles in Noël Coward plays: Monica Reed in Present Laughter and Edie in This Happy Breed, first during a long wartime provincial tour and then in the West End. She took over from Margaret Rutherford as Madame Arcati in the original production of Coward's Blithe Spirit during its record-breaking London run, and played the part on tour, with the author as Charles Condomine. In 1945 she married the actor Terence De Marney. From 1941 to 1961 Measor was a frequent broadcaster on BBC radio and television. In addition to playing Madame Arcati in the first televised version of Blithe Spirit (performed live, 1948), her roles included Lady Fallowfield in Eric Maschwitz's 13-part series Family Affairs (1950) and Mrs Proudie in a six-part adaptation of Barchester Towers (1959). On radio she was a regular member of the cast of Navy Mixture (1946–47), with Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss. Between 1946 and 1954, Measor played in the West End in eight new plays, mostly box-office successes, though not subsequently revived. Her next role in a notable play was in Terence Rattigan's double-bill Separate Tables as Miss Cooper, the proprietor of the hotel in which both plays are set. She received the Clarence Derwent Award for her performance in this production in London and made her first appearance on Broadway début in the same