Eileen Way

Eileen Way, (Born 2 September 1911, Surrey, England - died 16 June 1994, Canterbury, Kent, England), played Old Mother in "An Unearthly Child" and Karela in "The Creature from the Pit." She also appeared in the film "Daleks' Invasion Earth, 2150 AD" as the old woman who, together with her daughter, offers Susan shelter, only to turn her over to the Daleks.

Ms. Way's other credits include one of the earliest programmes produced for television broadcast, The Gay Lord Quex, produced in 1938. Other roles include appearances in Disney's Kidnapped, Z Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, By the Sword Divided, War and Remembrance, Bergerac, and Inspector Morse.