Eileen Way

Eileen Way (born 2nd September 1911, Surrey, England - died 16th June 1994, Canterbury, Kent, England) played Old Mother in An Unearthly Child (her character being the first character to die in the programme) 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.