Lily Elizabeth Caldwell (née Tindal, 1921 – 20 September 2009), known professionally as Katherine Parr, was a British actress, who played the recurring role of Irene Holloway, commonly known as Auntie Irene, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, between 1986 and 1987, when her character died from lung cancer.
[citation needed] Parr's television appearances date back to the late-1950s, when she made her screen debut as Joan Stringer on the series Emergency – Ward 10.
Parr's role in the show was as the elderly cancer-stricken aunt of established character Lofty Holloway (Tom Watt).
She made her final appearance on the show on the 16 June 1987, and her character died off-screen two days later.
Parr played Mrs Penny in the BBC radio drama David Wade – Power of Attorney which was broadcast in 1990.