Kathleen Saintsbury (4 July 1899 – 1995) was a British actress from the 1920s to the 1970s but who is best known today for playing Cissy Godfrey in the BBC comedy Dad's Army.
[1] Saintsbury was born in London in 1899, the younger daughter of the actor H.A.
Saintsbury (also a playwright under the name Jay Nibb) and his Irish wife, Florence.
[6] There is some suggestion that Helen was married three times,[7] but it is possible this reflects that her first husband was originally called Edgar Greenwood, and changed his name to Norfolk for the stage.
Saintsbury appeared in place of Braunton in 1975, in episode 3 of series 8, Is There Honey Still for Tea?