Evelyn Noelle Woodeson (née Middleton; 18 December 1926 – 30 January 2016)[1] was an Irish actress and one of the first BBC television announcers.

Her other notable film roles were in Happy Ever After (1954), John and Julie (1955), The Iron Petticoat (1956), and Three Men in a Boat (1956).

[6] She was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Actress in 1955 for her performance in Carrington V.C..[7] She was a founding member of Irish Actors' Equity.

[1] Noelle died on 30 January 2016 at Summerville Nursing Home, Strandhill, County Sligo aged 89.

There was a stone seat with a memorial plaque created on her death by her 2nd cousin Steven Doyle at her cottage.