Facts:   - death place: northwood , london , england , uk    - birth name: pauline lettice yates    - yearsactive: 1957-2002    - death date: 21 january 2015    - spouse: donald churchill -lrb- m. 1960-1991 ; his death -rrb-      - birth date: 16 june 1929    - name: pauline yates    - parents: thomas s yates marjorie blackie/yates    - birth place: st helens , lancashire , england    - occupation: actress   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of pauline yates .
pauline lettice yates -lrb- 16 june 1929 -- 21 january 2015 -rrb- was an english actress , best known for playing elizabeth perrin in the bbc television sitcom `` the fall and rise of reginald perrin '' .she also starred in `` bachelor father '' and `` keep it in the family '' .