Muriel Pavlow (born Lee, London 27 June 1921) is a English actress.
Some of her more noted roles were as Miranda, in "Quiet Wedding" (1941); Joy, girlfriend of Simon Sparrow, in Doctor in the House (1954), and Thelma Bader, wife of World War 2 fighter pilot Douglas Bader in the 1956 film Reach for the Sky. More recently, she has appeared in the TV serial Belonging (2004), starring Brenda Blethyn, and was interviewed for the documentary series on BBC 2, British Film Forever. In 2007, she guest-starred in the audio play Sapphire and Steel: Cruel Immortality.
She was married to the actor Derek Farr (1947-1986).
Actress Muriel Pavlow belongs firmly to the British cinema of the 1950s and often provided a nice counterbalance to the hectic goings-on in many comedies. A dominant stage actress (from age 14) despite her petite frame, she started out with a bit role in a Gracie Fields film. She proved to be a comely heroine in both thrillers and wartime films. Married to actor Derek Farr with whom she appeared in such British-made films as The Code of Scotland Yard (1946) and Doctor at Large (1957), her film career waned in the 60s and she and her husband worked for the most part on stage and in television. Following her husband's death in 1986, she picked up her career again and was seen quite frequently in the late 80s and 90s in more matronly roles.
