Gladys Henson was an Irish born actress whose career was on the British stage and in character parts in movies.   She usually played careworn housewives.   Her films include “The Captive Heart” and “The Blue Lamp”.   She was especially good in Sidney Furie’s “The Leather Boys” in 1964.   She died in 1982 at the age of 85.   Her “Wikipedia” page can be viewed here