Elsie Noël Dyson (23 December 1916 - 29 June 1995) was an English actress.Dyson appeared in a number of films but is best remembered as a versatile television actress who became a familiar face to British viewers in a career spanning almost 50 years. Dyson's best remembered roles are as Ida Barlow, one of the original characters in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street (1960–61), and Nanny in the sitcom Father, Dear Father (1968–73).