Claire Nielson, best known for her roles in The Two Ronnies and Fawlty Towers , has died, aged 89. The Scottish actor made a memorable appearance opposite John Cleese in series two of Fawlty Towers , which aired in 1979. In “The Waldorf Salad”, Nielson, who died on 29 April, played Mrs Hamilton, a guest who arrives with her belligerent American husband (Bruce Boa). Claire Nielson had a memorable role in ‘Fawlty Towers’ episode ‘The Waldorf Salad’ (BritBox) However, her role in the sitcom prompted fury from her agent, who thought it would “ruin” her career as “back then, pretty young women who did light entertainment stopped being offered dramatic parts”. This didn’t faze Nielson, who once declared, according to The Times : “I’d always preferred comedy, so I didn’t care.” Nielson started acting after scoring a place at the Royal Scottish Academy of Dramatic Art – now known as the Royal Scottish Conservatoire – where she trained at Joan Littlewood’s Theatre Workshop.…