Linda Bassett

Linda Bassett

Born

February 4, 1950 (75 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Pluckley, Kent, England, UK

Linda Bassett was born in the Kentish village of Pluckley - location for the television series The Darling Buds of May (1991). She was brought up in Pimlico, South London, by her typist mother and police officer father. She became interested in acting as a child when she was frequently taken to see plays in London, most notably at the Old Vic, the famous classical theater. On leaving school, Linda went to work at the Old Vic as an usherette and catering manager, before going to read English at Leeds University. However, she dropped out after a year and became involved in a local drama group which put on plays in community-based locations, such as schools. She regards this as her theatrical schooling, having had no formal training. She made her London stage debut at the age of 32 in 1982 and, in 1991, joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. Although she was a well-regarded stage performer, it was the 1999 film version of the play East Is East (1999) (in which she had been an original stage cast member) which brought her to a larger audience and, throughout the 2000s, she has been a familiar face in a variety of films and television series. In the late 1980s, she returned to live in Pluckley.

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Queenie

6.6

2023

Careful How You Go

Careful How You Go

8.0

2018

Strike

Strike

Joan Nancarrow · (4 episodes)

7.1

2017

Carnage: Swallowing the Past

Carnage: Swallowing the Past

Dr Yasmine Vondenburg

6.5

2017

Effie Gray

Effie Gray

Anna

5.9

2014

National Theatre Live: People

National Theatre Live: People

Iris

8.0

2013

Spies of Warsaw

Spies of Warsaw

Malka Rosen · (2 episodes)

6.6

2013

The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby

The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby

Mrs. Smike · (5 episodes)

0.0

2012

Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife

Phyllis Crane · (79 episodes)

7.5

2012

West Is West

West Is West

Ella Khan

6.4

2010

Grandma's House

Grandma's House

Grandma · (12 episodes)

6.6

2010

The Reader

The Reader

Ms. Brenner

7.5

2008

Lark Rise to Candleford

Lark Rise to Candleford

Queenie Turrill · (40 episodes)

8.4

2008

Cass

Cass

Doll

6.0

2008

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

Mrs. Jennings · (3 episodes)

7.6

2008

The English Harem

Monica Pringle

3.3

2005

Colour Me Kubrick

Colour Me Kubrick

Trolley Lady

5.7

2005

Separate Lies

Separate Lies

Maggie

5.8

2005

Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots

Mel

6.7

2005

Spivs

Spivs

Auntie Vee

4.5

2004

The Brief

The Brief

Maureen Tyler · (8 episodes)

6.5

2004

Calendar Girls

Calendar Girls

Cora

6.5

2003

This Little Life

This Little Life

Nurse Nina

0.0

2003

The Hours

The Hours

Nelly Boxall

7.3

2002

The Martins

The Martins

Anthea

5.2

2001

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

Housekeeper

6.2

2000

Lounge Act

0.0

2000

Beautiful People

Beautiful People

Sister

6.0

1999

East Is East

East Is East

Ella Khan

6.5

1999

dinnerladies

dinnerladies

Peggy · (1 episode)

7.4

1998

Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd

Maryann Money

6.2

1998

Spoonface Steinberg

Spoonface Steinberg

Mrs. Spud

0.0

1998

Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend

(4 episodes)

7.8

1998

The Life and Crimes of William Palmer

The Life and Crimes of William Palmer

Mary Thornton

9.5

1998

Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda

Betty Stratton

6.4

1997

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Eileen Carnack · (1 episode)

7.5

1997

Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking

Doctor

4.9

1996

No Bananas

No Bananas

Ellen Slater · (10 episodes)

5.0

1996

Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly

Mary's Mother

5.8

1996

Haunted

Haunted

Madame Brontski

6.1

1995

Loved Up

Loved Up

Mum

5.8

1995

Bramwell

Bramwell

Maud · (1 episode)

4.2

1995

A Village Affair

A Village Affair

Gwen

5.0

1995

Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

Miss Haddon QC · (1 episode)

7.0

1995

In The Cold Light Of Day

In The Cold Light Of Day

Mrs. Loveless

0.0

1994

Skallagrigg

Skallagrigg

Susan

1.0

1994

Frank Stubbs Promotes

Eileen · (1 episode)

6.0

1993

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

(1 episode)

7.5

1992

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Beryl Palmer · (1 episode)

7.1

1992

A Small Dance

A Small Dance

Sandra Matkin

0.0

1991

Let Him Have It

Let Him Have It

Mrs. Miles

6.6

1991

News Hounds

News Hounds

Virginia Lyddon

0.0

1990

Paris by Night

Paris by Night

Janet Swanton

4.5

1989

Waiting for the Moon

Waiting for the Moon

Gertrude Stein

5.0

1987

Casualty

Casualty

Olwyn Humphries · (1 episode)

6.1

1986

The Bill

The Bill

(1 episode)

6.7

1984

Dramarama

Dramarama

(1 episode)

6.7

1983