Rosemary Leach
Born
December 18, 1935
Died
October 21, 2017 (81 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, UK
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Rosemary Leach (18 December 1935 – 21 October 2017) was a British stage, television and film actress and singer.
She was born at Much Wenlock, Shropshire. Her parents were teachers related to Edmund Leach. She attended grammar school and RADA. After appearing in repertory theatres and the Old Vic she became well known to UK TV viewers between 1965-69 for playing Susan Wheldon, the mistress of building tycoon John Wilder (Patrick Wymark) in the TV boardroom drama The Power Game.
Subsequently she became a familiar face on British television. In 1973, she played Aldonza/Dulcinea in the BBC production of Don Quixote (retitled The Adventures of Don Quixote), starring Rex Harrison and Frank Finlay. In 1981 she played Emilia opposite Bob Hoskins's Iago in the BBC Shakespeare's production of Othello. In 1982 she played Aunt Fenny in The Jewel in the Crown.
Rosemary played a leading role as smitten Joan Plumleigh-Bruce in the six part ITV 1987 production of The Charmer (TV series) which starred Nigel Havers.
In 1987, she was nominated for BAFTA's Best Supporting Actress for A Room with a View (1985). In 1992, Leach starred in An Ungentlemanly Act, a BBC television film about the first days of the invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982, portraying the real-life Lady Mavis Hunt, wife of the islands' then-governor, Sir Rex Hunt.
Leach plays the part of Anna in BBC Radio 4's No Commitments, and Susan Harper's mother in My Family. She made a guest appearance as 'Bessie' on Waterloo Road (the TV series), in Series 3 Spring Term. Since 1994, she has made occasional appearances in The Archers as Ellen Rogers, the ex-pat aunt of Nigel Pargetter.
In 2001 Leach played a leading role as a charming murderess in Destroying Angel, an episode of Midsomer Murders.
Recently she has played Queen Elizabeth II three times: in the 2002 television movie Prince William; in a 2006 updated edition of The Afternoon Play, entitled Tea with Betty; and in 2009's Margaret.
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May I Kill U?
Mags
2013
The Great Ghost Rescue
The Queen
2011
Mission London
Miss Cunningham
2010
Margaret
The Queen
2009
Afterlife
(1 episode)
2005
The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million
Carol Samson
2005
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (Voice)
2004
The Royal
Hester Hindmarch · (1 episode)
2003
Prince William
Queen Elizabeth
2002
The Baroness and the Pig
Margaret
2002
Back Home
Mrs. Dickinson
2001
Perfect
Vera · (2 episodes)
2001
Breathtaking
Mrs. Henshaw
2000
My Family
Grace · (4 episodes)
2000
Doctors
Meg Carpenter · (1 episode)
2000
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Harold's Mother
2000
Berkeley Square
Nanny Collins · (10 episodes)
1998
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
1998
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Miss Markland · (1 episode)
1997
Midsomer Murders
Evelyn Pope · (1 episode)
1997
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
Lady Daisy Woodmouse/Old Mrs. Eyebright
1996
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (voice) · (8 episodes)
1996
Spywatch
Amy Hobbs · (12 episodes)
1996
Chiller
(5 episodes)
1995
Chiller
Mrs. Leslie · (1 episode)
1995
Blood and Peaches
Nan
1995
The Buccaneers
Lady Brittlesea · (5 episodes)
1995
The Hawk
Mrs Marsh
1993
Tender Loving Care
Mary
1993
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1993
The Tale of Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck
Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit (voice)
1993
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1992
An Ungentlemanly Act
Mavis Hunt
1992
Growing Pains
Joan Craddock · (20 episodes)
1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Tabitha Twitchit (voice) · (1 episode)
1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit (voice) · (1 episode)
1992
Heartbeat
Miss Plum · (1 episode)
1992
Heartbeat
Dorothy Plum · (2 episodes)
1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit
1992
Titmuss Regained
Dot Curdle · (3 episodes)
1991
Up the Garden Path
(2 episodes)
1990
Summer's Lease
Nancy Leadbetter · (4 episodes)
1989
The Winslow Boy
Violet
1989
May to December
Avril · (1 episode)
1989
Bosses From Hell
1989
Across the Lake
Connie Robinson
1988
When We Are Married
Clara Soppitt
1987
The Charmer
(6 episodes)
1987
Still Crazy Like a Fox
Eleanor Trundle
1987
Day To Remember
Hilda
1986
Casualty
Miranda Watts · (1 episode)
1986
A Room with a View
Mrs. Honeychurch
1986
Turtle Diary
Mrs. Inchcliff
1985
Displaced Person
Sister Agnes
1985
The 17th Bride
Esther
1985
This Office Life
Widow Rashman
1984
Swallows and Amazons Forever!
Mrs. Barrable · (8 episodes)
1984
The Jewel in the Crown
Aunt Fenny · (14 episodes)
1984
The Plague Dogs
Vera (voice)
1982
The Critic
Mrs. Dangle
1982
Othello
Emilia
1981
All's Well That Ends Well
Widow of Florence
1981
Hands
Pam
1980
S.O.S. Titanic
Mrs. Odgen (uncredited)
1980
A Question Of Faith
Anna Petrovna
1979
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Widow of Florence · (1 episode)
1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Emilia · (1 episode)
1978
Disraeli
Queen Victoria
1978
Disraeli
Queen Victoria · (4 episodes)
1978
Life Begins at Forty
Katy Bunting · (14 episodes)
1978
An Audience with...
Self · (1 episode)
1978
Hindle Wakes
Mrs. Jeffcote
1976
Laurence Olivier Presents
Mrs Jeffcote · (1 episode)
1976
Dad
Irene
1976
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Rita
1976
Rumpole of the Bailey
(1 episode)
1975
When Day Is Done
Rosemary Warne
1975
Brief Encounter
Mrs. Gaines
1974
The Prince of Denmark
Laura · (6 episodes)
1974
Playhouse
Irene · (1 episode)
1974
Bedtime Stories
Ivy Burr · (1 episode)
1974
That'll Be The Day
Mrs. MacLaine
1973
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
Dulcinea / Aldonza
1973
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Kate
1973
Pebble Mill at One
(1 episode)
1972
Bermondsey
Iris
1972
Cider with Rosie
Mother
1971
Now Look Here...
(14 episodes)
1971
The Mosedale Horseshoe
Helen
1971
The Wild Duck
Gina Ekdal, Hedvig's mother
1971
Play for Today
Rita · (1 episode)
1970
The Roads to Freedom
Marcelle · (13 episodes)
1970
Chariot of Fire
Shelley Mitchell
1970
Germinal
(5 episodes)
1970
Strange Report
Mary Hanson · (1 episode)
1969
Never Talk to Strangers
Olive Bunclark
1969
Judge Dee
(1 episode)
1969
Birthday
1969
Toggle
Jean Marfield
1968
BBC Play of the Month
Gina Ekdal · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Dulcinea / Aldonza · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Mrs Dangle · (1 episode)
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Iris Purvis · (1 episode)
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Josie · (1 episode)
1965
Londoners
Liz · (1 episode)
1965
Gideon's Way
Marion Grove · (1 episode)
1965
The Wednesday Play
Shelley Mitchell · (1 episode)
1964
The Wednesday Play
Katharine Elliott · (1 episode)
1964
The Wednesday Play
Jean Marfield · (1 episode)
1964
The Wednesday Play
Jess · (1 episode)
1964
Face of a Stranger
1964
Sherlock Holmes
Kitty Winter · (1 episode)
1964
Horizon
Self - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1964
Sharp at Four
Jean Hobley
1964
The Plane Makers
(59 episodes)
1963
Z-Cars
(1 episode)
1962
Armchair Theatre
Amy · (1 episode)
1956
Armchair Theatre
Jean Hobley · (1 episode)
1956
Armchair Theatre
Fay Morton · (1 episode)
1956
Armchair Theatre
Sheila · (1 episode)
1956
Armchair Theatre
(1 episode)
1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Gaines · (1 episode)
1951