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Rosemary Leach
Born · December 18, 1935
Died · October 21, 2017 (81 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, UK
Bio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rosemary Leach, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
May I Kill U?
Mags
4.6
2013
The Great Ghost Rescue
The Queen
4.8
2011
Mission London
Miss Cunningham
6.6
2010
Margaret
The Queen
5.8
2009
Afterlife
(1 episode)
7.4
2005
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (Voice)
10.0
2004
The Royal
Hester Hindmarch · (1 episode)
7.6
2003
Prince William
Queen Elizabeth
0.0
2002
The Baroness and the Pig
Margaret
3.5
2002
Back Home
Mrs. Dickinson
6.0
2001
Perfect
Vera · (2 episodes)
0.0
2001
Breathtaking
Mrs. Henshaw
3.0
2000
My Family
Grace · (4 episodes)
7.0
2000
Doctors
Meg Carpenter · (1 episode)
4.7
2000
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Harold's Mother
6.2
2000
Berkeley Square
Nanny Collins · (10 episodes)
7.7
1998
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
5.0
1998
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Miss Markland · (1 episode)
6.3
1997
Midsomer Murders
Evelyn Pope · (1 episode)
7.5
1997
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
Lady Daisy Woodmouse/Old Mrs. Eyebright
0.0
1996
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (voice) · (8 episodes)
7.0
1996
Spywatch
Amy Hobbs · (10 episodes)
0.0
1996
Chiller
(5 episodes)
6.2
1995
Chiller
Mrs. Leslie · (1 episode)
6.2
1995
Blood and Peaches
Nan
5.5
1995
The Buccaneers
Lady Brittlesea · (5 episodes)
5.5
1995
The Hawk
Mrs Marsh
5.8
1993
Tender Loving Care
Mary
0.0
1993
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
5.7
1993
The Tale of Tom Kitten & Jemima Puddle-Duck
Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit (voice)
8.0
1993
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
6.8
1992
An Ungentlemanly Act
Mavis Hunt
5.5
1992
Growing Pains
Joan Craddock · (20 episodes)
6.0
1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Tabitha Twitchit (voice) · (1 episode)
6.1
1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit (voice) · (1 episode)
6.1
1992
Heartbeat
Miss Plum · (1 episode)
7.0
1992
Heartbeat
Dorothy Plum · (2 episodes)
7.0
1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit
8.5
1992
Titmuss Regained
Dot Curdle · (3 episodes)
0.0
1991
Up the Garden Path
(2 episodes)
6.8
1990
Summer's Lease
Nancy Leadbetter · (4 episodes)
7.5
1989
The Winslow Boy
Violet
0.0
1989
May to December
Avril · (1 episode)
6.7
1989
Bosses From Hell
0.0
1989
Across the Lake
Connie Robinson
5.8
1988
When We Are Married
Clara Soppitt
0.0
1987
The Charmer
(6 episodes)
3.0
1987
Still Crazy Like a Fox
Eleanor Trundle
7.7
1987
Day To Remember
Hilda
0.0
1986
Casualty
Miranda Watts · (1 episode)
6.0
1986
A Room with a View
Mrs. Honeychurch
7.0
1985
Turtle Diary
Mrs. Inchcliff
6.6
1985
Displaced Person
Sister Agnes
9.0
1985
The 17th Bride
Esther
7.0
1985
This Office Life
Widow Rashman
0.0
1984
Swallows and Amazons Forever!
Mrs. Barrable · (8 episodes)
7.0
1984
The Jewel in the Crown
Aunt Fenny · (14 episodes)
6.7
1984
The Plague Dogs
Vera (voice)
7.9
1982
The Critic
Mrs. Dangle
0.0
1982
Othello
Emilia
6.1
1981
All's Well That Ends Well
Widow of Florence
7.0
1981
Hands
Pam
0.0
1980
S.O.S. Titanic
Mrs. Odgen (uncredited)
5.9
1980
A Question Of Faith
Anna Petrovna
0.0
1979
BBC Television Shakespeare
(2 episodes)
5.2
1978
Disraeli
Queen Victoria
0.0
1978
Disraeli
Queen Victoria · (4 episodes)
7.5
1978
Life Begins at Forty
Katy Bunting · (14 episodes)
5.0
1978
An Audience with...
Self · (1 episode)
5.3
1978
Hindle Wakes
Mrs. Jeffcote
7.0
1976
Laurence Olivier Presents
Mrs Jeffcote · (1 episode)
7.0
1976
Dad
Irene
0.0
1976
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Rita
0.0
1976
Rumpole of the Bailey
(1 episode)
7.1
1975
When Day Is Done
Rosemary Warne
0.0
1975
Brief Encounter
Mrs. Gaines
4.8
1974
The Prince of Denmark
Laura · (6 episodes)
5.0
1974
Playhouse
Irene · (1 episode)
7.0
1974
Bedtime Stories
Ivy Burr · (1 episode)
0.0
1974
That'll Be The Day
Mrs. MacLaine
6.2
1973
The Tomorrow People
(0 episode)
6.6
1973
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
Dulcinea / Aldonza
0.0
1973
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Kate
4.2
1973
Pebble Mill at One
(1 episode)
0.0
1972
Bermondsey
Iris
0.0
1972
Cider with Rosie
Mother
5.0
1971
Now Look Here...
(14 episodes)
5.5
1971
The Mosedale Horseshoe
Helen
0.0
1971
The Wild Duck
Gina Ekdal, Hedvig's mother
0.0
1971
Play for Today
Rita · (1 episode)
6.1
1970
The Roads to Freedom
Marcelle · (13 episodes)
3.8
1970
Chariot of Fire
Shelley Mitchell
0.0
1970
Germinal
(5 episodes)
0.0
1970
Strange Report
Mary Hanson · (1 episode)
6.0
1969
Judge Dee
(1 episode)
5.0
1969
Birthday
0.0
1969
Toggle
Jean Marfield
0.0
1968
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Iris Purvis · (1 episode)
3.8
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Josie · (1 episode)
3.8
1965
Gideon's Way
Marion Grove · (1 episode)
6.8
1965
The Wednesday Play
Shelley Mitchell · (1 episode)
4.5
1964
The Wednesday Play
Katharine Elliott · (1 episode)
4.5
1964
The Wednesday Play
Jean Marfield · (1 episode)
4.5
1964
The Wednesday Play
Jess · (1 episode)
4.5
1964
Face of a Stranger
8.0
1964
Sherlock Holmes
Kitty Winter · (1 episode)
6.4
1964
Horizon
Self - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
7.3
1964
Sharp at Four
Jean Hobley
0.0
1964
The Plane Makers
(59 episodes)
5.0
1963
Z-Cars
(1 episode)
7.0
1962
Armchair Theatre
Amy · (1 episode)
5.8
1956
Armchair Theatre
Jean Hobley · (1 episode)
5.8
1956
Armchair Theatre
Fay Morton · (1 episode)
5.8
1956
Armchair Theatre
Sheila · (1 episode)
5.8
1956
Armchair Theatre
(1 episode)
5.8
1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Gaines · (1 episode)
8.7
1951