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Rosemary Leach
Actor
Born December 18, 1935Died October 21, 2017 (81 years)
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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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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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Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
| 2012 | May I Kill U? · as Mags |
| 2011 | The Great Ghost Rescue · as The Queen |
| 2010 | Mission London · as Miss Cunningham |
| 2010 | Tinga Tinga Tales (TV Series) · as Guinea Fowl |
| 2009 | Margaret · as The Queen |
| 2006 | Waterloo Road (TV Series) · as Bessie |
| 2005 | Afterlife (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection · as Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (voice) |
| 2003 | The Afternoon Play (TV Series) · as Hm The Queen |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | Prince William · as Queen Elizabeth |
| 2002 | The Baroness and the Pig · as Margaret |
| 2001 | Back Home · as Mrs. Dickinson |
| 2000 | Breathtaking · as Mrs. Henshaw |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | Down to Earth (TV Series) · as Irene |
| 2000 | Doctors (TV Series) · as Meg Carpenter |
| 1999 | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? · as Harold's Mother |
| 1999 | Holby City (TV Series) · as Barbara Rush |
| 1999 | Tilly Trotter (TV Series) · as Mrs Forefoot Meadows |
| 1998 | Berkeley Square (TV Series) · as Nanny Collins |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (TV Series) · as Miss Markland |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Evelyn Pope |
| 1996 | Brambly Hedge (TV Series) · as Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (voice) |
| 1996 | Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night · as Lady Daisy Woodmouse/old Mrs. Eyebright |
| 1996 | Paul Merton in Galton & Simpson's... (TV Series) · as Mother |
| 1995 | Stick With Me, Kid (TV Series) · as Grandma |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | The Buccaneers (1995) (TV Series) · as Lady Brittlesea |
| 1993 | The Hawk · as Mrs Marsh |
| 1993 | |
| 1992 | The Tomorrow People (1992) (TV Series) · as Gladys Toms |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1992 | The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (TV Series) · as Tabitha Twitchit (voice) |
| 1992 | An Ungentlemanly Act · as Mavis Hunt |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends · as Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit |
| 1991 | Titmuss Regained (TV Series) · as Dot Curdle |
| 1990 | The Children · as Miss Scope |
| 1989 | Summer's Lease (TV Series) · as Nancy Leadbetter |
| 1989 | May to December (TV Series) · as Avril |
| 1988 | Across the Lake · as Connie Robinson |
| 1987 | When We Are Married · as Clara Soppitt |
| 1987 | The Charmer (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Still Crazy Like a Fox · as Eleanor Trundle |
| 1986 | Worlds Beyond (TV Series) · as Ann Cranley |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Miranda Watts |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | Screen One (TV Series) · as Mary |
| 1985 | A Room with a View · as Mrs. Honeychurch |
| 1985 | Turtle Diary · as Mrs. Inchcliff |
| 1985 | Theatre Night (TV Series) · as Violet |
| 1984 | Swallows and Amazons Forever!: The Big Six · as Mrs. Barrable |
| 1984 | Swallows and Amazons Forever!: Coot Club · as Mrs. Barrable |
| 1984 | Swallows and Amazons Forever (TV Series) · as Mrs. Barrable |
| 1984 | The Jewel in the Crown (TV Series) · as Aunt Fenny |
| 1983 | Dramarama (TV Series) · as Beryl |
| 1982 | The Plague Dogs · as Vera (voice) |
| 1981 | Othello · as Emilia |
| 1981 | All's Well That Ends Well · as Widow Of Florence |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Sister Agnes |
| 1979 | S.O.S. Titanic · as Mrs. Odgen (uncredited) |
| 1978 | BBC Television Shakespeare (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Disraeli (TV Series) · as Queen Victoria |
| 1978 | Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Brief Encounter · as Mrs. Gaines |
| 1974 | Armchair Cinema (TV Series) · as Rosemary Warne |
| 1974 | The Prince of Denmark (TV Series) · as Laura |
| 1974 | The Prince of Denmark (TV Series) · as Laura |
| 1974 | Ghost in the Noonday Sun · as Kate |
| 1973 | Playhouse (TV Series) · as Irene |
| 1973 | That'll Be the Day · as Mrs. Maclaine |
| 1971 | Cider with Rosie · as Mother |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Rita |
| 1970 | The Roads to Freedom (TV Series) · as Marcelle |
| 1970 | Germinal (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Strange Report (TV Series) · as Mary Hanson |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Judy Williams |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Faith |
| 1967 | Look and Read (TV Series) · as Aunty Amy |
| 1965 | Jackanory (TV Series) · as Storyteller |
| 1965 | The Power Game (TV Series) · as Susan Weldon |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Aldonza |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Iris Purvis |
| 1965 | Court Martial (TV Series) · as Giulia Lazzara |
| 1965 | Public Eye (TV Series) · as Judy Manning |
| 1964 | Gideon C.I.D. (TV Series) · as Marion Grove |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Katharine Elliott |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Kitty Winter |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 (TV Series) · as Claire |
| 1963 | Love Story (1963) (TV Series) · as Marjorie Styles |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Edgar Wallace Mysteries (TV Series) · as Mary Bell |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Jean Hobley |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Mrs. Gaines |