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Rosemary Leach

Rosemary Leach

Acting

December 18, 1935 – October 21, 2017 (died at 81)
Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, UK
Female
60 Movies
80 TV Shows

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.

A Room with a View
A Room with a View

A Room with a View

1986 6.9

as Mrs. Honeychurch

Age 50 (now 81)
The Plague Dogs
The Plague Dogs

The Plague Dogs

1982 7.8

as Vera (voice)

Age 46 (now 81)
An Ungentlemanly Act
An Ungentlemanly Act

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992 5.8

as Mavis Hunt

Age 56 (now 81)
That'll Be The Day
That'll Be The Day

That'll Be The Day

1973 6.5

as Mrs. MacLaine

Age 37 (now 81)
Cider with Rosie
Cider with Rosie

Cider with Rosie

1971 5.0

as Mother

Age 36 (now 81)
Mission London
Mission London

Mission London

2010 6.7

as Miss Cunningham

Age 74 (now 81)
Across the Lake
Across the Lake

Across the Lake

1988 6.0

as Connie Robinson

Age 52 (now 81)
Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary

Turtle Diary

1985 6.3

as Mrs. Inchcliff

Age 49 (now 81)
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

1976 4.9

as Mrs. Gaines

Age 40 (now 81)
The Hawk
The Hawk

The Hawk

1993 6.1

as Mrs Marsh

Age 57 (now 81)
My Family
My Family

My Family

2000 7.0

as Grace

Age 64 (now 81)
4 eps
Berkeley Square
Berkeley Square

Berkeley Square

1998 7.9

as Nanny Collins

Age 62 (now 81)
10 eps
The Jewel in the Crown
The Jewel in the Crown

The Jewel in the Crown

1984 6.5

as Aunt Fenny

Age 48 (now 81)
7 eps
May I Kill U?
May I Kill U?

May I Kill U?

2013 4.6

as Mags

Age 77 (now 81)
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

2000 6.3

as Harold's Mother

Age 64 (now 81)
The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

1995 5.8

as Lady Brittlesea

Age 59 (now 81)
5 eps