Rosemary Leach
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieThe Great Ghost Rescue
2011
The Queen
movieMission London
2010
Miss Cunningham
movieMargaret
2009
The Queen
tvWaterloo Road
2006
Bessie
movieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006
Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit
movieBrambly Hedge: Classic Collection
2004
Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (Voice)
tvThe Afternoon Play
2003
HM The Queen
tvThe Royal
2003
Hester Hindmarch
moviePrince William
2002
Queen Elizabeth
movieBack Home
2001
Mrs. Dickinson
tvPerfect
2001
Vera
movieBreathtaking
2000
Mrs. Henshaw
tvMy Family
2000
Grace
tvDoctors
2000
Meg Carpenter
movieWhatever Happened to Harold Smith?
2000
Harold's Mother
tvBerkeley Square
1998
Nanny Collins
tvAn Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997
Miss Markland
tvMidsomer Murders
1997
Evelyn Pope
movieBrambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
1996
Lady Daisy Woodmouse/Old Mrs. Eyebright
tvThe Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
1996
Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (voice)
tvSpywatch
1996
Amy Hobbs
tvChiller
1995
Mrs Leslie
tvThe Buccaneers
1995
Lady Brittlesea
movieThe Hawk
1993
Mrs Marsh
movieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
1993
Tabitha Twitchit (voice)
movieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
1993
Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit (voice)
tvThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
Tabitha Twitchit (voice) / Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit (voice)
tvShakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
Narrator (voice)
movieTwelfth Night
1992
Narrator (voice)
movieAn Ungentlemanly Act
1992
Mavis Hunt
tvGrowing Pains
1992
Joan Craddock
tvHeartbeat
1992
Miss Plum / Dorothy Plum
tvTitmuss Regained
1991
Dot Curdle
tvSummer's Lease
1989
Nancy Leadbetter
tvScreen One
1989
Mary
movieAcross the Lake
1988
Connie Robinson
movieWhen We Are Married
1987
Clara Soppitt
First Sight
1987
Phyllis
Still Crazy Like a Fox
1987
Eleanor Trundle
tvWorlds Beyond
1986
Ann Cranley
tvCasualty
1986
Miranda Watts
Sunday Premiere
1986
Connie Robinson
movieA Room with a View
1986
Mrs. Honeychurch
movieTurtle Diary
1985
Mrs. Inchcliff
Displaced Person
1985
Sister Agnes
movieThe 17th Bride
1985
Esther
movieThis Office Life
1984
Widow Rashman
tvThe Jewel in the Crown
1984
Aunt Fenny
tvDramarama
1983
Beryl
movieThe Plague Dogs
1982
Vera (voice)
The Critic
1982
Mrs. Dangle
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Sister Agnes
movieOthello
1981
Emilia
movieAll's Well That Ends Well
1981
Widow of Florence
movieS.O.S. Titanic
1980
Mrs. Odgen (uncredited)
A Question Of Faith
1979
Anna Petrovna
movieDisraeli
1978
Queen Victoria
tvDisraeli
1978
Queen Victoria
Life Begins at Forty
1978
Katy Bunting
The Velvet Glove
1977
Annie Besant
movieHindle Wakes
1976
Mrs. Jeffcote
tvLaurence Olivier Presents
1976
Mrs Jeffcote
Second Verdict
1976
Lizzie Borden
movieDad
1976
Irene
movieBrief Encounter
1976
Mrs. Gaines
tvRumpole of the Bailey
1975
Mrs. Ida Tempest
movieWhen Day Is Done
1975
Rosemary Warne
tvArmchair Cinema
1974
Rosemary Warne
tvPlayhouse
1974
Irene
tvBedtime Stories
1974
Ivy Burr
movieThat'll Be The Day
1973
Mrs. MacLaine
movieThe Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973
Dulcinea / Aldonza
movieThe Wild Duck
1971
Gina Ekdal, Hedvig's mother
tvThe Roads to Freedom
1970
Marcelle
movieChariot of Fire
1970
Shelley Mitchell
tvStrange Report
1969
Mary Hanson
movieNever Talk to Strangers
1969
Olive Bunclark
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Judy Williams / Mary Nichols
Toggle
1968
Jean Marfield
tvITV Playhouse
1967
Faith / Helen / Pam
tvThe Power Game
1965
Susan Weldon
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965
Gina Ekdal / Dulcinea / Aldonza / Mrs Dangle
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Iris Purvis / Josie
tvGideon's Way
1965
Marion Grove
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964
Shelley Mitchell / Katharine Elliott / Jean Marfield / Jess
movieFace of a Stranger
1964
Mary Bell
tvSherlock Holmes
1964
Kitty Winter
tvTheatre 625
1964
Margaret / Claire
tvHorizon
1964
Self - Narrator (voice)
Sharp at Four
1964
Jean Hobley
tvEdgar Wallace Mysteries
1959
Mary Bell
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Amy / Jean Hobley / Fay Morton / Sheila
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Mrs. Gaines