Rosemary Leach

Acting

Rosemary Leach

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Dec 18, 1935 (89 years old)
Death date
Oct 21, 2017

Rosemary Leach

Known For

May I Kill U?
1h 27m
DOLBY
Movie 2013

May I Kill U?

A PC becomes a vigilante after a head trauma.

The Great Ghost Rescue
1h 19m
DOLBY
Movie 2011

The Great Ghost Rescue

Young Humphrey is a ghost with a big problem. He...

StreamPrime Logo
1h 29m
DOLBY
Movie 2005

The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million

The true story of Joyti De-Laurey, a wife and mother...

Prince William
1h 28m
DOLBY
Movie 2002

Prince William

Prince William is the elder son of Britain's Prince Charles...

Back Home
1h 38m
DOLBY
Movie 2001

Back Home

The war in Europe is over, but the one at...

Perfect
2 Episodes
DOLBY
TV Show 2001

Perfect

A serial bigamist, Julie Harding (Michelle Collins) is a compulsive...

Breathtaking
1h 40m
DOLBY
Movie 2000

Breathtaking

A beautiful psychiatrist befriends an abused patient, ultimately leading to...

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
1h 35m
DOLBY
Movie 2000

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

It's 1976, and Vinny is a confused teenager who can't...

Berkeley Square
10 Episodes
DOLBY
TV Show 1998

Berkeley Square

Three young women from very different backgrounds meet, become friends...

Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
1h 33m
DOLBY
Movie 1998

Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord

Follows the discoveries of reporters after the disappearance of the...

Biography

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.