Rachel Bell
Known for Acting · 23 credits
- Born
- 1950-01-01 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Biography
Rachel Bell (born 1950) is an English actress.
Bell has many television credits to her name and has been associated as a long-running character with three series: Margaret Holmes in Grange Hill (1997–2002); Edith Pilchester in The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993); and Louise, the overbearing chair of the divorcee support group in Dear John (1986–1987). She also appeared in the Doctor Who story The Happiness Patrol (1988) and the Only Fools and Horses episode "To Hull and Back" (1985).
Her films include Sweet William (1980), Red Mercury (2005) and the 2008 Keira Knightley film, The Edge Of Love.
In 2010 she played Hyacinth Bucket in a theatrical adaptation of the BBC situation comedy Keeping Up Appearances that toured the UK.
In 2017 she took on the recurring role of Eve Haskey, mother of doctor Al Haskey, in the BBC daily drama series Doctors.
Known For
TV Shows (15)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Mrs. Hunnicutt
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Mrs Nicoletis
Doctor Who
1963
as Priscilla P.
Grange Hill
1978
as Mrs. Holmes
Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022
as Sister Helena
Murder in Mind
2001
as Eleanor Bailey
The Upper Hand
1990
as Carol Greenaway, Interior Decorator
The Darling Buds of May
1991
as Edith Pilchester
Shoestring
1979
as Ruth
Home to Roost
1985
as Violet Blackett
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
1985
as Jennifer Fortescue
Mrs Biggs
2012
as Mary
Dear John
1986
as Louise
Disraeli
1978
as Clara Bolton
The Magnificent Evans
1984
Movies (8)
Superstition
2001
as Forewoman of the Jury
From Time to Time
2009
as Perkins
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
1988
as Priscilla P
Red Mercury
2005
as Mrs Iqbal
Night Voice
1990
as Annie Jonas
Chance of a Lifetime
1980
as School secretary
One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch
1995
as Lorna
Song of Experience
1986
as Mrs. Lumb
About Rachel Bell
Rachel Bell (born 1950) is an English actress. Bell has many television credits to her name and has been associated as a long-running character with three series: Margaret Holmes in Grange Hill (1997–2002); Edith Pilchester in The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993); and Louise, the overbearing chair of the divorcee support group in Dear John (1986–1987). She also appeared in the Doctor Who story The Happiness Patrol (1988) and the Only Fools and Horses episode "To Hull and Back" (1985). Her films include Sweet William (1980), Red Mercury (2005) a… With 23 credits spanning from 1963 to 2022, Rachel Bell has appeared in 8 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rachel Bell Movies
- Superstition (2001) — as Forewoman of the Jury
- From Time to Time (2009) — as Perkins
- Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol (1988) — as Priscilla P
- Red Mercury (2005) — as Mrs Iqbal
- Night Voice (1990) — as Annie Jonas
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