Rosemary Leach
Known for Acting · 123 credits
- Born
- 1935-12-18
- Died
- 2017-10-21
- Place of birth
- Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, UK
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.
Known For
TV Shows (63)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Evelyn Pope
Horizon
1964
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Casualty
1986
as Miranda Watts
Play for Today
1970
as Rita
Heartbeat
1992
as Miss Plum / Dorothy Plum
Waterloo Road
2006
as Bessie
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Gina Ekdal / Dulcinea / Aldonza / Mrs Dangle
Doctors
2000
as Meg Carpenter
Z-Cars
1962
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Mrs. Ida Tempest
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Shelley Mitchell / Katharine Elliott / Jean Marfield / Jess
Playhouse
1974
as Irene
Theatre 625
1964
as Margaret / Claire
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Faith / Helen / Pam
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Judy Williams / Mary Nichols
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Iris Purvis / Josie
My Family
2000
as Grace
Pebble Mill at One
1972
Gideon's Way
1965
as Marion Grove
Screen One
1989
as Mary
Sherlock Holmes
1964
as Kitty Winter
Dramarama
1983
as Beryl
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959
as Mary Bell
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Narrator (voice)
The Afternoon Play
2003
as HM The Queen
The Jewel in the Crown
1984
as Aunt Fenny
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Mrs. Gaines
Afterlife
2005
Strange Report
1969
as Mary Hanson
The Sunday Drama
1977
as Vera
The Power Game
1965
as Susan Weldon
Londoners
1965
as Liz
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
as Tabitha Twitchit (voice) / Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit (voice)
The Buccaneers
1995
as Lady Brittlesea
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997
as Miss Markland
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Mrs Jeffcote
Worlds Beyond
1986
as Ann Cranley
Chiller
1995
as Mrs Leslie
Life Begins at Forty
1978
as Katy Bunting
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Amy / Jean Hobley / Fay Morton / Sheila
May to December
1989
as Avril
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
1996
as Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (voice)
Growing Pains
1992
as Joan Craddock
Armchair Cinema
1974
as Rosemary Warne
Bedtime Stories
1974
as Ivy Burr
Berkeley Square
1998
as Nanny Collins
Disraeli
1978
as Queen Victoria
The Roads to Freedom
1970
as Marcelle
Summer's Lease
1989
as Nancy Leadbetter
Judge Dee
1969
Second Verdict
1976
as Lizzie Borden
Spywatch
1996
as Amy Hobbs
Up the Garden Path
1990
Titmuss Regained
1991
as Dot Curdle
Swallows and Amazons Forever!
1984
as Mrs. Barrable
The Charmer
1987
The Royal
2003
as Hester Hindmarch
The Prince of Denmark
1974
as Laura
Perfect
2001
as Vera
Movies (60)
A Room with a View
1986
as Mrs. Honeychurch
The Plague Dogs
1982
as Vera (voice)
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992
as Mavis Hunt
The Children
1990
as Scopy
That'll Be The Day
1973
as Mrs. MacLaine
S.O.S. Titanic
1980
as Mrs. Odgen (uncredited)
The Hawk
1993
as Mrs Marsh
Othello
1981
as Emilia
Still Crazy Like a Fox
1987
as Eleanor Trundle
Turtle Diary
1985
as Mrs. Inchcliff
The Great Ghost Rescue
2011
as The Queen
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006
as Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
2000
as Harold's Mother
Toggle
1968
as Jean Marfield
Margaret
2009
as The Queen
All's Well That Ends Well
1981
as Widow of Florence
When We Are Married
1987
as Clara Soppitt
Mission London
2010
as Miss Cunningham
Cider with Rosie
1971
as Mother
The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million
2005
as Carol Samson
Brief Encounter
1976
as Mrs. Gaines
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
1976
as Rita
This Office Life
1984
as Widow Rashman
The Baroness and the Pig
2002
as Margaret
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
1996
as Lady Daisy Woodmouse/Old Mrs. Eyebright
Face of a Stranger
1964
as Mary Bell
Across the Lake
1988
as Connie Robinson
Bosses From Hell
1989
The Critic
1982
as Mrs. Dangle
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
1993
as Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit (voice)
Hindle Wakes
1976
as Mrs. Jeffcote
The 17th Bride
1985
as Esther
Prince William
2002
as Queen Elizabeth
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973
as Kate
Bermondsey
1972
as Iris
Tender Loving Care
1993
as Mary
Twelfth Night
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
2004
as Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (Voice)
The Winslow Boy
1989
as Violet
A Question Of Faith
1979
as Anna Petrovna
Back Home
2001
as Mrs. Dickinson
Displaced Person
1985
as Sister Agnes
The Wild Duck
1971
as Gina Ekdal, Hedvig's mother
Breathtaking
2000
as Mrs. Henshaw
Disraeli
1978
as Queen Victoria
Dad
1976
as Irene
Blood and Peaches
1995
as Nan
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
1993
as Tabitha Twitchit (voice)
May I Kill U?
2013
as Mags
Birthday
1969
The Mosedale Horseshoe
1971
as Helen
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1993
as Mrs. Tope
Chariot of Fire
1970
as Shelley Mitchell
Day To Remember
1986
as Hilda
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973
as Dulcinea / Aldonza
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
1998
When Day Is Done
1975
as Rosemary Warne
Never Talk to Strangers
1969
as Olive Bunclark
Hands
1980
as Pam
Sharp at Four
1964
as Jean Hobley
About Rosemary Leach
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 f… With 123 credits spanning from 1951 to 2013, Rosemary Leach has appeared in 60 films and 63 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rosemary Leach Movies
- A Room with a View (1986) — as Mrs. Honeychurch
- The Plague Dogs (1982) — as Vera (voice)
- An Ungentlemanly Act (1992) — as Mavis Hunt
- The Children (1990) — as Scopy
- That'll Be The Day (1973) — as Mrs. MacLaine
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