Rosemary Leach
Acting
Born: December 18, 1935 · Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, UK
Died: October 21, 2017 (aged 81)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
A Room with a View
1986
Midsomer Murders
1997
The Plague Dogs
1982
Casualty
1986
My Family
2000
Doctors
2000
S.O.S. Titanic
1980
Afterlife
2005
Waterloo Road
2006
Mission London
2010
Horizon
1964
Heartbeat
1992
Photos (1)
Movies (46)
A Room with a View
Mrs. Honeychurch
The Plague Dogs
Vera (voice)
S.O.S. Titanic
Mrs. Odgen (uncredited)
That'll Be The Day
Mrs. MacLaine
Othello
Emilia
The Wild Duck
Gina Ekdal, Hedvig's mother
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Harold's Mother
The Great Ghost Rescue
The Queen
Bosses From Hell
1989
The Children
Scopy
An Ungentlemanly Act
Mavis Hunt
The Hawk
Mrs Marsh
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit (voice)
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Kate
Brief Encounter
Mrs. Gaines
Mission London
Miss Cunningham
Across the Lake
Connie Robinson
Turtle Diary
Mrs. Inchcliff
Bermondsey
Iris
Disraeli
Queen Victoria
Hindle Wakes
Mrs. Jeffcote
Tender Loving Care
Mary
Margaret
The Queen
When We Are Married
Clara Soppitt
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
Tabitha Twitchit (voice)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit
May I Kill U?
Mags
Prince William
Queen Elizabeth
Breathtaking
Mrs. Henshaw
Never Talk to Strangers
Olive Bunclark
Back Home
Mrs. Dickinson
Cider with Rosie
Mother
Dad
Irene
The Baroness and the Pig
Margaret
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
Dulcinea / Aldonza
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Rita
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (Voice)
When Day Is Done
Rosemary Warne
This Office Life
Widow Rashman
Twelfth Night
Narrator (voice)
Chariot of Fire
Shelley Mitchell
All's Well That Ends Well
Widow of Florence
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
Lady Daisy Woodmouse/Old Mrs. Eyebright
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
1998
Face of a Stranger
Mary Bell
The 17th Bride
Esther
TV Shows (74)
Midsomer Murders
Evelyn Pope · 1 eps
Play for Today
Rita · 1 eps
Casualty
Miranda Watts · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Sister Agnes · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Gina Ekdal · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Dulcinea / Aldonza · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Mrs Dangle · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Shelley Mitchell · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Katharine Elliott · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Jean Marfield · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Jess · 1 eps
Doctors
Meg Carpenter · 1 eps
Heartbeat
Miss Plum · 1 eps
Heartbeat
Dorothy Plum · 2 eps
Waterloo Road
Bessie · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Judy Williams · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Mary Nichols · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Faith · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Helen · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Pam · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Iris Purvis · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Josie · 1 eps
Z-Cars
1 eps
Rumpole of the Bailey
Mrs. Ida Tempest · 1 eps
Pebble Mill at One
1 eps
Playhouse
Irene · 1 eps
Theatre 625
Margaret · 1 eps
Theatre 625
Claire · 1 eps
Screen One
Mary · 1 eps
Gideon's Way
Marion Grove · 1 eps
My Family
Grace · 4 eps
Dramarama
Beryl · 1 eps
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Miss Markland · 1 eps
Sherlock Holmes
Kitty Winter · 1 eps
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
Mary Bell · 1 eps
The Afternoon Play
HM The Queen · 1 eps
The Buccaneers
Lady Brittlesea · 5 eps
Londoners
Liz · 1 eps
The Power Game
Susan Weldon · 21 eps
Strange Report
Mary Hanson · 1 eps
The Jewel in the Crown
Aunt Fenny · 7 eps
Life Begins at Forty
Katy Bunting · 14 eps
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Tabitha Twitchit (voice) · 1 eps
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit (voice) · 1 eps
Afterlife
1 eps
Growing Pains
Joan Craddock · 20 eps
Tilly Trotter
Mrs Forefoot Meadows · 1 eps
Berkeley Square
Nanny Collins · 10 eps
Laurence Olivier Presents
Mrs Jeffcote · 1 eps
The Charmer
6 eps
May to December
Avril · 1 eps
Chiller
Mrs Leslie · 1 eps
Worlds Beyond
Ann Cranley · 1 eps
Spywatch
Amy Hobbs · 12 eps
Bedtime Stories
Ivy Burr · 1 eps
Now Look Here...
14 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Gaines · 1 eps
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (voice) · 8 eps
Armchair Theatre
Amy · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Jean Hobley · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Fay Morton · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Sheila · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
1 eps
The Roads to Freedom
Marcelle · 13 eps
Armchair Cinema
Rosemary Warne · 1 eps
Disraeli
Queen Victoria · 4 eps
Summer's Lease
Nancy Leadbetter · 4 eps
Judge Dee
1 eps
Bunch Of Five
Mrs. Alcock · 1 eps
The Prince of Denmark
Laura · 6 eps
Perfect
Vera · 2 eps
Titmuss Regained
Dot Curdle · 3 eps
The Royal
Hester Hindmarch · 1 eps
