Angharad Rees
Known for Acting · 47 credits
- Born
- 1944-07-16
- Died
- 2012-07-21
- Place of birth
- Edgware, Middlesex, England, UK
- Also known as
- Angharad Mary Rees · Lady McAlpine
Biography
Angharad Rees was a London-born Welsh actress and, later, jewellery designer, best known for her British television roles during the 1970s and in particular her leading role as Demelza in the 1970s BBC TV costume drama "Poldark".
Her father was a prominent Welsh psychiatrist Linford Rees (William Linford Llewellyn Rees) and mother Catherine Thomas.
When she was two, in 1946, her family returned to Wales to live into Cardiff. Rees studied at the Sorbonne in Paris for two terms and the Rose Bruford Drama College in Kent, England. She also studied at the University of Madrid and taught English in Spain before acting in repertory theatre in England.
On 18 September 1973, Rees married the actor Christopher Cazenove. They had two sons: Linford James and Rhys William. Linford was killed in a car accident on the M11 motorway in Essex while driving to pick up books from Cambridge University, where he had been awarded the degree of Master of Philosophy. Cazenove and Rees divorced in 1994 but remained close. Cazenove died from the effects of septicaemia in 2010. Rees later married David McAlpine, a member of the McAlpine construction company, at The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London. She remained married to McAlpine until her death.
Rees founded a jewellery design company, Angharad, based in Knightsbridge, London, England.
Known For
TV Shows (23)
Crown Court
1972
as Pauline Ellis
The Avengers
1961
as Redhead
Play for Today
1970
as April Cotton / Lady Caroline
Screen Two
1985
as Mona McAuley
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Parlourmaid
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Cissie
Remington Steele
1982
as Katherine Galt
ITV Playhouse
1967
Thriller
1973
as Stella Mason
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as The Girl
The Protectors
1972
as Linda
Robin of Sherwood
1984
as Jennet of Elsdon
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Lady Adam
Poldark
1975
as Demelza Carne / Demelza Poldark
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Sarah Churchill
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Celia
Close to Home
1989
as Helen De Angelo
Doctor in the House
1969
Master of the Game
1984
as Marianne Hoffman
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Julia
Bedtime Stories
1974
as Miss Goldie
Trainer
1991
as Caroline Farrell
The Way We Live Now
1969
as Marie Melmotte
Movies (24)
Dear Brutus
1981
as Lady Caroline
Jane Eyre
1970
as Louise
More Awkward Customers
1975
as Brenda
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
1978
as Macha
Catch Me a Spy
1971
as Victoria
Hands of the Ripper
1971
as Anna
As You Like It
1978
as Celia
Graceless Go I
1974
as Jean
Under Milk Wood
1972
as Gossamer Beynon
Hell's Angel
1971
as April Cotton
Dylan on Dylan
2002
as Caitlin Thomas
Baffled!
1973
as Peggy Tracewell
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
1980
as Lady Evelyn Herbert
The Bristol Entertainment
1971
as Sarah Ann
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
The Wolves of Kromer
1998
as Mary
The Love Ban
1973
as Jackie
Awkward Customers
1975
as Brenda
Once the Killing Starts
1974
as Stella Mason
Pygmalion
1948
as Parlourmaid
The Temptation of Eileen Hughes
1988
as Mona McAuley
Moments
1974
as Chrissy Hunter
Joe's Ark
1974
as Lucy
Office Party
1971
as Julia
About Angharad Rees
Angharad Rees was a London-born Welsh actress and, later, jewellery designer, best known for her British television roles during the 1970s and in particular her leading role as Demelza in the 1970s BBC TV costume drama "Poldark". Her father was a prominent Welsh psychiatrist Linford Rees (William Linford Llewellyn Rees) and mother Catherine Thomas. When she was two, in 1946, her family returned to Wales to live into Cardiff. Rees studied at the Sorbonne in Paris for two terms and the Rose Bruford Drama College in Kent, England. She also studie… With 47 credits spanning from 1948 to 2002, Angharad Rees has appeared in 24 films and 23 TV shows.
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- Dear Brutus (1981) — as Lady Caroline
- Jane Eyre (1970) — as Louise
- More Awkward Customers (1975) — as Brenda
- Little Girl in Blue Velvet (1978) — as Macha
- Catch Me a Spy (1971) — as Victoria
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