Rosemary Leach
Known for Acting · 121 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 (62)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Evelyn Pope
Casualty
1986
as Miranda Watts
Horizon
1964
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Play for Today
1970
as Rita
Heartbeat
1992
as Miss Plum / Dorothy Plum
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Mrs. Ida Tempest
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Gina Ekdal / Dulcinea / Aldonza / Mrs Dangle
Waterloo Road
2006
as Bessie
Playhouse
1974
as Irene
Doctors
2000
as Meg Carpenter
Z-Cars
1962
Theatre 625
1964
as Margaret / Claire
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Shelley Mitchell / Katharine Elliott / Jean Marfield / Jess
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Faith / Helen / Pam
My Family
2000
as Grace
Screen One
1989
as Mary
Gideon's Way
1965
as Marion Grove
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Iris Purvis / Josie
Dramarama
1983
as Beryl
Pebble Mill at One
1972
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Judy Williams / Mary Nichols
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959
as Mary Bell
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Narrator (voice)
The Afternoon Play
2003
as HM The Queen
Afterlife
2005
Sherlock Holmes
1964
as Kitty Winter
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Mrs Jeffcote
The Jewel in the Crown
1984
as Aunt Fenny
Londoners
1965
as Liz
The Buccaneers
1995
as Lady Brittlesea
Worlds Beyond
1986
as Ann Cranley
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Mrs. Gaines
Strange Report
1969
as Mary Hanson
The Power Game
1965
as Susan Weldon
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
as Tabitha Twitchit (voice) / Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit (voice)
Chiller
1995
as Mrs Leslie
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997
as Miss Markland
The Roads to Freedom
1970
as Marcelle
May to December
1989
as Avril
The Sunday Drama
1977
as Vera
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Amy / Jean Hobley / Fay Morton / Sheila
Berkeley Square
1998
as Nanny Collins
Armchair Cinema
1974
as Rosemary Warne
Growing Pains
1992
as Joan Craddock
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
1996
as Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (voice)
Disraeli
1978
as Queen Victoria
Summer's Lease
1989
as Nancy Leadbetter
Bedtime Stories
1974
as Ivy Burr
The Charmer
1987
Perfect
2001
as Vera
Judge Dee
1969
Second Verdict
1976
as Lizzie Borden
Up the Garden Path
1990
Swallows and Amazons Forever!
1984
as Mrs. Barrable
The Royal
2003
as Hester Hindmarch
Titmuss Regained
1991
as Dot Curdle
Life Begins at Forty
1978
as Katy Bunting
Spywatch
1996
as Amy Hobbs
The Prince of Denmark
1974
as Laura
Movies (59)
A Room with a View
1986
as Mrs. Honeychurch
The Plague Dogs
1982
as Vera (voice)
S.O.S. Titanic
1980
as Mrs. Odgen (uncredited)
Turtle Diary
1985
as Mrs. Inchcliff
The Great Ghost Rescue
2011
as The Queen
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
1996
as Lady Daisy Woodmouse/Old Mrs. Eyebright
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992
as Mavis Hunt
The Hawk
1993
as Mrs Marsh
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
2000
as Harold's Mother
That'll Be The Day
1973
as Mrs. MacLaine
Brief Encounter
1976
as Mrs. Gaines
Margaret
2009
as The Queen
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006
as Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
2004
as Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (Voice)
Still Crazy Like a Fox
1987
as Eleanor Trundle
Mission London
2010
as Miss Cunningham
Othello
1981
as Emilia
The Critic
1982
as Mrs. Dangle
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973
as Kate
Tender Loving Care
1993
as Mary
Face of a Stranger
1964
as Mary Bell
Displaced Person
1985
as Sister Agnes
Across the Lake
1988
as Connie Robinson
The Baroness and the Pig
2002
as Margaret
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1993
The Winslow Boy
1989
as Violet
When We Are Married
1987
as Clara Soppitt
All's Well That Ends Well
1981
as Widow of Florence
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973
as Dulcinea / Aldonza
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
1993
as Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit (voice)
Twelfth Night
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Back Home
2001
as Mrs. Dickinson
Breathtaking
2000
as Mrs. Henshaw
The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million
2005
as Carol Samson
May I Kill U?
2013
as Mags
Disraeli
1978
as Queen Victoria
Hindle Wakes
1976
as Mrs. Jeffcote
The Wild Duck
1971
as Gina Ekdal, Hedvig's mother
When Day Is Done
1975
as Rosemary Warne
Bermondsey
1972
as Iris
Bosses From Hell
1989
The 17th Bride
1985
as Esther
Toggle
1968
as Jean Marfield
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
1976
as Rita
Hands
1980
as Pam
This Office Life
1984
as Widow Rashman
The Mosedale Horseshoe
1971
as Helen
Prince William
2002
as Queen Elizabeth
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
1993
as Tabitha Twitchit (voice)
Dad
1976
as Irene
Chariot of Fire
1970
as Shelley Mitchell
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
1998
Blood and Peaches
1995
as Nan
Birthday
1969
A Question Of Faith
1979
as Anna Petrovna
Day To Remember
1986
as Hilda
Cider with Rosie
1971
as Mother
Never Talk to Strangers
1969
as Olive Bunclark
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 121 credits spanning from 1951 to 2013, Rosemary Leach has appeared in 59 films and 62 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)
- S.O.S. Titanic (1980) — as Mrs. Odgen (uncredited)
- Turtle Diary (1985) — as Mrs. Inchcliff
- The Great Ghost Rescue (2011) — as The Queen
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