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.
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Growing Pains
as Joan Craddock
Episodes: 20
First Aired: May 16, 1992
The Jewel in the Crown
as Aunt Fenny
Episodes: 14
First Aired: Jan 09, 1984
Life Begins at Forty
as Katy Bunting
Episodes: 14
First Aired: Jun 13, 1978
The Roads to Freedom
as Marcelle
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Oct 04, 1970
Spywatch
as Amy Hobbs
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jan 15, 1996
Berkeley Square
as Nanny Collins
Episodes: 10
First Aired: May 09, 1998
Swallows and Amazons Forever!
as Mrs. Barrable
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Mar 14, 1984
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
as Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (voice)
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Dec 25, 1996
The Prince of Denmark
as Laura
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Apr 10, 1974
The Buccaneers
as Lady Brittlesea
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Feb 05, 1995
Disraeli
as Queen Victoria
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 05, 1978
Summer's Lease
as Nancy Leadbetter
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Nov 01, 1989
My Family
as Grace
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 19, 2000
Titmuss Regained
as Dot Curdle
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 03, 1991
Perfect
as Vera
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 23, 2001
Heartbeat
as Dorothy Plum
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 10, 1992
Heartbeat
as Miss Plum
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 10, 1992
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. Gaines
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 24, 1951
Bedtime Stories
as Ivy Burr
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 03, 1974
Chiller
as Mrs. Leslie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 09, 1995
Laurence Olivier Presents
as Mrs Jeffcote
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 05, 1976
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
as Tabitha Twitchit (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 13, 1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
as Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 13, 1992
The Royal
as Hester Hindmarch
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 19, 2003
Casualty
as Miranda Watts
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1986
Play for Today
as Rita
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1970
Gideon's Way
as Marion Grove
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 18, 1965
Doctors
as Meg Carpenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 27, 2000
Strange Report
as Mary Hanson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1969
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
as Miss Markland
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 24, 1997
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 09, 1992
The Wednesday Play
as Shelley Mitchell
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1964
Sherlock Holmes
as Kitty Winter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 17, 1964
May to December
as Avril
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 02, 1989
Midsomer Murders
as Evelyn Pope
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 23, 1997
Playhouse
as Irene
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 13, 1974
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Iris Purvis
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Josie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 1965
The Wednesday Play
as Katharine Elliott
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1964
The Wednesday Play
as Jean Marfield
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1964
The Wednesday Play
as Jess
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1964
Armchair Theatre
as Amy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 08, 1956
Armchair Theatre
as Jean Hobley
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 08, 1956
Armchair Theatre
as Fay Morton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 08, 1956
Armchair Theatre
as Sheila
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 08, 1956
The Plane Makers
Episodes: 59
First Aired: Feb 04, 1963
Now Look Here...
Episodes: 14
First Aired: Nov 05, 1971
The Charmer
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Oct 18, 1987
Chiller
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Mar 09, 1995
Germinal
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jan 11, 1970
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 03, 1978
Up the Garden Path
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 02, 1990
Pebble Mill at One
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 09, 1972
Z-Cars
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 02, 1962
Afterlife
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 2005
Rumpole of the Bailey
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1975
Judge Dee
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 08, 1969
An Audience with...
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 08, 1978
Horizon
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 04, 1964
Armchair Theatre
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 08, 1956
The Tomorrow People
Episodes: 0
First Aired: Apr 30, 1973
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