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Rosemary Leach (18 December 1935 β 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.
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Filmography
all 90
Movies 46
TV Shows 44
Voice 3
self 1
![The Great Ghost Rescue](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/40390-the-great-ghost-rescue.jpg)
The Great Ghost Rescue (2011)
![Mission London](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/26589-mission-london.jpg)
Mission London (2010)
![Margaret](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/181696-margaret.jpg)
Margaret (2009)
![The Secretary Who Stole Β£4 Million](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
The Secretary Who Stole Β£4 Million (2005)
![Bosom Pals](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Bosom Pals (2004)
![The Royal](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/308521-the-royal.jpg)
The Royal (2003)
![Prince William](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Prince William (2002)
![Back Home](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/590701-back-home.jpg)
Back Home (2001)
![Perfect](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/949848-perfect.jpg)
Perfect (2001)
![Breathtaking](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Breathtaking (2000)
![Doctors](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/176971-doctors.jpg)
Doctors (2000)
![Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/33774-whatever-happened-to-harold-smith.jpg)
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (2000)
![Berkeley Square](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97213-berkeley-square.jpg)
Berkeley Square (1998)
![The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/233069-the-enchanted-world-of-brambly-hedge.jpg)
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge (1996)
![Spywatch](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/343318-spywatch.jpg)
Spywatch (1996)
![Chiller](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/44100-chiller.jpg)
Chiller (1995)
![The Buccaneers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/28192-the-buccaneers.jpg)
The Buccaneers (1995)
![The Hawk](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13711-the-hawk.jpg)
The Hawk (1993)
![Shakespeare: The Animated Tales](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/299087-shakespeare-the-animated-tales.jpg)
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992)
![An Ungentlemanly Act](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/38765-an-ungentlemanly-act.jpg)
An Ungentlemanly Act (1992)
![Growing Pains](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Growing Pains (1992)
![The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/62030-the-world-of-peter-rabbit-and-friends.jpg)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992)
![Heartbeat](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/149237-heartbeat.jpg)
Heartbeat (1992)
![Summer's Lease](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/57863-summer-s-lease.jpg)
Summer's Lease (1989)
![Across the Lake](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Across the Lake (1988)
![When We Are Married](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/576627-when-we-are-married.jpg)
When We Are Married (1987)
![The Charmer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/419079-the-charmer.jpg)
The Charmer (1987)
![Still Crazy Like a Fox](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Still Crazy Like a Fox (1987)
![Casualty](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27072-casualty.jpg)
Casualty (1986)
![A Room with a View](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12508-a-room-with-a-view.jpg)
A Room with a View (1986)
![Turtle Diary](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/14114-turtle-diary.jpg)
Turtle Diary (1985)
![Displaced Person](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Displaced Person (1985)
![This Office Life](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1049025-this-office-life.jpg)
This Office Life (1984)
![Swallows and Amazons Forever!](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Swallows and Amazons Forever! (1984)
![The Jewel in the Crown](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/40221-the-jewel-in-the-crown.jpg)
The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
![The Plague Dogs](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/31005-the-plague-dogs.jpg)
The Plague Dogs (1982)
![The Critic](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
The Critic (1982)
![Othello](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/31604-othello.jpg)
Othello (1981)
![All's Well That Ends Well](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/105249-all-s-well-that-ends-well.jpg)
All's Well That Ends Well (1981)
![S.O.S. Titanic](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/38523-s-o-s-titanic.jpg)
S.O.S. Titanic (1980)
![A Question Of Faith](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
A Question Of Faith (1979)
![Disraeli](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/186052-disraeli.jpg)
Disraeli (1978)
![Disraeli](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/182436-disraeli.jpg)
Disraeli (1978)
![Hindle Wakes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/622340-hindle-wakes.jpg)
Hindle Wakes (1976)
![Laurence Olivier Presents](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Laurence Olivier Presents (1976)
![When Day Is Done](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/211070-when-day-is-done.jpg)
When Day Is Done (1975)
![Brief Encounter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67708-brief-encounter.jpg)
Brief Encounter (1974)
![Armchair Cinema](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/598778-armchair-cinema.jpg)
Armchair Cinema (1974)
![Bedtime Stories](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Bedtime Stories (1974)
![That'll Be The Day](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/111614-that-ll-be-the-day.jpg)
That'll Be The Day (1973)
![The Adventures Of Don Quixote](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/44126-the-adventures-of-don-quixote.jpg)
The Adventures Of Don Quixote (1973)
![The Wild Duck](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/766935-the-wild-duck.jpg)
The Wild Duck (1971)
![The Roads to Freedom](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/770038-the-roads-to-freedom.jpg)
The Roads to Freedom (1970)
![Chariot of Fire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/557370-chariot-of-fire.jpg)
Chariot of Fire (1970)
![Germinal](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Germinal (1970)
![Strange Report](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/232762-strange-report.jpg)
Strange Report (1969)
![Toggle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/904192-toggle.jpg)
Toggle (1968)
![Gideon's Way](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/331787-gideon-s-way.jpg)
Gideon's Way (1965)
![Face of a Stranger](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/95962-face-of-a-stranger.jpg)
Face of a Stranger (1964)
![Hallmark Hall of Fame](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137904-hallmark-hall-of-fame.jpg)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1935-12-18
Deathday2017-10-21 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceMuch Wenlock, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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