Actor
Rachel Roberts
- Born September 20, 1927 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
- Died November 26, 1980
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rachel Roberts (20 September 1927 – 26 November 1980) was a Welsh actress noted for her fervour and passion; Roberts is best remembered for her forthright screen performances in two key films of the 1960s, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and This Sporting Life, in both of which she played the older mistress of the central male character. In Australia, she is remembered for her performance as Mrs Appleyard in Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock.
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Known for
Murder on the Orient Express1974
Picnic at Hanging Rock1975
When a Stranger Calls1979
Foul Play1978
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning1960
Our Man in Havana1960
This Sporting Life1963
O Lucky Man!1973
Filmography
- 1992Under Milk WoodFilmMrs. Dai Bread Two (voice) (archive sound)
- 1982The WallFilmRegina Kowalska
- 1981Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenFilmMrs. Dangers
- 1980The Hostage TowerFilmSonya
- 1979When a Stranger CallsFilmDr. Monk
- 1979YanksFilmMrs. Clarrie Moreton
- 1979The Old CrowdFilmPauline
- 1979The Sorrows of GinFilmMrs. Henlein
- 1978Foul PlayFilmDelia Darrow / Gerda Casswell
- 1978The Wilds of Ten Thousand IslandsFilmClara Mooney
- 1977A Circle of ChildrenFilmHelga
- 1976The Tony Randall ShowSeriesBonnie McClellan
- 1975Picnic at Hanging RockFilmMrs. Appleyard
- 1975A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900FilmSelf
- 1974Murder on the Orient ExpressFilmHildegarde Schmidt
- 1974Great ExpectationsFilmMrs. Gargery
- 1974Alpha BetaFilmNora Elliot
- 1974Graceless Go IFilmDorothy
- 1974Back of BeyondFilmOlwen
- 1973O Lucky Man!FilmGloria Rowe / Madame Paillard / Mrs. Richards
- 1973Baffled!FilmMrs. Farraday
- 1973The Belstone FoxFilmCathie Smith
- 1972You're FreeFilmGladys Taylor
- 1971Wild RoversFilmMaybell
- 1971Doctors' WivesFilmDella Randolph
- 1970Night GallerySeriesRebecca Brigham (segment "Certain Shadows on the Wall")
- 1970The ReckoningFilmJoyce Eglington
- 1970Play for TodaySeriesOlwen
- 1969Destiny of a SpyFilmMegan Thomas
- 1969Happy Ever AfterSeriesJoanna Bulstrode
- 1968A Flea in Her EarFilmSuzanne de Castilian
- 1967ITV PlayhouseSeriesDorothy
- 1966Blithe SpiritFilmRuth Condomine
- 1966Frankenstein Mark 2FilmAnna Preston
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreSeriesGladys Taylor
- 1963This Sporting LifeFilmMrs. Margaret Hammond
- 1961Girl on ApprovalFilmAnne Howland
- 1960Saturday Night and Sunday MorningFilmBrenda
- 1960Our Man in HavanaFilmProstitute (uncredited)
- 1960A Subject of Scandal and ConcernFilmMrs. Holyoake
- 1958Our Mutual FriendSeriesLizzie Hexam
- 1957The Good CompanionsFilmElsie and Effie Longstaff
- 1954The Weak and the WickedFilmPat
- 1954The Crowded DayFilmMaggie
- 1953The Limping ManFilmBarmaid
- 1953Valley of SongFilmBessie Lewis
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesRuth