Person
Rachel Roberts
Acting · 1927–1980 · Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rachel Roberts (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Play for Today
Olwen
ITV Playhouse
Dorothy
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Gladys Taylor
Night Gallery
Rebecca Brigham (segment "Certain Shadows on the Wall")
The Tony Randall Show
Bonnie McClellan
Murder on the Orient Express
Hildegarde Schmidt
Foul Play
Delia Darrow / Gerda Casswell
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ruth
O Lucky Man!
Gloria Rowe / Madame Paillard / Mrs. Richards
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Mrs. Appleyard
Filmography
- 1992Under Milk WoodMrs. Dai Bread Two (voice) (archive sound)
- 1982The WallRegina Kowalska
- 1981Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenMrs. Dangers
- 1980The Hostage TowerSonya
- 1979The Sorrows of GinMrs. Henlein
- 1979YanksMrs. Clarrie Moreton
- 1979When a Stranger CallsDr. Monk
- 1979The Old CrowdPauline
- 1978Foul PlayDelia Darrow / Gerda Casswell
- 1978The Wilds of Ten Thousand IslandsClara Mooney
- 1977A Circle of ChildrenHelga
- 1976The Tony Randall ShowBonnie McClellan
- 1975Picnic at Hanging RockMrs. Appleyard
- 1975A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900Self
- 1974Murder on the Orient ExpressHildegarde Schmidt
- 1974Back of BeyondOlwen
- 1974Graceless Go IDorothy
- 1974Great ExpectationsMrs. Gargery
- 1974Alpha BetaNora Elliot
- 1973Baffled!Mrs. Farraday
- 1973O Lucky Man!Gloria Rowe / Madame Paillard / Mrs. Richards
- 1973The Belstone FoxCathie Smith
- 1972You're FreeGladys Taylor
- 1971Wild RoversMaybell
- 1971Doctors' WivesDella Randolph
- 1970Night GalleryRebecca Brigham (segment "Certain Shadows on the Wall")
- 1970Play for TodayOlwen
- 1970The ReckoningJoyce Eglington
- 1969Destiny of a SpyMegan Thomas
- 1968A Flea in Her EarSuzanne de Castilian
- 1967ITV PlayhouseDorothy
- 1966Blithe SpiritRuth Condomine
- 1966Frankenstein Mark 2Anna Preston
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreGladys Taylor
- 1963This Sporting LifeMrs. Margaret Hammond
- 1961Girl on ApprovalAnne Howland
- 1960A Subject of Scandal and ConcernMrs. Holyoake
- 1960Saturday Night and Sunday MorningBrenda
- 1960Our Man in HavanaProstitute (uncredited)
- 1958Our Mutual FriendLizzie Hexam
- 1957The Good CompanionsElsie and Effie Longstaff
- 1954The Crowded DayMaggie
- 1954The Weak and the WickedPat
- 1953The Limping ManBarmaid
- 1953Valley of SongBessie Lewis
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameRuth
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