Rosemary Leach
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 18, 1935
- Died
- October 21, 2017
- Birthplace
- Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
May I Kill U? 2013
as Mags
The Great Ghost Rescue 2011
as The Queen
Mission London 2010
as Miss Cunningham
Margaret 2009
as The Queen
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends 2006
as Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit
- The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million
The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million 2005
as Carol Samson
Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection 2004
as Lady Daisy Woodmouse / Old Mrs Eyebright (Voice)
Prince William 2002
as Queen Elizabeth
The Baroness and the Pig 2002
as Margaret
Back Home 2001
as Mrs. Dickinson
Breathtaking 2000
as Mrs. Henshaw
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? 2000
as Harold's Mother
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord 1998
Actor
Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night 1996
as Lady Daisy Woodmouse/Old Mrs. Eyebright
Chiller: Toby 1995
as Mrs. Leslie
- Blood and Peaches
Blood and Peaches 1995
as Nan
The Hawk 1993
as Mrs Marsh
Tender Loving Care 1993
as Mary
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding 1993
as Tabitha Twitchit (voice)
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood 1993
as Mrs. Tope
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)
An Ungentlemanly Act 1992
as Mavis Hunt
The Children 1990
as Scopy
- The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy 1989
as Violet
Bosses From Hell 1989
Actor
Across the Lake 1988
as Connie Robinson
When We Are Married 1987
as Clara Soppitt
- Still Crazy Like a Fox
Still Crazy Like a Fox 1987
as Eleanor Trundle
- Day To Remember
Day To Remember 1986
as Hilda
A Room with a View 1986
as Mrs. Honeychurch
Turtle Diary 1985
as Mrs. Inchcliff
- Displaced Person
Displaced Person 1985
as Sister Agnes
The 17th Bride 1985
as Esther
This Office Life 1984
as Widow Rashman
The Plague Dogs 1982
as Vera (voice)
- The Critic
The Critic 1982
as Mrs. Dangle
Othello 1981
as Emilia
All's Well That Ends Well 1981
as Widow of Florence
- Hands
Hands 1980
as Pam
S.O.S. Titanic 1980
as Mrs. Odgen (uncredited)
A Question Of Faith 1979
as Anna Petrovna
Disraeli 1978
as Queen Victoria
Hindle Wakes 1976
as Mrs. Jeffcote
Dad 1976
as Irene
Tiptoe Through the Tulips 1976
as Rita
Brief Encounter 1976
as Mrs. Gaines
When Day Is Done 1975
as Rosemary Warne
That'll Be The Day 1973
as Mrs. MacLaine
The Adventures Of Don Quixote 1973
as Dulcinea / Aldonza
Ghost in the Noonday Sun 1973
as Kate
Bermondsey 1972
as Iris
Cider with Rosie 1971
as Mother
- The Mosedale Horseshoe
The Mosedale Horseshoe 1971
as Helen
The Wild Duck 1971
as Gina Ekdal, Hedvig's mother
Chariot of Fire 1970
as Shelley Mitchell
Never Talk to Strangers 1969
as Olive Bunclark
- Birthday
Birthday 1969
Actor
- Toggle
Toggle 1968
as Jean Marfield
Face of a Stranger 1964
as Mary Bell
- Sharp at Four
Sharp at Four 1964
as Jean Hobley
Credits from TMDB.