Rachel Roberts

Known for

Acting

Life

1927 – 1980 (aged 53)

Born in

Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK

Credits

45 acting credits

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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.

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Known For

Murder on the Orient Express

22 Nov 1974

Picnic at Hanging Rock

02 Sep 1975

When a Stranger Calls

24 Aug 1979

Foul Play

14 Jul 1978

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

27 Oct 1960

This Sporting Life

07 Feb 1963

Our Man in Havana

27 Jan 1960

O Lucky Man!

25 Mar 1973

Filmography

1992

Under Milk Woodas Mrs. Dai Bread Two (voice) (archive sound)

1982

The Wallas Regina Kowalska

1981

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queenas Mrs. Dangers

1980

The Hostage Toweras Sonya

1979

The Sorrows of Ginas Mrs. Henlein
Yanksas Mrs. Clarrie Moreton
When a Stranger Callsas Dr. Monk
The Old Crowdas Pauline

1978

Foul Playas Delia Darrow
The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islandsas Clara Mooney

1977

A Circle of Childrenas Helga

1976

The Tony Randall Showas Bonnie McClellan10 episodes

1975

Picnic at Hanging Rockas Mrs. Appleyard

1974

Murder on the Orient Expressas Hildegarde Schmidt
Back of Beyondas Olwen
Graceless Go Ias Dorothy
Great Expectationsas Mrs. Gargery
Alpha Betaas Nora Elliot

1973

Baffled!as Mrs. Farraday
O Lucky Man!as Gloria Rowe
The Belstone Foxas Cathie Smith

1972

You're Freeas Gladys Taylor

1971

Wild Roversas Maybell
Doctors' Wivesas Della Randolph

1970

Night Galleryas Rebecca Brigham (segment "Certain Shadows on the Wall")1 episode
Play for Todayas Olwen1 episode
The Reckoningas Joyce Eglington

1969

Destiny of a Spyas Megan Thomas

1968

A Flea in Her Earas Suzanne de Castilian

1967

ITV Playhouseas Dorothy1 episode

1966

Blithe Spiritas Ruth Condomine
Frankenstein Mark 2as Anna Preston

1965

Thirty-Minute Theatreas Gladys Taylor1 episode

1963

This Sporting Lifeas Mrs. Margaret Hammond

1961

Girl on Approvalas Anne Howland

1960

A Subject of Scandal and Concernas Mrs. Holyoake
Saturday Night and Sunday Morningas Brenda
Our Man in Havanaas Prostitute (uncredited)

1958

Our Mutual Friendas Lizzie Hexam8 episodes

1957

The Good Companionsas Elsie and Effie Longstaff