Leach, Rosemary 1935–

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Leach, Rosemary 1935–

PERSONAL

Born December 18, 1935, in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England; daughter of Sidney (a teacher) and Mary Eileen (a teacher; maiden name, Parker) Leach; married Colin Starkey (an actor), November 3, 1981. Education: Graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Addresses: Agent—William Morris Agency, 31-32 Soho Sq., London WIV 5DG, England.

Career: Actress. Made her stage debut with the Amersham Repertory Theatre, Amersham, England, 1955; appeared with repertory companies in Coventry, Birmingham, and Liverpool, England, between 1955 and 1959; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, associate member.

Awards, Honors: Film Award nomination, best supporting actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1974, for That'll Be the Day; Television Award nomination, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1974, for The Adventures of Don Quixote; Laurence Olivier Award nomination, best supporting actress, Society of West End Theatre, 1977, for Just between Ourselves; Laurence Olivier Award, actress of the year in a new play, 1983, for 84 Charing Cross Road; Film Award nomination, best actress in a supporting role, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1987, for A Room with a View.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Susan Weldon, The Power Game, Associated Television, 1965–66 and 1969.

Rosemary, No, That's Me over Here!, Rediffusion, 1967–68, London Weekend Television, 1970.

Storyteller, Jackanory, BBC, 1968–71.

Marcelle, The Roads to Freedom, BBC, 1970, PBS, 1972.

Laura, Now Look Here!, BBC, c. 1971–73.

Laura, The Prince of Denmark, BBC, 1974.

Sadie Potter, Sadie, It's Cold Outside, Independent Television (England), 1975.

Katy Bunting, Life Begins at Forty, Independent Television, 1978–79.

Aunt Fenny, The Jewel in the Crown, Granada Television, 1984, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, beginning c. 1984.

Joan Plumleigh-Bruce, The Charmer, London Weekend Television, 1987, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1989.

Gladys Toms, The Tomorrow People, Independent Television, 1995.

Grandma, Stick with Me, Kid, 1995.

Aunty Amy, "Spywatch" series, Look and Read, BBC, c. 1996.

Nanny Collins, Berkeley Square, BBC and PBS, 1998.

Irene, Down to Earth, BBC, between 2001 and 2003.

Grace, My Family, BBC, between 2003 and 2006.

Appeared as Velma in the series Odd Socks.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Germinal, BBC-2, 1970.

Queen Victoria, Disraeli, Associated Television (England), 1978, known in the United States as Disraeli, Portrait of a Romantic and broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1980.

Mrs. Barrable, Swallows and Amazons Forever! The Big Six, BBC, 1984.

Mrs. Barrable, Swallows and Amazons Forever! Coot Club, BBC, 1984.

Nancy Leadbetter, Summer's Lease, BBC, 1989, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1991.

Dot Curdle, Titmuss Regained, Thames Television, 1991, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, c. 1992.

Lady Brightlingsea, The Buccaneers, BBC and PBS, 1995.

Mrs. Forefoot Meadows, Tilly Trotter (also known as Catherine Cookson's "Tilly Trotter"), [Great Britain], 1999.

Vera, Perfect, Independent Television (England), 2001.

Voice, Bosom Pals (animated), BBC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Mother, Cider with Rosie, [Great Britain], c. 1971.

Mrs. Gaines, Brief Encounter (also known as Breve incontro), NBC, 1974.

"When Day Is Done," Armchair Cinema, Thames Television, 1974.

(Uncredited) Mrs. Ogden, S.O.S. Titanic, ABC, 1979.

Eleanor Trundle, Still Crazy Like a Fox (also known as Still Crazy Like a Fox: The Movie), CBS, 1987.

Connie Robinson, Across the Lake, BBC, 1988.

Jane Audeby, Dark River, [Great Britain], 1990.

Mavis Hunt, An Ungentlemanly Act, BBC, 1992.

Mary, "Tender Loving Care," Screen One (also known as Screen One: Tender Loving Care), BBC, 1993.

Miss Markland, "Sacrifice" (also known as "The Sacrifice"), An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (also known as An Unsuitable Job for a Woman: Sacrifice and An Unsuitable Job for a Woman: The Sacrifice), Independent Television (England), 1997, broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, c. 1999.

Mrs. Dickinson, Back Home, Independent Television, 2001.

Queen Elizabeth, Prince William, ABC, 2002.

Carol Samson, The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million (also known as The Secretary Who Stole Four-Million Pounds), BBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

"Mr. Big," Armchair Theatre, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1963.

Sheila, "Pleasure Where She Finds It," Armchair Theatre, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1964.

Angus Slowly Sinking? (also known as Londoners: Angus Slowly Sinking?), BBC, 1965.

Jean Marfield, "Toggle," The Wednesday Play, BBC, 1967.

Katharine Elliott, "A Breach in the Wall," The Wednesday Play, BBC, 1967.

Jess, "Birthday," The Wednesday Play, BBC, 1969.

Judy, "Tiger Trap in the Street," ITV Playhouse, Independent Television (England), 1969.

Olive, Never Talk to Strangers, Independent Television, 1969.

Shelley Mitchell, "Chariot of Fire," The Wednesday Play, BBC, 1970.

"The Wild Duck," Play of the Month, BBC, 1970.

Iris Purvis, "Bermondsey," Thirty-Minute Theatre, BBC, 1972.

Mary Nichols, When the Wheel Turns, Yorkshire Television, 1972.

"Hands," Thirty-Minute Theatre, BBC, 1972.

Dulcinea/Aldonza, The Adventures of Don Quixote (also known as Play of the Month: The Adventures of Don Quixote), broadcast on Play of the Month, BBC, 1973, broadcast on CBS, 1973.

"Dad," BBC-2 Playhouse, BBC-2, 1976.

Six Women, 1976.

"Tiptoe through the Tulips," Play for Today, BBC, 1976.

Mrs. Jeffcote, Hindle Wakes (also known as Laurence Olivier Presents: "Hindle Wakes"), Granada Television, 1977.

Vera, Just between Ourselves, Yorkshire Television, 1978.

Widow of Florence, "All's Well That Ends Well," BBC Television Shakespeare (also known as The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well), BBC-2, 1980.

Emilia, "Othello," BBC Television Shakespeare (also known as The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Othello), BBC-2, 1981.

Mrs. Dangle, The Critic, BBC, 1982.

Sister Agnes, "Displaced Person" (also known as "D.P."), American Playhouse, PBS, 1985.

Clara Soppitt, When We Are Married, BBC, 1987.

Leaving Home, London Weekend Television, 1987.

Mrs. Walker, Once in a Lifetime, BBC, also broadcast on Great Performances, PBS, 1988.

Violet, The Winslow Boy, BBC, c. 1988, broadcast on Great Performances, PBS, 1990.

Mrs. Alcock, Shall We Gather at the River (short; also known as Bunch of Five: Shall We Gather at the River), [Great Britain], 1992.

Herself, An Audience with Ken Dodd, Independent Television, 1994.

Nan, Blood and Peaches, BBC, 1995.

Herself, Another Audience with Ken Dodd, Independent Television, 2002.

Her Majesty the Queen, "Tea with Betty," The Afternoon Play, BBC, 2006.

Appeared in The Cupboard.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Ann Brown, "What Kind of Hero?," Z Cars, BBC, 1962.

Mrs. Outram, "Special Duty," Z Cars, BBC, 1963.

Rose Studwick, "Just Call Me Dad," Catch Hand, BBC, 1964.

Kitty Winter, "The Illustrious Client," Sherlock Holmes, BBC, 1965.

Marion Grove, "The Ladykiller," Gideon's Way (also known as Gideon C.I.D.), Associated Television, 1965.

"They Go Off in the End, Like Fruit," Public Eye, Independent Television (England), 1965.

Giulia Lazzara, "The Liberators," Court Martial, Incorporated Television Company, c. 1965, later broadcast on ABC.

Madame Ko, "The Haunted Pavilion," Judge Dee, Granada Television, 1969.

Mary Hanson, "Revenge: When a Man Hates," Strange Report, Independent Television, 1969.

Ivy Burr, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," Bedtime Stories, BBC, 1974.

Title role, "Lizzie Borden," Second Verdict, BBC, 1976.

Mrs. Ida Tempest, "Rumpole and the Man of God," Rumpole of the Bailey, Thames Television, 1979, broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, 1981.

Beryl, "The Universe Downstairs," Dramarama, Independent Television, 1985.

"The Haunted Garden," Worlds Beyond, [Great Britain], 1987.

Avril Dawlish, "Fools Rush In," May to December, BBC, 1989.

Marigold Sampson, "Banbury Blue," Boon, Central Television (England), 1989.

Aunt Vinny, Up the Garden Path, Independent Television, 1991.

Narrator, "Twelfth Night," Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (animated), HBO, 1992.

Joan Craddock, "Back in Your Own Backyard," Growing Pains, BBC, 1993.

Voice of Miss Tabitha Twitchit, "The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or the Roly-Poly Pudding," The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (animated), BBC and Family Channel, c. 1993.

Voice of Miss Tabitha Twitchit, "The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck," The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (animated), BBC and Family Channel, c. 1993.

Mrs. Leslie, "Toby," Chiller, Independent Television, 1995.

Mother, "Sealed with a Loving Kiss," Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's …, Independent Television, 1996.

"The Quick and the Dead," French and Saunders, BBC, 1996.

Nursie, "If You Meet a Fairy …," Frighteners, Anglia Television, 1997.

Meg Carpenter, "How Mad Is That?," Doctors, BBC, 2000.

Evelyn Pope, "Destroying Angel," Midsomer Murders, Independent Television and BBC, 2001, also broadcast on and Arts and Entertainment.

Barbara Rush, "One More Chance," Holby City (also known as Holby), BBC, 2004.

Miss Plum, "Strangers on a Train," Heartbeat (also known as Classic Heartbeat), Independent Television, 2004.

Dorothy Plum, "Every Dog His Day," Heartbeat (also known as Classic Heartbeat), Independent Television, 2005.

Jenny, "Misdirection," Afterlife, Independent Television, 2005.

Josephine Barker, "Sister Act," Doctors, BBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Philippa, To Sir, with Love, CBS, 1974.

Film Appearances:

Mary Bell, Face of a Stranger (also known as Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Face of a Stranger), Allied Artists, 1964.

Kate, Ghost in the Noonday Sun, Columbia, 1973.

Mrs. MacLaine, That'll Be the Day, New Line Cinema, 1973.

Voice of Vera, The Plague Dogs (animated), United International Pictures, 1982.

Esther, Ha-Kala (also known as The Bride and The Seventeenth Bride), Columbia, 1985.

Mrs. Inchcliff (landlady), Turtle Diary, Samuel Goldwyn, 1985.

Mrs. Honeychurch, A Room with a View, Cinecom International, 1986.

Miss Scope, The Children (also known as Meine liebe Rose), Channel Four Films/Isolde Films/Arbo Fil/Maram, 1990.

Mrs. Marsh, The Hawk, Castle Hill Productions, 1993.

Mrs. Tope, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, First Standard Media, 1993.

Lady Osborne, Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord (also known as Lucan), Film Eireann/Screen Partners/Vine International Pictures, 1997.

Madge (Harold's mother), Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?, USA Films, 1999.

Margaret, Ain't Misbehavin' (short film), Kaleidoscope Films, 2000.

Mrs. Henshow, Breathtaking, IAC Film, 2000.

Margaret, The Baroness and the Pig, Film Tonic/Media Principia/Wide Angle Pictures, 2002.

Stage Appearances:

Queen Elizabeth, Richard III, St. George's Theatre, London, 1976.

Vera, Just between Ourselves, Queen's Theatre, London, 1977.

Amy Evans, I Sent a Letter to My Love, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1979.

Rosalind, As You Like It, St. George's Theatre, 1979.

Helene Hanff, 84 Charing Cross Road, Ambassador's Theatre, London, 1982.

Anne Wheatley, Other Worlds, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1983.

The Health Farm, King's Head Theatre, London, 1989.

Appeared in other productions, including productions with the Amersham Repertory Theatre, Amersham, England, and with repertory companies in Coventry, Birmingham, and Liverpool, England, all during the 1950s.