Parfitt, Judy 1935-

PERSONAL

Full name, Judy Catherine Clare Parfitt; born November 7, 1935, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; daughter of Lawrence Hamilton and Catherine Josephine (maiden name, Coulton) Parfitt; married Anthony Francis "Tony" Steedman (an actor; some sources spell name as Steadman), August 25, 1963 (died February 4, 2001); children: David Lawrence. Education: Attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London. Avocational Interests: Interior decorating, swimming, gardening, antiques.

Addresses:

Agent—Nicola Van Gelder, Conway Van Gelder, Ltd., 18-21 Jermyn St., Third Floor, London SW1Y 6HP, England.

Career:

Actress.

Awards, Honors:

Laurence Olivier Award nominations, Society of West End Theatre, c. 1967, for The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, c. 1968, for The Hotel Amsterdam, and c. 1971, for The Duchess of Malfi; Television Award nomination, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1985, for The Jewel in the Crown; Film Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a supporting role, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2004, for Girl with a Pearl Earring.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Bridesmaid, Fools Rush In, Amersham Repertory Company, 1954.

Things Remembered, 1955.

Ursula Budgeon, A Likely Tale, Globe Theatre, London, 1956.

Mrs. Holroyd, The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1967.

Minnie Gascoigne, The Daughter-in-Law, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Court Theatre, 1967 and 1968.

Annie, The Hotel Amsterdam (also known as A Hotel in Amsterdam), Royal Court Theatre, then New Theatre, later Duke of York's Theatre, all London, 1968.

Gertrude, Hamlet, Round House Theatre, London, 1969.

Lady Touchwood, The Double Dealer, Royal Court Theatre, 1969.

Title role, The Duchess of Malfi, Royal Court Theatre, 1971.

Mary Queen of Scots, Vivat! Vivat! Regina!, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1971.

Orinthia, The Apple Cart, Theatre Royal, Bristol, England, 1973.

Rachel, Echoes from a Concrete Canyon, Theatre Upstairs, London, 1975.

Victoria Musgrave, The Family Dance, Criterion Theatre, London, 1976.

Ranevskaya, The Cherry Orchard, Riverside Studios, London, 1978.

Cleopatra, Antony and Cleopatra, Young Vic Theatre, London, 1983.

Old Heads and Young Hearts, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 1983.

Eleanor, Passion Play, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1984.

Anthea, A Dream of People, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Pit, London, 1990.

The Sisterhood, Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, England, 1991.

Valentine's Day (musical), Chichester Festival Theatre, Minerva Theatre, 1991.

Mrs. Birling, An Inspector Calls, National Theatre, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1993.

Mrs. Bramson, Night Must Fall, National Actors Theatre, Lyceum Theatre, then Helen Hayes Theatre, both New York City, 1999.

Madame Raquin, Therese Raquin, National Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre, London, 2006-2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Jacqueline Dawson, A Man Called Harry Brent (also known as Francis Durbridge Presents "A Man Called Harry Brent"), BBC Two, 1965.

Joyce Diamond, Diamond Crack Diamond, London Weekend Television (England), 1970.

Lucy Snowe, Villette, BBC, 1970.

E. Nesbit, The Edwardians, BBC-2, 1972-73, also broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS.

Gillian Forrest, QC, Crown Court, Independent Television (England), between 1976 and 1984.

Anne Aspen, "Rumpole and the Honourable Member," Rumpole of the Bailey (also known as Rumpole of the Bailey: Series I), Independent Television (England), 1978, broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, 1980.

Madame Defarge, A Tale of Two Cities, BBC, 1980.

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

Queen Lillian White, The Charmings, ABC, 1987-88.

Alison Warren, The Charmer, London Weekend Television, 1987, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1989.

Hilda Spearpoint, The Gravy Train, Channel 4 (England) and other networks, 1990.

Martha, Eye of the Storm, Independent Television (England), 1993.

Mrs. Platter, The Return of the Borrowers, BBC, 1993, TNT, 1996.

Lady Harmonsworth, Berkeley Square, BBC and PBS, 1998.

Isabelle Corday, ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2000-2002.

Mercy Woolf, Funland, BBC Three, 2005.

Some sources cite an appearance in The Borrowers, BBC, 1992.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Rosa Dartle, David Copperfield, BBC, 1966.

Lilian Matfield, Angel Pavement, BBC, 1967.

Lady Constance Lytton, Shoulder to Shoulder, PBS, 1974, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1975.

Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Pride and Prejudice, PBS, 1979, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1980.

Julia Bickleigh, Malice Aforethought, BBC, 1979, broadcast on Mystery! (also known as Mystery! Malice Aforethought), PBS, 1981.

Ms. Dredger, Mr. Pye, Channel 4 (England), 1985.

Deceptions, NBC, 1985.

Alicia Drummond, Act of Will, Tyne Tees Television, 1989.

Hilda Spearpoint, The Gravy Train Goes East, Channel 4 (England) and other networks, 1991.

Host and Harriet Collard, The Blackheath Poisonings, Central Independent Television, 1991, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1993.

The Hunt, Independent Television (England), 2001.

Isobel John, Hearts of Gold, BBC, 2003.

Lady Ruth Thursby, The Long Firm, BBC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Red Queen, Alice through the Looking Glass, BBC Two, 1974.

Muriel Perry, Secret Orchards, Granada Television, 1979.

Elsa Grubber, Death of a Princess, Independent Television (England), 1980.

Midnight's Child, Lifetime, 1992.

Beryl Stacton, Silent Cries (also known as Guests of the Emperor), NBC, 1993.

Mrs. Tennant, Loving, ABC and Lifetime, 1995.

Lady Constance Keeble, Heavy Weather (also known as P. G. Wodehouse's "Heavy Weather"), BBC, 1995, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1996.

Ruth, Goodbye My Love, Granada Television, 1996.

Verena, September (also known as Rosamunde Pilcher's "September"), Showtime, 1996.

Mrs. Puxley, The Ruby Ring, Showtime, 1997.

Miss Van Schuyler, Death on the Nile, Arts and Entertainment, 2004, originally broadcast as an episode of Poirot (also known as Agatha Christie's "Poirot" and Hercule Poirot), Independent Television (England), 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Dorothy Gorbet, "Tomorrow, Just You Wait," Wednesday Play, BBC, 1965.

"Common Ground," Londoners (also known as Londoners: Common Ground), BBC Two, 1965, also broadcast on The Wednesday Play.

"Quite an Ordinary Knife," Armchair Theatre, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1967.

"The Argument," Thirty-Minute Theatre, BBC, 1972.

Elizabeth Hulme, "Edward G: Like the Filmstar," Play for Today, BBC, 1973.

Voice of Helen Anstey, "Post Mortem," Centre Play, 1975.

Anne Reeve, "The Mind Beyond: Stones," BBC2 Playhouse, BBC Two, 1976.

Mrs. Clandon, "You Never Can Tell," Play of the Month, BBC, 1977.

Roma, "The Unborn," BBC2 Playhouse, BBC Two, 1980.

Meg, "The Concubine," Plays for Pleasure (also known as Plays for Pleasure: The Concubine), Yorkshire Television, 1981.

"The Breadwinner," ITV Playhouse, Independent Television (England), 1982.

Daphne Mayhew, "Grand Duo," Weekend Playhouse (also known as Weekend Playhouse: Grand Duo), London Weekend Television, 1984.

Lola Widmeyer, "Bon Voyage" (also known as "Star Quality: Bon Voyage"), Noel Coward Stories (also known as Star Quality: Noel Coward Stories), broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1987.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

June Clifford, "Information Received," Z Cars, BBC, 1962.

Miss Ellis, "Bullseye," The Avengers, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1962.

Julie Gordon, "A Woman Named Julie," Dixon of Dock Green, BBC, 1963.

Lisa Kapp, "Portrait of Caroline," The Odd Man, Granada Television, 1963.

Brenda Paterson, "The White Elephant," The Avengers, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1964.

Mrs. Palmer, "The Whole Truth …," Z Cars, BBC, 1964.

Peggy Drummond, "The Whole Truth," Dr. Finlay's Casebook, BBC, 1964.

Christine Haines, "But the Crying …," Z Cars, BBC, 1965.

Marie, "Time in Advance," Out of the Unknown, BBC Two, 1965.

Marion Gordon, "The New Dimensions," Undermind, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1965.

Marion Hordern, "But the Joneses Never Get Letters," Public Eye, Independent Television (England), 1965.

Nancy Wills, "You Just Walk Away," Dixon of Dock Green, BBC, 1965.

Yvonne, "First Steal 6 Eggs," The Man in Room 17, Granada Television, 1966.

"Duggie," Love Story, Independent Television (England), 1966.

Anne Liskard, "The Persistent Patriots," The Saint, Independent Television (England), 1967.

Ireyna and grand duchess in photograph, "Black Echo," Adam Adamant Lives, BBC, 1967.

Vesta, "Escape in Time," The Avengers, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1967.

Loris, "Whoever Shot Poor George Oblique Stroke XR40?," The Avengers, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1968.

Mary Dewar, "The Attack," Dixon of Dock Green, BBC, 1968.

Faith Wheeler, "Do Me a Favour and Kill Me" (also known as "Do Me a Favour, Kill Me"), Journey to the Unknown (also known as Out of the Unknown), Independent Television (England), 1969.

Emmy Erikson, "The Death Watcher," Shadows of Fear, Thames Television, 1971.

Vivien, "Husband and Friend," The Ten Commandments, Independent Television (England), 1971.

Lena Haydon, "Lena," The Protectors, Independent Television (England), 1973.

Pauline Fanshaw, "The Healing Hand," Crown Court, Independent Television (England), 1975.

Betty Oldham, "A Question of Loyalty," Yes, Minister, BBC, 1981.

Peggy Brooks, "From Russia … with Blood," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989.

Elizabeth Hoyt, Medics, Independent Television (England), 1993.

Lady Cecily O'Callaghan, "Nursing Home Murder," The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (also known as Alleyn Mysteries, Inspector Alleyn, and Ngaio Marsh's "Alleyn Mysteries"), BBC, 1993, also broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, 1993.

Lady Myers Lloyd, "Troubled Waters," The Lifeboat, BBC, 1994.

Margaret, "Episode 7," Holding the Baby, Independent Television (England), 1997.

Angela Wentworth, "Death's Shadow," Midsomer Murders, Independent Television (England), BBC, and Arts and Entertainment, 1999.

Margaret Collins, "Mercy," Murder in Mind, BBC and BBC America, 2001.

Miss Van Schuyler, "Death on the Nile," Poirot (also known as Agatha Christie's "Poirot" and Hercule Poirot), Independent Television (England), 2004, broadcast as a movie, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

Herself, "Death of a Princess," Frontline, PBS, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Renata Beck (some sources cite role as Elisabeth Noble), Covenant, NBC, 1985.

Queen Lillian White, The Charmings, ABC, 1987.

Mercy Woolf, Funland, BBC Three, 2005.

Television Appearances; Other:

Appeared in other programs, including The Final Act, Granada Television.

Film Appearances:

Chauffeur, Hide and Seek, Universal, 1963.

Gertrude, Hamlet (also known as Shakespeare's "Hamlet"), Columbia, 1969.

Jenny Bannerman, The Mind of Mr. Soames, Columbia, 1970.

Angelica Sarti, Galileo (also known as Galileo Galilei), 1975.

Dr. Merrow, Champions, 1983.

Deidre, The Chain, Rank, 1985.

Mrs. Durham, Maurice, Cinecom International, 1987.

Lady Stella Munday, Getting It Right, Management Company Entertainment Group, 1989.

Lady Crewne, Diamond Skulls (also known as Dark Obsession), Circle Releasing, 1989.

Queen Katherine, King Ralph, Universal, 1991.

Vera Donovan, Dolores Claiborne, Columbia, 1995.

Genevieve, Element of Doubt, 1996.

Lady Mount-Temple, Wilde (also known as Oscar Wilde), Dove International, 1997.

Queen Marie, Ever After (also known as Cinderella, Ever After: A Cinderella Story, and Untitled Cinderella Project), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998.

Ambassador, Falling Through, Alliance Atlantis Communications, 2000.

(Scenes deleted) Psychologist, The Bourne Identity, Universal, 2002.

Maria Thins, Girl with a Pearl Earring (also known as Le jeune fille a la perle), Lions Gate Films, 2003.

Rachel Krauzenberg, The Aryan Couple (also known as The Couple), Hemdale Film, 2004.

Brenda Raphael, Asylum, Paramount Classics, 2005.

Nanny, Dean Spanley (also known as My Talks with Dean Spanley), Atlantic Film Productions/General Film Corporation, 2008.

Appeared in other films, including The Golden Man, Archer Street Productions.