Rachel Roberts
Known For
Acting
Born
1927-09-20 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Died
1980-11-26
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.
Most Known For
Play for Today
as Olwen
Night Gallery
as Rebecca Brigham (segment "Certain Shadows on the Wall")
The Tony Randall Show
as Bonnie McClellan
Foul Play
as Delia Darrow / Gerda Casswell
Yanks
as Mrs. Clarrie Moreton
Murder on the Orient Express
as Hildegarde Schmidt
Picnic at Hanging Rock
as Mrs. Appleyard
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ruth
When a Stranger Calls
as Dr. Monk
This Sporting Life
as Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
as Brenda
O Lucky Man!
as Gloria Rowe / Madame Paillard / Mrs. Richards
Our Mutual Friend
as Lizzie Hexam
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
as Mrs. Dangers
The Reckoning
as Joyce Eglington
Our Man in Havana
as Prostitute (uncredited)
Baffled!
as Mrs. Farraday
Wild Rovers
as Maybell
A Circle of Children
as Helga
The Hostage Tower
as Sonya