
Acting
Born December 18, 1935 · 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.

May I Kill U?
2013

The Great Ghost Rescue
2011

Mission London
2010

Margaret
2009

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
2006
The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million
2005

Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection
2004

Prince William
2002

The Baroness and the Pig
2002

Back Home
2001

Breathtaking
2000

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
2000

Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
1998

Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story: Primrose's Stormy Night
1996
Blood and Peaches
1995

The Hawk
1993

Tender Loving Care
1993

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
1993
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1993

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
1993

Twelfth Night
1992

An Ungentlemanly Act
1992
The Winslow Boy
1989

Bosses From Hell
1989

Across the Lake
1988

When We Are Married
1987
Still Crazy Like a Fox
1987
Day To Remember
1986

A Room with a View
1986

Turtle Diary
1985
Displaced Person
1985

The 17th Bride
1985

This Office Life
1984

The Plague Dogs
1982
The Critic
1982

Othello
1981

All's Well That Ends Well
1981
Hands
1980

S.O.S. Titanic
1980
A Question Of Faith
1979

Disraeli
1978

Hindle Wakes
1976

Dad
1976

Tiptoe Through the Tulips
1976

Brief Encounter
1976

When Day Is Done
1975

That'll Be The Day
1973

The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973

Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973

Bermondsey
1972

Cider with Rosie
1971
The Mosedale Horseshoe
1971

The Wild Duck
1971

Chariot of Fire
1970

Never Talk to Strangers
1969
Birthday
1969
Toggle
1968

Face of a Stranger
1964
Sharp at Four
1964