Rachel Roberts



First NameRachel
Last NameRoberts (I)
Age53 (age at death)
Date of BirthSeptember 20, 1927
BirthplaceLlanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Date of DeathNovember 26, 1980
Location of DeathLos Angeles, California
Cause of DeathSuicide
Height5' 5" (165 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorBlonde
Star SignVirgo
EthnicityWhite
NationalityBritish
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameThis Sporting Life

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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Filmography

Selected Rachel Roberts film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2007
Herself

1992
Under Milk Wood
Mrs. Dai Bread Two

1980
Sonya

1979
Dr. Monk

1979
Mrs. Clarrie Moreton

1978
Gerda Casswell, Delia Darrow

1977
A Circle of Children
Helga

1976
Mrs. Bonnie McClellen

1975
Mrs. Appleyard

1974
Hildegarde Schmidt

1974
Great Expectations
Mrs. Gargery

1973
Alpha Beta
Nora Elliot

1973
Madame Paillard, Mrs. Richards, Gloria Rowe

1973
Baffled!
Mrs. Farraday

1971
Della Randolph

1971
Joyce Eglington

1971
Maybell

1969
Destiny of a Spy
Megan Thomas

1968
Suzanne de Castilian

1963
Mrs. Margaret Hammond

1959
Prostitute

1958
Our Mutual Friend
Lizzie Hexam

1957
Elsie and Effie Longstaff

1954
Pat, pregnant inmate

1954
Maggie

1953
Barmaid

1953
Valley of Song
Bessie Lewis






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