Actor
Rachel Roberts
Born September 20, 1927 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UKDied November 26, 198038 films
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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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First watchPicnic at Hanging Rock19757.2as Mrs. AppleyardIn the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an…View filmEssential films
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38 films as actor- 1992Under Milk WoodMrs. Dai Bread Two (voice) (archive sound)
- 1982The WallRegina Kowalska
- 1981Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenMrs. Dangers
- 1980The Hostage TowerSonya
- 1979The Sorrows of GinMrs. Henlein
- 1979YanksMrs. Clarrie Moreton
- 1979When a Stranger CallsDr. Monk
- 1979The Old CrowdPauline
- 1978Foul PlayDelia Darrow / Gerda Casswell
- 1978The Wilds of Ten Thousand IslandsClara Mooney
- 1977A Circle of ChildrenHelga
- 1975Picnic at Hanging RockMrs. Appleyard
- 1974Murder on the Orient ExpressHildegarde Schmidt
- 1974Back of BeyondOlwen
- 1974Graceless Go IDorothy
- 1974Great ExpectationsMrs. Gargery
- 1974Alpha BetaNora Elliot
- 1973Baffled!Mrs. Farraday
- 1973O Lucky Man!Gloria Rowe / Madame Paillard / Mrs. Richards
- 1973The Belstone FoxCathie Smith
- 1972You're FreeGladys Taylor
- 1971Wild RoversMaybell
- 1971Doctors' WivesDella Randolph
- 1970The ReckoningJoyce Eglington
- 1969Destiny of a SpyMegan Thomas
- 1968A Flea in Her EarSuzanne de Castilian
- 1966Blithe SpiritRuth Condomine
- 1966Frankenstein Mark 2Anna Preston
- 1963This Sporting LifeMrs. Margaret Hammond
- 1961Girl on ApprovalAnne Howland
- 1960A Subject of Scandal and ConcernMrs. Holyoake
- 1960Saturday Night and Sunday MorningBrenda
- 1960Our Man in HavanaProstitute (uncredited)
- 1957The Good CompanionsElsie and Effie Longstaff
- 1954The Crowded DayMaggie
- 1954The Weak and the WickedPat
- 1953The Limping ManBarmaid
- 1953Valley of SongBessie Lewis