Studied at the College Bouffement in France and speaks fluent French.
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Trained in dance at the Aida Foster School, she portrayed Isadora Duncan in a TV movie in 1966.
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British classical and contemporary stage actress best known for her hilarious role in the cult film Harold and Maude (1971) as suicidal prankster Harold's (Bud Cort) preoccupied mother.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Chef!
1993
TV Series
Mrs. Courtenay
Uncle Jack and the Dark Side of the Moon
1992
TV Series
Cynthia Birdwood
Birds of a Feather
1990-1992
TV Series
Sylvie / Auntie Sylvie
Uncle Jack and the Loch Noch Monster
1991
TV Series
Cynthia Birdwood
Jeeves and Wooster
1991
TV Series
Aunt Dahlia
Uncle Jack and Operation Green
1990
TV Series
Cynthia Birdwood
Desmond's
1990
TV Series
Bag Lady
Rockliffe's Folly
1988
TV Series
Mrs. Dawson
American Playhouse
1988
TV Series
Isobel Sedbusk
Bergerac
1988
TV Series
Anne Granger
Screenplay
1986
TV Series
Esther
Screen Two
1986
TV Series
Lily
Theatre Night
1985
TV Series
Mrs. Telfer
A Pattern of Roses
1983
TV Movie
Mrs. Ingram
Jamaica Inn
1983
TV Movie
Martha Yellan
Britannia Hospital
1982
Matron: Administration
Miss Morison's Ghosts
1981
TV Movie
Dr. Hadley
Love in a Cold Climate
1980
TV Mini-Series
Lady Montdore
Rebecca
1979
TV Mini-Series
Beatrice
Candleshoe
1977
Grimsworthy
Play for Today
1977
TV Series
Beth Bailey
The Velvet Glove
1977
TV Series
Marie Stopes
Shades of Greene
1976
TV Series
Mother / Maria
Jackanory Playhouse
1976
TV Series
Bad Fairy / Old woman
Comedy Premiere
1975
TV Series
Margaret Warner
Churchill's People
1975
TV Series
Ingirith
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
1974-1975
TV Mini-Series
Mrs. Shipley / Mrs Shipley
Notorious Woman
1974
TV Mini-Series
Affairs of the Heart
1974
TV Series
Mrs. Churchley
O Lucky Man!
1973
Good Lady
Z Cars
1962-1973
TV Series
Nellie Duggan / Beryl
Harold and Maude
1971
Mrs. Chasen
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971
Mme. Krupskaya
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
Alva Hodson
Elizabeth R
1971
TV Mini-Series
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
Vile Bodies
1970
TV Movie
Lottie Crump
Hello-Goodbye
1970
Joycie
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970
TV Movie
Mrs. Dickens
The Looking Glass War
1970
Mrs. King
Jackanory
1969
TV Series
Storyteller
Play Dirty
1969
German Nurse
Pride and Prejudice
1967
TV Series
Mrs. Bennet
Seven Deadly Virtues
1967
TV Series
Jane Fielding
Theatre 625
1967
TV Series
Virginia Troy
Sword of Honour
1967
TV Series
Virginia Troy
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
1966
TV Movie documentary
Isadora Duncan
Six
1964
TV Series
Mrs. James
First Night
1964
TV Series
Micaela
The Avengers
1964
TV Series
Betty Smythe
Mess Mates
1962
TV Series
Woman
Harpers West One
1961
TV Series
Julie Wheeler
Emergency-Ward 10
1960-1961
TV Series
Casualty Sister / Nurse Greer
The Arthur Haynes Show
1960
TV Series
Played Upon a Stage
1960
TV Series
Pimple
Wuthering Heights
1948
TV Movie
Catherine Linton
Alice in Wonderland
1946
TV Short
Alice
Jean's Plan
1946
Jean Fairfax
Midsomer Murders
1999
TV Series
Agnes Sampson
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Teen-Age Show
1948
TV Series narrative script - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rudolf Nureyev
1991
Documentary
English Voice
The Teen-Age Show
1948
TV Series
Herself - Presenter
Known for movies
Harold and Maude (1971) as Mrs. Chasen
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) as Alva Hodson
Britannia Hospital (1982) as Matron: Administration
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1966) as Isadora Duncan