Rowena Cooper
Rowena Cooper | |
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| Born | Rosemary Rowena Cooper[1] 1935 (age 90–91) |
| Other name | R. R. Cooper |
| Occupation | Actress |
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Rosemary Rowena Cooper (born 1935)[2] is a British actress.
She began her career in 1956, joining the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary.[3] In 1959 she joined the Dundee Repertory Theatre Company and went on to have an extensive career, primarily in British television, for more than 50 years.[4] Cooper starred in The Rag Trade as Mrs Fenner.
Select filmography in television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1974–1978 | Crown Court | ||
| 1975–1992 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Marguerite "Matey" Ballard[5] | Series 5–7 |
| 1978 | Going Straight | Shirley Chapman | Probation Officer |
| 1982 | The Bell | Mrs. Mark | 6 episodes |
| 1983 | Goodnight and God Bless | Audrey | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Cockles | Masha Barrington-Pyke | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Have His Carcase | Mrs. Weldon | 4 episodes |
| 1987 | The New Statesman | Norman/Norma Bormann (credited as R.R. Cooper) | |
| 1987 | Victoria Wood as Seen on TV | 1 episode | |
| 1989 | Screen One | Edna Phillips | Episode: "Blore M.P." |
| 1991 | Heading Home | Older Janetta | Narrator |
| 1991 | Dr. Finlay | Mrs McKinney | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Goodnight Sweetheart | Mrs Bamford | |
| 1998 | Jinnah | Lady Willingdon | |
| 2000–2003 | Down to Earth | Mac | |
| 2001 | Spaced | Mrs Topp, Brian's mother | |
| 2001 | A Is for Acid | Henrietta Helen Olive Robarts Durand-Deacon | |
| 2005 | Heartbeat | Nan Crossley | 1 episode |
| 2010 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Angela | "Lost in Time"[6] |
Personal life
[edit]She married actor Terrence Hardiman in 1964 and the couple had two children;[7] they remained together until his death in 2023.[8]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ "FreeBMD Entry Info".
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201030120726/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba29f166a
- ↑ Carleton Hobbs Bursary winners at BBC.co.uk, accessed 23 January 2018
- ↑ "UK TV Guide". Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ↑ "Brit Movie". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ↑ "CBBC - The Sarah Jane Adventures, Series 4, Lost in Time: Part 2". BBC. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ↑ Photo of Hardiman and Cooper in role
- ↑ "The Demon Headmaster star Terrence Hardiman dies aged 86". The Independent. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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