Name Delena Kidd Role Actress | Spouse Gary Raymond (m. 1961) Parents Violet Ormonde | |
Born 11 February 1935 (age 89) ( 1935-02-11 ) Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, UK Occupation Stage, film and TV actress Education Central School of Speech and Drama Children Emily Raymond, Matthew Raymond, Sophie Raymond Movies Victoria & Albert, Room at the Top, Les Miserables, The Two Mrs Grenvilles, Strong Medicine Similar People Gary Raymond, John Erman, Jack Clayton, Ben Miles, Glenn Jordan | ||
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Delena Kidd (born 11 February 1935) is an English actress who has appeared in numerous British television productions since the late 1950s. In recent years she is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Queen Adelaide in Victoria & Albert.
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Biography
Her father was a doctor and her mother the actress Violet Ormonde. She attended Cheltenham Ladies' College, followed by the Central School of Speech and Drama where she won the Sybil Thorndike Prize. She then appeared in repertory theatre in Britain.
Career
Her television appearances include; The Four Just Men, Family Affairs, Time Trumpet, The Sweeney, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles and most recently Holby City in 2013. Her films include Room at the Top.
Personal life
She is married to the actor Gary Raymond. The couple met on a production at the Oxford Playhouse and 56 years later they again appeared on stage together in Oxford at the Burton Taylor Studio.
Filmography
Actress
2020
Reconnected (Short) as
Joan
2019
In the Trap as
Old woman
2019
Rosamunde Pilcher (TV Series) as
Mary Cunningham
- Pralinen zum Frühstück (2019) - Mary Cunningham
2019
Vera (TV Series) as
Eleanor Marshburn
- The Seagull (2019) - Eleanor Marshburn
2013
Holby City (TV Series) as
Joan Compton / Sally Walken
- Past Imperfect (2017) - Joan Compton
- Time Has Told Me (2013) - Sally Walken
2011
M.I.High (TV Series) as
Hilda
- The Gran Master (2011) - Hilda
2006
Time Trumpet (TV Series) as
Various
- Episode #1.6 (2006) - Various
- Episode #1.5 (2006) - Various (uncredited)
- Episode #1.4 (2006)
- Episode #1.3 (2006)
- Episode #1.2 (2006)
- Episode #1.1 (2006)
2004
New Tricks (TV Series) as
Lily
- Home Truths (2004) - Lily
2002
Doctors (TV Series) as
Judith Gordon
- Cast the First Stone (2002) - Judith Gordon
2001
Gimme 6 (TV Series) as
Music Judge
- Where Is Never, Never Land? (2001) - Music Judge
- London Calling (2001) - Music Judge
2001
Victoria & Albert (TV Mini Series) as
Queen Adelaide
2000
Grange Hill (TV Series) as
Charity Shop Assistant
- Episode #23.13 (2000) - Charity Shop Assistant
1997
Family Affairs (TV Series) as
Elsa Gates
- Episode #1.150 (1997)
- Episode #1.149 (1997)
- Episode #1.147 (1997) - Elsa Gates
- Episode #1.65 (1997) - Elsa Gates
- Episode #1.36 (1997) - Elsa Gates
- Episode #1.1 (1997) - Elsa Gates
1997
The Moth (TV Series) as
Peggy Waters
1995
Casualty (TV Series) as
Amy Gower
- Lost Boys (1995) - Amy Gower
1994
Scarlett (TV Mini Series) as
Lady Morland
- Episode #1.4 (1994) - Lady Morland
- Episode #1.3 (1994) - Lady Morland
1991
Minder (TV Series) as
Betty
- The Odds Couple (1991) - Betty
1987
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (TV Mini Series) as
Tuchy Bainbridge
- Episode #1.2 (1987) - Tuchy Bainbridge
- Episode #1.1 (1987) - Tuchy Bainbridge
1986
Strong Medicine (TV Movie) as
Flora Stedman
1981
Maybury (TV Series) as
Pat Hardacre
- Weekend (1981) - Pat Hardacre
1980
Together (TV Series) as
Sarah Cunningham
1978
Les Miserables (TV Movie) as
Valjean's Sister
1978
The Sweeney (TV Series) as
Mrs. Morris
- One of Your Own (1978) - Mrs. Morris
1976
Hadleigh (TV Series) as
First Woman at Party
- The Story of a Panic (1976) - First Woman at Party
1966
Public Eye (TV Series) as
Paula / Liz Lodge
- Take No for an Answer (1975) - Paula
- All the Black Dresses She Wants (1966) - Liz Lodge
1974
Centre Play (TV Series) as
Jean
- Sweetheart (1974) - Jean
1973
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Jane Pardoe
- Conduct Prejudicial: Part 3 (1973) - Jane Pardoe
1971
The Doctors (TV Series) as
Rosalind Foster
- Episode #1.160 (1971) - Rosalind Foster
- Episode #1.159 (1971) - Rosalind Foster
- Episode #1.158 (1971) - Rosalind Foster
- Episode #1.157 (1971) - Rosalind Foster
- Episode #1.156 (1971) - Rosalind Foster
- Episode #1.155 (1971) - Rosalind Foster
1968
Detective (TV Series) as
Patricia Leggatt
- The Unquiet Sleep (1968) - Patricia Leggatt
1968
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Ruth Kinsale
- Murder: Killer's Odds (1968) - Ruth Kinsale
1966
The Spies (TV Series) as
Janet
- Full Pay and Funeral Expenses (1966) - Janet
1958
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Olive Chadwick / Margaret Winsor / Lady Caroline Dester / ...
- My Father's Keeper (1965) - Olive Chadwick
- Loyalties (1960) - Margaret Winsor
- The Enchanted April (1958) - Lady Caroline Dester
- Mary Broome (1958) - Sheila Ray
1965
Out of the Unknown (TV Series) as
Dr. Laura Denville
- Some Lapse of Time (1965) - Dr. Laura Denville
1965
The Man in Room 17 (TV Series) as
Pat Hardacre
- Black Anniversary (1965) - Pat Hardacre
1965
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
Sonia
- The Seven O'Clock Crunch (1965) - Sonia
1965
Undermind (TV Series) as
Nancy Long
- Puppets of Evil (1965) - Nancy Long
1965
It's Dark Outside (TV Series) as
Fleure Pitt
- The Guilty World of Hosea Pitt (1965) - Fleure Pitt
1960
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Janet Nelson / Gloria
- A Car Is Stolen (1964) - Janet Nelson
- The Golden Clown (1960) - Gloria
1963
Friday Night (TV Series) as
Paddy Rogers
- The Stop-Out (1963) - Paddy Rogers
1963
Secret Beneath the Sea (TV Series) as
Dr. Ellen Carey
- The Death Trap (1963) - Dr. Ellen Carey
- Take-Over (1963) - Dr. Ellen Carey
- The X-Layer (1963) - Dr. Ellen Carey
- Sabotage (1963) - Dr. Ellen Carey
1962
Harpers West One (TV Series) as
Jenny Pepe
- Episode #2.12 (1962) - Jenny Pepe
1961
Maigret (TV Series) as
Nina
- Shadow Play (1961) - Nina
1961
Top Secret (TV Series) as
Jacquetta
- After the Fair (1961) - Jacquetta
1961
Echo Four Two (TV Series) as
Effie Mead
- First Day Out (1961) - Effie Mead
1961
Probation Officer (TV Series) as
Mrs. Cooper
- Episode #2.39 (1961) - Mrs. Cooper
1961
The Avengers (TV Series) as
Vera Korsova
- Girl on the Trapeze (1961) - Vera Korsova
1961
Danger Man (TV Series) as
Franky
- Name, Date and Place (1961) - Franky
1961
Theatre 70 (TV Series) as
Aline Dufau
- Summons to Appear (1961) - Aline Dufau
1960
The Citadel (TV Mini Series) as
Toppy Le Roy
- Episode #1.5 (1960) - Toppy Le Roy
1960
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Pat
- The Song of a March Hare (1960) - Pat
1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
Kate Lehmann
- The Man with a Feather in His Hat (1960) - Kate Lehmann
1960
Saturday Playhouse (TV Series) as
Lorraine Sheldon
- The Man Who Came to Dinner (1960) - Lorraine Sheldon
1960
The Four Just Men (TV Series) as
Ingrid Brandt
- Crack-Up (1960) - Ingrid Brandt
1959
The Third Man (TV Series) as
Yvonne Chanteau
- Dinner in Paris (1959) - Yvonne Chanteau
1959
The Heart of a Man as
Girl (uncredited)
1958
Room at the Top as
Eva
1958
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Sally Rhodes
- A Sense of Justice (1958) - Sally Rhodes
1958
Murder Bag (TV Series)
- Lockhart Picks a Winner (1958)
1955
The Browning Version (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Gilbert
References
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