Name Diane Fletcher Role Actress | Children Jamie Lawson | |
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Movies and TV shows Similar People Denis Lawson, Mark Herman, Gavin Millar, Sheila Gish, Roman Polanski | ||
Diane Fletcher (born 17 April 1944) is an English actress.
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Fletcher was born in Derby, Derbyshire. She played Nancy in Fairly Secret Army, and has appeared in other popular British television shows such as Coronation Street as Angela Hawthorne, Inspector Morse, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Within These Walls, Midsomer Murders and Heartbeat. In 1971 she appeared in No One Was Saved at the Royal Court Theatre schools scheme. Her first film was Roman Polanski's Macbeth.
In the BBC adaptation of House of Cards and its sequels To Play the King and The Final Cut, Fletcher played Elizabeth Urquhart, wife of the murderous Chief Whip of the Conservative Party and later Prime Minister Francis Urquhart (played by Ian Richardson).
Fletcher is the mother of anthropologist, Dr Jamie F. Lawson, whose father is the actor Denis Lawson.
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Filmography
Actress
2023
The Tragedy of Macbeth (TV Movie) as
Wyrd Sister
2014
Endeavour (TV Series) as
Miss Bronwen Symes
- Nocturne (2014) - Miss Bronwen Symes
2013
Breathless (TV Mini Series) as
Matron Vosper
- Episode #1.6 (2013) - Matron Vosper
- Episode #1.5 (2013) - Matron Vosper
- Episode #1.4 (2013) - Matron Vosper
- Episode #1.3 (2013) - Matron Vosper
- Episode #1.2 (2013) - Matron Vosper
- Episode #1.1 (2013) - Matron Vosper
2008
Doctors (TV Series) as
Joanne Gough / Isabel Harrington
- Spite Club (2011) - Joanne Gough
- Words Left Unsaid (2008) - Isabel Harrington
2008
Kingdom (TV Series) as
Cynthia Pritchard / Cynthia
- Episode #2.6 (2008) - Cynthia Pritchard
- Episode #2.1 (2008) - Cynthia
2007
Forgiven (TV Movie) as
Susan
1994
Coronation Street (TV Series) as
Angela Hawthorne
- Episode #1.6118 (2005) - Angela Hawthorne
- Episode #1.6117 (2005) - Angela Hawthorne
- Episode #1.6116 (2005) - Angela Hawthorne
- Episode #1.3822 (1995) - Angela Hawthorne
- Episode #1.3776 (1994) - Angela Hawthorne
- Episode #1.3770 (1994) - Angela Hawthorne
2001
Heartbeat (TV Series) as
Ruth Shields
- The Rivals (2001) - Ruth Shields
2001
A.I. Artificial Intelligence as
Sentient Machine Security
1999
Midsomer Murders (TV Series) as
Marcia Tranter
- Death of a Stranger (1999) - Marcia Tranter
1999
Aristocrats (TV Mini Series) as
Duchess of Richmond
- Episode #1.2 (1999) - Duchess of Richmond
- Episode #1.1 (1999) - Duchess of Richmond
1997
It's Good to Talk (Short)
1996
The Unorganized Manager, Part One: Damnation (Short)
1996
Poirot (TV Series) as
Eloise Renauld
- Murder on the Links (1996) - Eloise Renauld
1995
The Final Cut (TV Mini Series) as
Elizabeth Urquhart
- Episode #1.4 (1995) - Elizabeth Urquhart
- Episode #1.3 (1995) - Elizabeth Urquhart
- Episode #1.2 (1995) - Elizabeth Urquhart
- Episode #1.1 (1995) - Elizabeth Urquhart
1993
To Play the King (TV Mini Series) as
Elizabeth Urquhart
- Chapter Eight (1993) - Elizabeth Urquhart
- Chapter Seven (1993) - Elizabeth Urquhart
- Chapter Six (1993) - Elizabeth Urquhart
- Chapter Five (1993) - Elizabeth Urquhart
1993
The Secret Rapture as
Day Nurse
1993
Red Hot as
Mrs. Kirov
1991
A Murder of Quality (TV Movie) as
Shane Hecht
1990
House of Cards (TV Mini Series) as
Elizabeth Urquhart
- Chapter Four (1990) - Elizabeth Urquhart
- Chapter Three (1990) - Elizabeth Urquhart
- Chapter Two (1990) - Elizabeth Urquhart
- Chapter One (1990) - Elizabeth Urquhart
1990
The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing (TV Movie) as
Gareth Peirce
1990
Inspector Morse (TV Series) as
Marion Brooke
- Masonic Mysteries (1990) - Marion Brooke
1989
Unusual Ground Floor Conversion (Short) as
Publisher's Rep
1988
A Gentlemen's Club (TV Series) as
Gloria
- A Memorial Service (1988) - Gloria
- The Perfect Match (1988) - Gloria
1986
If Looks Could Kill: The Power of Behaviour (Video short)
1986
Telephone Behaviour: The Power and the Perils (Video short)
1984
Fairly Secret Army (TV Series) as
Nancy
- Treacherous Chaps, Causes (1986) - Nancy
- You're Going to Be a Hero, Harry (1986) - Nancy
- Ever Tried Making Love to a Marxist? (1986) - Nancy
- One Mistake, Whole Caboosh Plughole (1986) - Nancy
- This Could Be Extremely Dangerous, Sir (1986) - Nancy
- Odd Chaps, Women (1986) - Nancy
- I've Got a Job for You (1986) - Nancy
- When the Talking Had to Stop (1984) - Nancy
- Eight Bods- Need More (1984) - Nancy
- The Pulses Quicken (1984) - Nancy
- Romance Plughole (1984) - Nancy
- Operation Charm (1984) - Nancy
- A Chap Worth Following (1984) - Nancy
1983
The Irish R.M. (TV Series) as
Bobbie Bennett
- Lisheen Races (1985) - Bobbie Bennett
- In the Curranhilty Country (1985) - Bobbie Bennett
- The Muse in Skebawn (1985) - Bobbie Bennett
- A Misdeal (1983) - Bobbie Bennett
1983
Women (TV Series) as
Ada Nield Chew
- The Clarion Van (1983) - Ada Nield Chew
1982
BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) as
Nancy
- The Queen of Annagh (1982) - Nancy
1982
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Rosemary Haynes QC
- On the Defensive: Part 1 (1982) - Rosemary Haynes QC
1981
The Borgias (TV Mini Series) as
Caterina Sforza
- Part 6 (1981) - Caterina Sforza
- Part 5 (1981) - Caterina Sforza
1981
Roger Doesn't Live Here Anymore (TV Series) as
Emma Flower
- Episode #1.6 (1981) - Emma Flower
- Episode #1.5 (1981) - Emma Flower
- Episode #1.4 (1981) - Emma Flower
- Episode #1.3 (1981) - Emma Flower
- Episode #1.2 (1981) - Emma Flower
- Episode #1.1 (1981) - Emma Flower
1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (TV Mini Series) as
Ava Wigram
- His Own Funeral (1981) - Ava Wigram
- The Flying Peril (1981) - Ava Wigram
1979
Murder at the Wedding (TV Mini Series) as
Liz Morescot
- Episode #1.4 (1979) - Liz Morescot
- Episode #1.3 (1979) - Liz Morescot
- Episode #1.2 (1979) - Liz Morescot
- Episode #1.1 (1979) - Liz Morescot
1978
Do You Remember? (TV Series) as
Katie Graham
- The English Climate (1978) - Katie Graham
1978
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Maggie
- One of the Boys (1978) - Maggie
1978
Hazell (TV Series) as
Sybil
- Hazell and the Walking Blur (1978) - Sybil
1977
One of the Boys (TV Series)
1977
Fathers and Families (TV Mini Series) as
Katherine Walden
- Left for Dead (1977) - Katherine Walden
1976
Whose Child Am I? as
Renate
1975
Leaving Lily (Short) as
Lily
1975
Within These Walls (TV Series) as
Sue Fields
- On the Second Day of Christmas (1975) - Sue Fields
1975
Autobiography of a Princess as
The English Mistress
1975
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Flora Beniform
- The After Dinner Game (1975) - Flora Beniform
1974
Good Girl (TV Series) as
Miss Brown
- A Ministering Angel Thou (1974) - Miss Brown
- Who Ran to Catch Me? (1974) - Miss Brown
1973
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Bess
- A Question of Everything (1973) - Bess
1972
The Visitors (TV Mini Series) as
Olga Wragg
- Episode #1.5 (1972) - Olga Wragg
- Episode #1.3 (1972) - Olga Wragg
- Episode #1.1 (1972) - Olga Wragg
1971
Macbeth as
Lady Macduff
1970
Edward II (TV Movie) as
Queen Isabella
1970
The Spoils of Poynton (TV Mini Series) as
Mona Brigstock
- Retribution (1970) - Mona Brigstock
- Trial of Strength (1970) - Mona Brigstock
- Sharp Practice (1970) - Mona Brigstock
- Pride of Possession (1970) - Mona Brigstock
1969
The Elusive Pimpernel (TV Mini Series) as
Lady Marguerite Blakeney
- That Damned Elusive Pimpernel (1969) - Lady Marguerite Blakeney
- The Caged Lion (1969) - Lady Marguerite Blakeney
- The Letter (1969) - Lady Marguerite Blakeney
- The Bargain (1969) - Lady Marguerite Blakeney
- The Hostage (1969) - Lady Marguerite Blakeney
- The Challenge (1969) - Lady Marguerite Blakeney
1967
Boy Meets Girl (TV Series) as
Elena
- The Young Visitors (1967) - Elena
Self
2005
Drama Connections (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- House of Cards (2005) - Self
1999
The Making of 'Aristocrats' (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
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