Occupation Actress | Role Actress Name Petra Davies | |
Movies The Silent Invasion, Four Days People also search for Jack May, Henrietta May, David May, Max Varnel, John Guillermin | ||
Children Henrietta May, David May | ||
Petra Davies (24 July 1930 – 22 March 2016) was a British actress.
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Early years
Davies was born in Eltham, London, England on 24 July 1930 and grew up in Newport, Wales. Her parents were Welsh. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 1947 - 1949.
Career
Davies had many television appearances and had worked in films and theatre. Her TV roles included appearances in Vanity Fair, Precious Bane, Destination Downing Street, Emma, ITV Play of the Week, Dolly, Z-Cars, Crown Court and General Hospital. Her films have included Four Days (1951), Operation Amsterdam (1959) and The Silent Invasion (1962).
Davies retired in 1991, having last appeared in an episode of The Ruth Rendell Mysteries.
Personal life
Davies married the actor, the late Jack May in 1957. They stayed married until his death in 1997.
Death
Davies died on March 22, 2016, in Abbey Wood, London, England. She was survived by her two children, Henrietta and David.
Filmography
Actress
2006
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Mrs. Simpson
- Doctor's Neglect?: Episode Three (2006) - Mrs. Simpson
- Doctor's Neglect?: Episode Two (2006) - Mrs. Simpson
- Doctor's Neglect?: Episode One (2006) - Mrs. Simpson
1991
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series) as
Miss Fowler
- From Doon with Death: Part One (1991) - Miss Fowler
1984
The Brief (TV Series) as
Mrs. Patten
- Landscape (1984) - Mrs. Patten
1983
A Swarm in May as
Mrs. Owen
1981
Cribb (TV Series) as
Matron
- Murder Old Boy? (1981) - Matron
1979
BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) as
Jean Sayle
- Home Movies (1979) - Jean Sayle
1978
Mr. Lollipop, MA (TV Movie) as
Miss James
1978
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Adoptive Mother
- Forty Weeks (1978) - Adoptive Mother
1977
Poldark (TV Series) as
Mrs. Tracey
- Episode #2.12 (1977) - Mrs. Tracey
1977
The Sunday Drama (TV Series) as
Jenny Pitman / Mrs Clough
- The Man Who Liked Elephants (1977) - Jenny Pitman
- A Chink in the Wall (1977) - Mrs Clough
1975
Affairs of the Heart (TV Series) as
Mrs. Prest
- Miss Tita (1975) - Mrs. Prest
1973
General Hospital (TV Series) as
Dr. Petra Hunt / Petra Hunt
- Episode #1.233 (1975) - Dr. Petra Hunt
- Episode #1.232 (1975) - Dr. Petra Hunt
- Episode #1.231 (1975) - Dr. Petra Hunt
- Episode #1.153 (1974) - Dr. Petra Hunt
- Episode #1.127 (1974) - Dr. Petra Hunt
- Episode #1.126 (1973) - Dr. Petra Hunt
- Episode #1.125 (1973) - Dr. Petra Hunt
- Episode #1.111 (1973) - Dr. Petra Hunt
- Episode #1.110 (1973) - Petra Hunt
1973
John Keats: His Life and Death as
Keats' mother
1973
New Scotland Yard (TV Series) as
Paddy Cordell
- Monopoly (1973) - Paddy Cordell
1973
Dolly (TV Series) as
Mrs. Hilary Musgrave
- The Other Lady (1973) - Mrs. Hilary Musgrave
- A Life Subscription (1973) - Mrs. Hilary Musgrave
- The House Opposite (1973) - Mrs. Hilary Musgrave
1972
The Man Outside (TV Series) as
Madelaine Lockley
- Mandala (1972) - Madelaine Lockley
1965
Z Cars (TV Series) as
Annette Minto / Mrs. Lindsay
- Take Away: Part 2 (1971) - Annette Minto
- Take Away: Part 1 (1971) - Annette Minto
- Partners (1965) - Mrs. Lindsay
1971
The Guardians (TV Series) as
Peter
- Quarmby (1971) - Peter
1971
Brett (TV Series) as
Fay Alden
- The Right Time for Killing (1971) - Fay Alden
1971
Seasons of the Year (TV Series) as
Aunt May
- English Family Robinson (1971) - Aunt May
1971
Paul Temple (TV Series) as
Annabel Bisset
- House of the Dead (1971) - Annabel Bisset
1970
Doctor in the House (TV Series) as
Liz
- Doctor on the Box (1970) - Liz
1969
The First Lady (TV Series) as
Angela Booth
- A Banner with a Strange Device (1969) - Angela Booth
1969
The Inside Man (TV Series) as
Sarah Worth
- The Spy Vanishes (1969) - Sarah Worth
- An East-West Affair (1969) - Sarah Worth
- Recall (1969) - Sarah Worth
- Discord (1969) - Sarah Worth
- Death of a Friendship (1969) - Sarah Worth
- Command Performance (1969)
1966
Out of the Unknown (TV Series) as
Minister / Mary Birkett
- 1+1=1.5 (1969) - Minister
- Tunnel Under the World (1966) - Mary Birkett
1969
The Saint (TV Series) as
Mrs. Edna White
- Portrait of Brenda (1969) - Mrs. Edna White
1968
Champion House (TV Series) as
Olive Cullen
- If I Were the Marrying Kind (1968) - Olive Cullen
1967
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV Series) as
Miss Blair
- Accidents Never Happen (1967) - Miss Blair
1967
Coronation Street (TV Series) as
Margaret Mather
- Episode #1.697 (1967) - Margaret Mather
- Episode #1.696 (1967) - Margaret Mather
1967
Half Hour Story (TV Series) as
Jan
- Hawks and Doves (1967) - Jan
1967
Trapped (TV Series) as
Dr. Matilda Dove
- Goodnight Mrs Dill (1967) - Dr. Matilda Dove
1967
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (TV Series) as
Lady Rossiter
- The Beetle Hunter (1967) - Lady Rossiter
1967
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
Kathleen Gibbs
- Dismissal Leading to Lustfulness (1967) - Kathleen Gibbs
1967
Conflict (TV Series) as
Imogen Parrott
- Trelawny of the Wells (1967) - Imogen Parrott
1967
The Dark Number (TV Mini Series) as
Patient
- Episode #1.5 (1967) - Patient
1966
Mogul (TV Series) as
Susan Arles
- This Is Where I Came In (1966) - Susan Arles
1955
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Mary Lindley / Mary / Jane / ...
- Stories of D.H. Lawrence #2: Daughters of the Vicar (1966) - Mary Lindley
- Miss Mabel (1957) - Mary
- Mrs. Willie (1957) - Jane
- Adam's Apple (1957) - Penelope Blessington
- The Green of the Year (1955) - Francine
1965
Zero One (TV Series) as
Nadja
- Excess Baggage (1965) - Nadja
1963
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Miss Gibbons / Suzie Dart
- Music for Murder (1965) - Miss Gibbons
- The Gamblers (1963) - Suzie Dart
1964
It's a Woman's World (TV Series) as
Jean
- Jean (1964) - Jean
1964
Judith Paris (TV Mini Series) as
Jennifer Cards
- The Wheel Comes Full Circle (1964) - Jennifer Cards
- The Time of Ill-Omen (1964) - Jennifer Cards
- Madame Paris (1964) - Jennifer Cards
1964
The Hidden Truth (TV Series) as
Mary Pershore
- The Guinea Pig (1964) - Mary Pershore
1964
Melissa (TV Mini Series) as
Melissa Foster
- Part 1 (1964) - Melissa Foster
1964
Festival (TV Series) as
Nora Reilly
- John Bull's Other Island (1964) - Nora Reilly
1961
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Grace / Joy Mathews
- The Swindler (1963) - Grace
- The Night of the Apes (1961) - Joy Mathews
1963
Richard the Lionheart (TV Series) as
Lady in Waiting
- The Heir of England (1963) - Lady in Waiting
1962
Tales of Mystery (TV Series) as
Woman
- Confession (1962) - Woman
1962
The Silent Invasion as
Maria
1961
Top Secret (TV Series) as
Raquel
- The Men from Yesterday (1961) - Raquel
1961
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Ann Patten / Mercia Sparling / Lysette Egerton
- A Clean Kill (1961) - Ann Patten
- Listen James (1961) - Mercia Sparling
- Marriage Lines (1961) - Lysette Egerton
1961
Death and the Sky Above as
Kathy Forrester
1961
Ghost Squad (TV Series) as
Suzanne
- Ticket for Blackmail (1961) - Suzanne
1960
Knight Errant Limited (TV Series) as
Margaret Peel
- Made in Heaven (1960) - Margaret Peel
1960
Here Lies Miss Sabry (TV Series) as
Clare Talbot
- The Hole in the Wall (1960) - Clare Talbot
- Left, Then Left Again (1960) - Clare Talbot
- The Right People (1960) - Clare Talbot
- Trumpet Voluntary (1960) - Clare Talbot
- Follow One, Follow Two (1960) - Clare Talbot
- Discretion Imperative (1960) - Clare Talbot
1960
Emma (TV Mini Series) as
Jane Fairfax
- Episode #1.6 (1960) - Jane Fairfax
- Episode #1.5 (1960) - Jane Fairfax
- Episode #1.4 (1960) - Jane Fairfax
- Episode #1.3 (1960) - Jane Fairfax
- Episode #1.2 (1960) - Jane Fairfax
1960
Strife (TV Series) as
Enid Underwood
- Act 3 (1960) - Enid Underwood
- Act 2 (1960) - Enid Underwood
- Act 1 (1960) - Enid Underwood
1959
The Food of Love (TV Movie) as
Gillian Thomas
1952
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Pheasant Vaughan / Toby Van Buren / Flower Girl / ...
- Whistling in the Dark (II) (1959) - Toby Van Buren
- Bless the Bride (1956) - Flower Girl
- The Whiteoak Chronicles #3: Jalna (1955) - Pheasant Vaughan
- The Whiteoak Chronicles #2: Whiteoak Heritage (1955) - Pheasant Vaughan
- A Hundred Years Old (1952) - Currita
1959
Operation Amsterdam as
Menschi
1958
Saturday Playhouse (TV Series) as
Jessica Woodford / Jacqueline Maingot
- Trespass (1958) - Jessica Woodford
- French Without Tears (1958) - Jacqueline Maingot
1957
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Alexandra / Elise Parsons / Paula Verity
- Blood on the Snow (1958) - Alexandra
- Tony Draws a Horse (1958) - Elise Parsons
- Poison Unsuspect (1957) - Paula Verity
1958
Television World Theatre (TV Series) as
Sister Agnes
- The Judge (1958) - Sister Agnes
1958
Rigoletto (TV Movie) as
Gilda
1957
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (TV Movie) as
Sally Carroll
1957
Destination Downing Street (TV Series) as
Eldor Kjoumerian
- The Empty Man: Part 4 (1957) - Eldor Kjoumerian
- The Empty Man: Part 3 (1957) - Eldor Kjoumerian
- The Empty Man: Part 2 (1957) - Eldor Kjoumerian
- The Empty Man: Part 1 (1957) - Eldor Kjoumerian
1957
Precious Bane (TV Series) as
Jancis Beguildy
- Episode #1.6 (1957) - Jancis Beguildy
- Episode #1.5 (1957) - Jancis Beguildy
- Episode #1.4 (1957) - Jancis Beguildy
- Episode #1.3 (1957) - Jancis Beguildy
- Episode #1.2 (1957) - Jancis Beguildy
- Episode #1.1 (1957) - Jancis Beguildy
1956
Vanity Fair (TV Series) as
Amelia Sedley
- Episode #1.6 (1957) - Amelia Sedley
- Episode #1.5 (1957) - Amelia Sedley
- Episode #1.4 (1957) - Amelia Sedley
- Episode #1.3 (1957) - Amelia Sedley
- Episode #1.2 (1957) - Amelia Sedley
- Episode #1.1 (1956) - Amelia Sedley
1956
The Buccaneers (TV Series) as
Christine Hawkins
- The Ladies (1956) - Christine Hawkins
1956
The Adventures of the Big Man (TV Series) as
Linda
- Rich Girl (1956) - Linda
1956
The Talking Cat (TV Movie) as
The flowergirl
1955
Away in a Manger (TV Movie) as
Mary
1955
They Can't Hang Me as
Pitt's Maid (uncredited)
1955
The Whiteoak Chronicles: Whiteoaks (TV Movie) as
Pheasant Whiteoak
1954
The Grove Family (TV Series) as
Ann Clandon
- Christmas Eve (1954) - Ann Clandon
- Mrs. Clandon Calls (1954) - Ann Clandon
- Jack's Romance (1954) - Ann Clandon
- Getting Even (1954) - Ann Clandon
1952
The Pickwick Papers (TV Series) as
Miss Arabella Allen / Mrs. Arabella Winkle
- The Seventh and Last Paper (1953) - Mrs. Arabella Winkle
- The Sixth Paper (1953) - Miss Arabella Allen
- The Fifth Paper (1953) - Miss Arabella Allen
- The Fourth Paper (1952) - Miss Arabella Allen
1952
Girdle of Gold as
Mary Rees
1952
The Plate on the Wall (TV Movie) as
Christina
1951
To Live in Peace (TV Movie) as
Mattea
1951
Four Days as
Helen
1951
Whiteoaks (TV Movie) as
Pheasant Whiteoak
1950
Stage Fright as
RADA Girl (uncredited)
1949
The Coventry Nativity Play (TV Movie) as
First woman
1948
Good Friday (TV Movie) as
4th Citizen (1950 version)
Archive Footage
1961
Kraft Mystery Theater (TV Series) as
Katherine Forrester
- Death and the Sky Above (1961) - Katherine Forrester
References
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