Name Rosalie Williams Role TV actor | Children Rory Scase | |
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Similar People Peter Hammond, Hugh Sinclair, Una Stubbs, Arthur Conan Doyle, Yoko Asagami | ||
Rosalie Williams (12 June 1919 in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire – 11 December 2009 in Manchester) was an actress best known for her appearance as Mrs. Hudson in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes TV series produced by Granada Television from 1984 until 1994 alongside Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Edward Hardwicke, and Colin Jeavons.
Rosalie Williams also appeared as Mrs Lacey in Coronation Street, an award-winning British soap opera (20 March 1978), and as Mary in 10 episodes of Flambards (1979).
Her husband, actor David Scase, died in 2003. Their son, Rory, was also in the theatre business.
Filmography
Actress
1997
Soul Music (TV Mini Series)
- Episode #1.6 (1997) - (voice, as Rosalie Scase)
- Episode #1.3 (1997) - (voice, as Rosalie Scase)
- Episode #1.1 (1997) - (voice, as Rosalie Scase)
- Episode #1.2 (1997) - (voice, as Rosalie Scase)
- Episode #1.7 (1997) - (voice, as Rosalie Scase)
- Episode #1.5 (1997) - (voice, as Rosalie Scase)
- Episode #1.4 (1997) - (voice, as Rosalie Scase)
1994
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs Hudson
- The Cardboard Box (1994) - Mrs Hudson
- The Mazarin Stone (1994) - Mrs Hudson
- The Red Circle (1994) - Mrs Hudson
- The Golden Pince-Nez (1994) - Mrs Hudson
- The Dying Detective (1994) - Mrs Hudson
- The Three Gables (1994) - Mrs Hudson
1993
Comic Timing (TV Series) as
Eleanor St. John Walderbury
- No Worries (1993) - Eleanor St. John Walderbury
1993
Dancing Queen (TV Movie) as
Lily
1991
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) as
Mrs Hudson / Mrs. Hudson
- The Eligible Bachelor (1993) - Mrs Hudson
- The Master Blackmailer (1992) - Mrs Hudson
- The Illustrious Client (1991) - Mrs. Hudson
- Shoscombe Old Place (1991) - Mrs. Hudson
- The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax (1991) - Mrs Hudson
1978
Coronation Street (TV Series) as
Mrs. Rimmer / Mrs. Lacey / Grandmother / ...
- Episode #1.3482 (1992) - Grandmother
- Episode #1.3263 (1991) - Mrs. Sowerbutts
- Episode #1.2505 (1985) - Mrs. Rimmer
- Episode #1.2504 (1985) - Mrs. Rimmer
- Episode #1.1949 (1979) - Mrs. Lacey
- Episode #1.1792 (1978) - Mrs. Lacey
1992
Truckers (TV Series) as
Gran'ma Morkie / Baroness Del Icatessen
- So Near and Yet So Far (1992) - Gran'ma Morkie / Baroness Del Icatessen (voice)
- The Great Escape (1992) - Gran'ma Morkie / Baroness Del Icatessen (voice)
- Angalo's Return (1992) - Gran'ma Morkie / Baroness Del Icatessen (voice)
- Searching the Store (1992) - Gran'ma Morkie / Baroness Del Icatessen (voice)
- The Hostage Situation (1992) - Gran'ma Morkie / Baroness Del Icatessen (voice)
- Working Together (1992) - Gran'ma Morkie / Baroness Del Icatessen (voice)
- Masklin's Plan (1992) - Gran'ma Morkie (voice)
- Meet the Abbott (1992) - Gran'ma Morkie / Baroness Del Icatessen (voice)
- The Store in Danger (1992) - Gran'ma Morkie / Baroness Del Icatessen (voice)
- A Nome's Welcome (1992) - Gran'ma Morkie (voice)
- How It All Began (1992) - Gran'ma Morkie (voice)
1989
Split Ends (TV Series) as
Lady Higgins
- Head Over Heels (1989) - Lady Higgins
1988
The Beiderbecke Connection (TV Mini Series) as
Miss Pringle
- Oh Look, It's Average-Sized Trevor Chaplin (1988) - Miss Pringle
1988
Casualty (TV Series) as
Mary Payton
- Caring (1988) - Mary Payton
1988
Masterpiece Mystery (TV Series) as
Mrs. Hudson
- The Return of Sherlock Holmes II: The Sign of Four (1988) - Mrs. Hudson
1986
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) as
Mrs Hudson / Mrs. Hudson
- The Bruce Partington Plans (1988) - Mrs Hudson
- Silver Blaze (1988) - Mrs Hudson
- The Sign of Four (1987) - Mrs. Hudson
- The Man with the Twisted Lip (1986) - Mrs Hudson
- The Second Stain (1986) - Mrs Hudson
- The Priory School (1986) - Mrs Hudson
- The Empty House (1986) - Mrs Hudson
1984
How We Used to Live (TV Series) as
Esme Birkett / Bessie
- 1954-1970: No Fun Being Old (1968) (1988) - Esme Birkett
- 1954-1970: Eyes Down at the Roxy (1966) (1988) - Esme Birkett
- 1954-1970: Amazing Reductions (1966) (1988) - Esme Birkett
- 1954-1970: Last Train from Mill Road (1965) (1988) - Esme Birkett
- 1954-1970: Strangers on the Shore (1962) (1987) - Esme Birkett
- 1954-1970: Rising High (1961) (1987) - Esme Birkett
- 1954-1970: Separate Schools (1959) (1987) - Esme Birkett
- 1902-1926: The People's Budget (1909) (1984) - Bessie
1987
The Sign of Four (TV Movie) as
Mrs Hudson
1987
Brookside (TV Series) as
Mrs Frazer
- Good Turn (1987) - Mrs Frazer
1984
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) as
Mrs Hudson / Mrs. Hudson
- The Final Problem (1985) - Mrs. Hudson
- The Resident Patient (1985) - Mrs Hudson
- The Norwood Builder (1985) - Mrs Hudson
- The Blue Carbuncle (1984) - Mrs Hudson
- The Speckled Band (1984) - Mrs Hudson
- The Solitary Cyclist (1984) - Mrs Hudson
- The Naval Treaty (1984) - Mrs Hudson
- A Scandal in Bohemia (1984) - Mrs Hudson
1985
Fell Tiger (TV Mini Series) as
Janet
- Episode #1.5 (1985) - Janet
1984
Joy to the World: A Celebration of Christmas (TV Short) as
Mrs. Hudson
1984
The Jewel in the Crown (TV Mini Series) as
Sister Mary
- The Towers of Silence (1984) - Sister Mary
1983
The Outsider (TV Series) as
Irene Jefford
- A Question of Judgement (1983) - Irene Jefford
1981
Juliet Bravo (TV Series) as
Ann Lambert / Chairman of the First Bench
- Retribution (1983) - Ann Lambert
- Arlene (1981) - Chairman of the First Bench
1983
Affairs of the Heart (TV Series) as
1st Neighbour
- Pilot (1983) - 1st Neighbour
1982
All for Love (TV Series) as
Dinner Guest
- Combat (1982) - Dinner Guest
1969
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Neighbour / Mrs. Foster / Principal
- The Reunion (1982) - Neighbour
- Blind Love (1977) - Mrs. Foster
- The Ha Ha (1969) - Principal
1981
Celebrity Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mrs. Potter
- The Potting Shed (1981) - Mrs. Potter
1981
Get Lost! (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Crimmins
- Kiss Me Quick (1981) - Mrs. Crimmins
1981
Hedda Gabler (TV Movie) as
Berthe
1981
Second Chance (TV Series) as
Rose Marshall
- April II (1981) - Rose Marshall
- April (1981) - Rose Marshall
1980
Emmerdale Farm (TV Series) as
Elsie Harker
- Episode #1.606 (1980) - Elsie Harker
- Episode #1.605 (1980) - Elsie Harker
- Episode #1.604 (1980) - Elsie Harker
- Episode #1.603 (1980) - Elsie Harker
1980
The Sandbaggers (TV Series) as
English Lady
- Decision by Committee (1980) - English Lady
1979
The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game (TV Series) as
Mrs. Dysart
- Odds Against (1979) - Mrs. Dysart
1979
Flambards (TV Mini Series) as
Mary
- The Inheritance (1979) - Mary
- What Are Servants For? (1979) - Mary
- Prisoners of War (1979) - Mary
- New Blood (1979) - Mary
- Sing No Sad Songs (1979) - Mary
- Flying High (1979) - Mary
- Point to Point (1979) - Mary
- Lady Bountiful (1979) - Mary
- Entry to a New World (1979) - Mary
- The Blooding (1979) - Mary
- Christina (1979) - Mary
1978
Sense of Place (TV Series) as
Mrs. Skern
- The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon (1978) - Mrs. Skern
1974
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Jury Foreman / Ella Moriarty
- The Change: Part 1 (1978) - Ella Moriarty
- Nuts: Part 3 (1974) - Jury Foreman
- Nuts: Part 2 (1974) - Jury Foreman
1972
Open Window (Short) as
Emily
1972
Holly (TV Series) as
Mrs. Mattingly / Mrs. Mattingley
- Episode #1.6 (1972) - Mrs. Mattingly
- Episode #1.1 (1972) - Mrs. Mattingley
1972
Getting Away from It All (TV Movie) as
Rose Malone
1971
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Neighbour
- Paper Roses (1971) - Neighbour
1968
Softly Softly (TV Series) as
Mrs. Thomas
- See the Rabbit (1968) - Mrs. Thomas
1965
Z Cars (TV Series) as
Mrs. Pearson
- Suspected Murder (1965) - Mrs. Pearson
1961
A Taste of Honey as
Nurse (uncredited)
1961
The Younger Generation (TV Series) as
Mrs. Sayers
- Josie (1961) - Mrs. Sayers
1961
Family Solicitor (TV Series) as
Landlady
- Cross Petition (1961) - Landlady
1958
Television Playwright (TV Series) as
Relief Visitor
- Red Rose for Ransom (1958) - Relief Visitor
Writer
1956
The Northern Scene (TV Series) (narrative script)
Self
1994
This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Edward Hardwicke (1994) - Self
1956
The Northern Scene (TV Series) as
Self - Presenter
Archive Footage
2021
Musings of the Classic Sherlock Holmes Actor (TV Series) as
Mrs. Hudson
- Jeremy Brett on Why He Hated 'The Last Vampyre' (2021) - Mrs. Hudson
References
Rosalie Williams Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA