Occupation Actress, author Name Rosemary Nicols | Role Actress | |
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Full Name Rosemary Claxton Born 28 October 1941 (age 82) ( 1941-10-28 ) United Kingdom Education Central School of Speech and Drama Books The Loving Adventures of Jaby Movies and TV shows Similar People Peter Wyngarde, Monty Berman, Frederic Mullally, Dennis Spooner, David Greene | ||
Rosemary Nicols (born 28 October 1941) is a British actress, born Rosemary Claxton in Bradford, West Yorkshire. She comes from a theatrical family and was the author of the 1967 book The Loving Adventures of Jaby.
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Biography
She was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Girls' School in Acton, west London. She made appearances as a child actress, before studying at the Central School of Speech and Drama and went into Rep at Harrogate, Frinton-on-Sea and Wimbledon amongst others. Her first London lead was in Something Nasty in the Woodshed.
In films, she featured in The Blue Lamp, The Pleasure Girls and The Mini Affair, and on stage in Fiddler on the Roof with Topol. She appeared in numerous television series, such as Undermind (1965) and Man in a Suitcase (1968), but her best-known role was as computer expert Annabelle Hurst in the television series Department S.
Later roles included Anna Sergeyevna in a 1971 adaptation of Ivan Turgenev's Fathers and Sons, and appearances in shows like The Persuaders! and General Hospital, and had her own folk music programme on TV but Nicols was soon to give up acting; she married writer Frederic Mullally and moved to Malta to concentrate on writing.
She subsequently moved to the United States and recently contributed to the documentary Wanna Watch a Television Series?
Filmography
Actress
1978
The Cedar Tree (TV Series) as
Angela Scott
- A Call to Arms (1978) - Angela Scott
- On the March (1978) - Angela Scott
- Times Remembered (1978) - Angela Scott
- Fool's Paradise (1978) - Angela Scott
- Raising the Wind (1978) - Angela Scott
- No Further Demands (1978) - Angela Scott
- Nocturne (1978) - Angela Scott
- A Change of Plan (1978) - Angela Scott
- The Party Spirit (1978) - Angela Scott
1977
General Hospital (TV Series) as
Dr. Sara Lacey
- The Breakthrough (1977) - Dr. Sara Lacey
- The Jinx (1977) - Dr. Sara Lacey
- The Joker (1977) - Dr. Sara Lacey
- Exits and Entrances (1977) - Dr. Sara Lacey
- Sons and Daughters (1977) - Dr. Sara Lacey
1971
Fathers and Sons (TV Mini Series) as
Anna Sergeyevna
- Episode #1.4 (1971) - Anna Sergeyevna
- Episode #1.3 (1971) - Anna Sergeyevna
- Episode #1.2 (1971) - Anna Sergeyevna
1971
The Persuaders! (TV Series) as
Melanie Sadler
- Greensleeves (1971) - Melanie Sadler
1970
Menace (TV Series) as
Susan
- The Innocent (1970) - Susan
1970
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
Nita / Betty
- Wine of India (1970) - Nita
- No Trams to Lime Street (1970) - Betty
1969
Department S (TV Series) as
Annabelle Hurst
- Death on Reflection (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- The Mysterious Man in the Flying Machine (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- The Duplicated Man (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- The Perfect Operation (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- Dead Men Die Twice (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- The Man from 'X' (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- The Shift That Never Was (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- Les Fleurs du Mal (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- The Man Who Got a New Face (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- The Treasure of the Costa Del Sol (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- Who Plays the Dummy? (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- Spencer Bodily Is Sixty Years Old (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- The Soup of the Day (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- The Bones of Byrom Blain (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- A Small War of Nerves (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- A Fish Out of Water (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- The Last Train to Redbridge (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- The Ghost of Mary Burnham (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- Black Out (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- A Ticket to Nowhere (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- Handicap Dead (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- One of Our Aircraft Is Empty (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- The Double Death of Charlie Crippen (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- The Pied Piper of Hambledown (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- A Cellar Full of Silence (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- The Trojan Tanker (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- Six Days (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
- The Man in the Elegant Room (1969) - Annabelle Hurst
1968
Brown Eye, Evil Eye
1967
The Mini-Mob as
Charlotte
1967
Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) as
Moira
- Day of Execution (1967) - Moira
1966
Breaking Point (TV Series) as
Diana Maxwell
- Episode #1.5 (1966) - Diana Maxwell
- Episode #1.4 (1966) - Diana Maxwell
- Episode #1.3 (1966) - Diana Maxwell
- Episode #1.2 (1966) - Diana Maxwell
- Episode #1.1 (1966) - Diana Maxwell
1966
The Likely Lads (TV Series) as
Sally West
- Anchors Aweigh (1966) - Sally West
1965
Undermind (TV Series) as
Anne Heriot
- End Signal (1965) - Anne Heriot
- Waves of Sound (1965) - Anne Heriot
- Test for the Future (1965) - Anne Heriot
- Puppets of Evil (1965) - Anne Heriot
- Song of Death (1965) - Anne Heriot
- Intent to Destroy (1965) - Anne Heriot
- Too Many Enemies (1965) - Anne Heriot
- Death in England (1965) - Anne Heriot
- The New Dimension (1965) - Anne Heriot
- Flowers of Havoc (1965) - Anne Heriot
- Instance One (1965) - Anne Heriot
1965
The Pleasure Girls as
Marion
1965
Hugh and I (TV Series)
- The Critics (1965)
1964
R3 (TV Series) as
Jenny
- Against the Stream (1964) - Jenny
1964
World of His Own (TV Series)
- Episode #1.1 (1964)
1964
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Mary Tovey
- Trained to Kill (1964) - Mary Tovey
1964
Ann Veronica (TV Series) as
Ann Veronica
- Escape (1964) - Ann Veronica
- Votes for Women (1964) - Ann Veronica
- Alone in London (1964) - Ann Veronica
- Trial of Strength (1964) - Ann Veronica
1964
Detective (TV Series) as
Mary Hume
- The Judas Window (1964) - Mary Hume
1963
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Jean
- A Way of Living (1963) - Jean
1963
Badger's Bend (TV Series) as
Sheila Dicken / Sheila
- The Animal Hotel: Part 17 (1963) - Sheila Dicken
- The Animal Hotel: Part 16 (1963) - Sheila Dicken
- The Animal Hotel: Part 15 (1963) - Sheila Dicken
- The Animal Hotel: Part 13 (1963) - Sheila Dicken
- The Animal Hotel: Part 12 (1963) - Sheila Dicken
- The Animal Hotel: Part 11 (1963) - Sheila Dicken
- The Animal Hotel: Part 8 (1963) - Sheila
- The Animal Hotel: Part 7 (1963) - Sheila Dicken
- The Animal Hotel: Part 6 (1963) - Sheila Dicken
- The Animal Hotel: Part 2 (1963) - Sheila Dicken
1961
The Skewbald (TV Series) as
Wendy
- Penny and Sixpence (1961) - Wendy
1961
The Guns of Navarone as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1950
The Blue Lamp as
Cockney Urchin (uncredited)
Producer
1981
St. Helens (assistant executive producer)
Self
2008
Wanna Watch a Television Series? Chapter Two: Fish out of Water (Video documentary) as
Self
2008
Wanna Watch a Television Series? Chapter One: Variations on a Theme (Video documentary) as
Self
1971
Disco (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.2 (1971) - Self
1970
Not a Word (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.8 (1970) - Self
- Episode #1.7 (1970) - Self
1964
Juke Box Jury (TV Series) as
Self - Panellist
- Episode #1.348 (1966) - Self - Panellist
- Episode #1.315 (1965) - Self - Panellist
- Episode #1.252 (1964) - Self - Panellist
Archive Footage
2017
Amicalement Votre, Hollywood au service de sa majesté (TV Movie documentary) as
Melanie Sadler
1974
London Conspiracy as
Melanie Sadler
1972
Jason King (TV Series) as
Annabelle Hurst
- Zenia (1972) - Annabelle Hurst (uncredited)
References
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