Occupation Actress Years active 1963–98 | Name Virginia Wetherell | |
Children Daisy BatesWilliam Bates | ||
The big switch 1969
Virginia Wetherell (born 9 May 1943 in Farnham, Surrey) is an English actress best known for her roles in Hammer horror films such as Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) and Demons of the Mind (1972).
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Her other film appearances include The Big Switch (1968), Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968), The Other People (1968), Man of Violence (1969), Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971), Disciple of Death (1972), and the TV film Dracula (1973).
On television, she was a regular cast member in The Troubleshooters as Julie Serres, and played Dyoni in the Doctor Who serial The Daleks in the series' first season (1963–64).
Wetherell was married to actor Ralph Bates from 1973 until his death from cancer in 1991. Both their children, Daisy and William (Will) Bates, are also actors.
Filmography
Actress
1998
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon as
Colony Room Club
1985
Minder (TV Series) as
Debbie Moore
- Minder on the Orient Express (1985) - Debbie Moore
1983
The Gentle Touch (TV Series) as
Elaine Decker
- Who's Afraid of Josie Tate (1983) - Elaine Decker
1976
Barney's Last Battle (TV Movie) as
Young woman
1974
Dracula (TV Movie) as
Dracula's Wife (as Virginia Wetherall)
1974
The Protectors (TV Series) as
Nurse
- Route 27 (1974) - Nurse
1972
Demons of the Mind as
Inge
1972
Disciple of Death as
Ruth
1971
A Clockwork Orange as
Stage Actress
1971
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Christine
- Thank You Very Much (1971) - Christine
1971
Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde as
Betsy
1971
Paul Temple (TV Series) as
Francoise
- Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1971) - Francoise
1970
Man of Violence as
Gale
1968
The Crimson Cult as
Eve Morley
1968
Mr. Rose (TV Series) as
Catherine
- The Less-Than-Iron-Duke (1968) - Catherine
1968
The Other People as
Girl at Airport
1968
The Big Switch as
Karen
1967
The Solarnauts (Short)
1967
Mogul (TV Series) as
Julie Serres
- Women and Business Never Did Mix (1967) - Julie Serres
- No Sentiment in Business? (1967) - Julie Serres
- Nothing to Do with Mogul (1967) - Julie Serres
- Some Days You Just Can't Win (1967) - Julie Serres
- Think Big (1967) - Julie Serres
- We're Not One of Us Perfect (1967) - Julie Serres
- Home and Dry (1967) - Julie Serres
- A Damn Great Lump of Oil (1967) - Julie Serres
- Words Are Softer Than Oil (1967) - Julie Serres
1966
The Man in Room 17 (TV Series) as
Martita
- How to Rob a Bank - And Get Away with It (1966) - Martita
1966
Alfie (uncredited)
1964
Crossroads (TV Series) as
Heather Gurney
1964
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Selma
- The Carrion Bird (1964) - Selma
1964
Detective (TV Series) as
Susan Carmichael
- Subject: Murder (1964) - Susan Carmichael
1964
Doctor Who (TV Series) as
Dyoni
- The Rescue (1964) - Dyoni
- The Ordeal (1964) - Dyoni
- The Expedition (1964) - Dyoni
- The Ambush (1964) - Dyoni
- The Escape (1964) - Dyoni
1963
The Partner as
Karen
1963
Walter and Connie (TV Series) as
Christine
- Walter Writes a Story (1963) - Christine
1963
West 11 (uncredited)
1963
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
Karen / Brenda
- The Partner (1963) - Karen
- Ricochet (1963) - Brenda
1963
Moonstrike (TV Series) as
Resistance Agent
- The Biggest Bandit (1963) - Resistance Agent
1963
That Kind of Girl as
Virginia (Eva's friend in nightclub) (uncredited)
1963
Ricochet as
Brenda
Thanks
2020
Timestreams (Podcast Series) (special thanks - 2 episodes)
- Warlord Dyoni (2020) - (special thanks: for Dyoni)
- Welcome to the Jungle (2020) - (special thanks: for Dyoni)
1998
Parting Shots (thanks - as Virginia Weatherall)
Self
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Horror Icons: Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee (Documentary) (filming)
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Horror Icons: The Last of the Horror Icons (Documentary) (filming) as
Self - Interviewee
2022
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (Documentary) as
Self - Interviewee (as Virginia Bates)
2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (Documentary) as
Self - Interviewee
2018
Who's Round (Podcast Series) as
Self
- Virginia Wetherell (2018) - Self (voice)
2017
Schwarze Messe auf blutrotem Altar (Video documentary short) as
Self
2008
Fanex Files: Hammer Films (Video documentary) as
Self
2001
Once Upon a Time in Europe (TV Series documentary) as
Self
1972
Going for a Song (TV Series) as
Self - Customer
- Episode dated 18 June 1972 (1972) - Self - Customer
1967
Juke Box Jury (TV Series) as
Self - Panellist
- Episode #1.390 (1967) - Self - Panellist
Archive Footage
2024
Sex and Violence: Pete Walker's Austerity Films (Documentary short) as
Karen
2023
The Daleks in Colour (TV Movie) as
Dyoni
2015
Monster Madness: The Counter Culture to Blockbusters (Documentary)
References
Virginia Wetherell Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA