Rachel Kempson (1910–2003) |
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Rachel Kempson, the matriarch of one of theatre and film's most famous acting dynasties, took rather a back seat to the attention placed on several of the others. Born on May 28, 1910, in Dartmouth, Devon, England, to Beatrice Hamilton (Ashwell) and Eric William Edward Kempson, a headmaster, Rachel trained at RADA and made her professional stage ...
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Born:in Dartmouth, Devon, England, UKDied:(age 92) in Millbrook, New York, USA |
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Actress (64 credits)
Actress (64 credits)
1991
For the Greater Good
(TV Series)
Dame Margaret Delysia
Dame Margaret Delysia
- Minister
(1991)
... Dame Margaret Delysia
- Member
(1991)
... Dame Margaret Delysia
1988
Small World
(TV Mini-Series)
Miss Maiden
Miss Maiden
- Hurry Up, Please, It's Time
(1988)
... Miss Maiden
- Throbbing and Waiting
(1988)
... Miss Maiden
- What Shall We Do Tomorrow?
(1988)
... Miss Maiden
- Unreal Cities
(1988)
... Miss Maiden
- The Lady of Situations
(1988)
... Miss Maiden
1985
The Black Tower
(TV Mini-Series)
Grace Willison
Grace Willison
- Episode #1.5
(1985)
... Grace Willison
- Episode #1.4
(1985)
... Grace Willison
- Episode #1.3
(1985)
... Grace Willison
- Episode #1.2
(1985)
... Grace Willison
- Episode #1.1
(1985)
... Grace Willison
1984
The Jewel in the Crown
(TV Mini-Series)
Lady Manners
Lady Manners
- The Towers of Silence
(1984)
... Lady Manners
- The Day of the Scorpion
(1984)
... Lady Manners
- Ordeal by Fire
(1984)
... Lady Manners
- Regimental Silver
(1984)
... Lady Manners
- Questions of Loyalty
(1984)
... Lady Manners
1968-1982
ITV Playhouse
(TV Series)
Amelia / Miss Ives / Mrs. Angusthorpe / ...
Amelia / Miss Ives / Mrs. Angusthorpe / ...
- The Boxwallah
(1982)
... Amelia
- The Winter Ladies
(1979)
... Miss Ives
- The Grass Widows
(1971)
... Mrs. Angusthorpe
- Suspect
(1969)
... Phyllis Segal
- Bon Voyage
(1968)
... Lady Bland
1981
Tales of the Unexpected
(TV Series)
Nell Bridges / Mrs. Mason
Nell Bridges / Mrs. Mason
- Bosom Friends
(1981)
... Nell Bridges
- The Best of Everything
(1981)
... Mrs. Mason
1981
Sunday Night Thriller
(TV Series)
Mrs. Miller
Mrs. Miller
- Blunt Instrument: Part 1
(1981)
... Mrs. Miller
1972-1980
Play for Today
(TV Series)
Louisa / Kate Dawson / Mrs. Anderson
Louisa / Kate Dawson / Mrs. Anderson
- Jude
(1980)
... Louisa
- Kate the Good Neighbour
(1980)
... Kate Dawson
- The House on Highbury Hill
(1972)
... Mrs. Anderson
1977
Love for Lydia
(TV Series)
Aunt Juliana
Aunt Juliana
- Episode #1.8
(1977)
... Aunt Juliana
- Episode #1.7
(1977)
... Aunt Juliana
- Episode #1.5
(1977)
... Aunt Juliana
- Episode #1.4
(1977)
... Aunt Juliana
- Episode #1.3
(1977)
... Aunt Juliana
1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
(TV Mini-Series)
Duchess of Marlborough
Duchess of Marlborough
- Triumph and Tragedy
(1974)
... Duchess of Marlborough
- Recovery
(1974)
... Duchess of Marlborough
- Lady Randolph
(1974)
... Duchess of Marlborough
- Jennie Jerome
(1974)
... Duchess of Marlborough
1971-1974
ITV Sunday Night Theatre
(TV Series)
Lady Sankey / Lady Black-Matheson / Celia Lavender
Lady Sankey / Lady Black-Matheson / Celia Lavender
- A Private Matter
(1974)
... Lady Black-Matheson
- Major Lavender
(1972)
... Celia Lavender
- Fly on the Wall: The Reformer
(1971)
... Lady Sankey
- Fly on the Wall: The General
(1971)
... Lady Sankey
1972
Thirty-Minute Theatre
(TV Series)
Caroline / Miss Winton
Caroline / Miss Winton
- The Judge's Wife
(1972)
... Caroline
- The Penthouse Apartment
(1972)
... Miss Winton
1967-1972
BBC Play of the Month
(TV Series)
Miss Trafalgar Gower / Ruth Wilcox / Mrs. Whitefield / ...
Miss Trafalgar Gower / Ruth Wilcox / Mrs. Whitefield / ...
- Trelawny of the Wells
(1972)
... Miss Trafalgar Gower
- Howards End
(1970)
... Ruth Wilcox
- Man and Superman
(1968)
... Mrs. Whitefield
- Girls in Uniform
(1967)
... Fraulein von Kesten
1972
The Shadow of the Tower
(TV Series)
Margaret of Burgundy
Margaret of Burgundy
- The Schooling of Apes
(1972)
... Margaret of Burgundy
1971
Elizabeth R
(TV Mini-Series)
Kat Ashley
Kat Ashley
- The Marriage Game
(1971)
... Kat Ashley
- The Lion's Cub
(1971)
... Kat Ashley
1967-1968
The Wednesday Play
(TV Series)
Phyllis Brendon / Lady Caroline / Eve
Phyllis Brendon / Lady Caroline / Eve
- Anyone for Tennis?
(1968)
... Phyllis Brendon
- Sleeping Dogs
(1967)
... Lady Caroline
- Death of a Teddy Bear
(1967)
... Eve
1959-1967
ITV Play of the Week
(TV Series)
Mrs. Thompson / Kate Murdoch / Mother Morvah / ...
Mrs. Thompson / Kate Murdoch / Mother Morvah / ...
- The New Assistant
(1967)
... Mrs. Thompson
- Finders Keepers
(1965)
... Kate Murdoch
- The Stone Dance
(1963)
... Mother Morvah
- The Sandcastle
(1963)
... Nan Mor
- All Good Children
(1963)
... Elizabeth Matthews
1967
Conflict
(TV Series)
Emilia / Mrs. Whitefield
Emilia / Mrs. Whitefield
- Othello
(1967)
... Emilia
- Man and Superman
(1967)
... Mrs. Whitefield
1964-1966
Armchair Theatre
(TV Series)
Lady Byass / Mary Racey
Lady Byass / Mary Racey
- The Wager
(1966)
... Lady Byass
- Old Soldiers
(1964)
... Mary Racey
1957
Men, Women and Clothes
(TV Series)
Self Modelling Fashions
Self Modelling Fashions
- Informal Clothes
(1957)
... Self Modelling Fashions
- Formal Clothes
(1957)
... Self Modelling Fashions
- Fashions in Faces and Figures
(1957)
... Self Modelling Fashions
- Sense and Nonsense in Fashion
(1957)
... Self Modelling Fashions
1956
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
(TV Series)
Helen Rune
Helen Rune
- The Strange Event at Roman Fall
(1956)
... Helen Rune
1955
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
(TV Series)
Mrs. Dolly Makepeace
Mrs. Dolly Makepeace
- The Makepeace Story #3: Family Business
(1955)
... Mrs. Dolly Makepeace
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Self (4 credits)
Self (4 credits)
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She acted in the Repertoire Season in the National Theatre production at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England in Trevor Griffith's play, "The Party;" Eduardo De Filippo's play, "Saturday Sunday Monday;" William Shakespeare's plays, "Measure for Measure," "The Tempest," "Romeo and Juliet;" Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's ... See more »Alternate Names:
Lady Redgrave
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