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Rachel Gurney(1920-2001)

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Rachel Gurney and David Kernan in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
Rachel Gurney was born on 5 March 1920 in Eton, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Portrait of a Lady (1968), The Moonstone (1959) and Upstairs, Downstairs (1971). She was married to Denys Rhodes. She died on 24 November 2001 in Holt, Norfolk, England, UK.
BornMarch 5, 1920
DiedNovember 24, 2001(81)
BornMarch 5, 1920
DiedNovember 24, 2001(81)
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Known for

Suzanne Neve in The Portrait of a Lady (1968)
The Portrait of a Lady
6.8
TV Series
  • Madame Merle
The Moonstone
TV Series
  • Lady Verinder
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
Upstairs, Downstairs
8.4
TV Series
  • Lady Marjorie Bellamy
  • Lady Majorie Southwold Bellamy (21 episodes 1971-1973)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
6.9
TV Series
  • Portia
  • Angela Dale-Adams
  • Cornelia
  • Lilian Kirby
  • Miss Haslam
  • Mrs. Dubedat
  • Sarah Anne Terrot

Credits

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Actress

  • The Poetry Hall of Fame
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Little Sir Nicholas (1990)
    Little Sir Nicholas
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Lady Tremaine
    • 1990
  • Murder for Christmas
    Podcast Series
    • Lydia Lee (voice)
    • 1986
  • Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)
    Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Grand Duchess Victoria
    • 1986
  • Colin Firth in Lost Empires (1986)
    Lost Empires
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Mrs. Agnes Foster Jones
    • 1986
  • Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985)
    Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Lady Cynthia Marchmont
    • 1985
  • All the World's a Stage (1984)
    All the World's a Stage
    TV Mini Series
    • Excerpts: The Dresser
    • 1984
  • Her Mother's House
    TV Movie
    • Gabrielle
    • 1982
  • Robin's Nest (1977)
    Robin's Nest
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Davinia
    • 1978
  • The Four Feathers (1978)
    The Four Feathers
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Eustace (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Cathleen Nesbitt, Angharad Rees, and Billie Whitelaw in Ten from the Twenties (1975)
    Ten from the Twenties
    TV Series
    • Lady Wargrave
    • 1975
  • Kenneth More in Father Brown (1974)
    Father Brown
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Margaret Mandeville
    • 1974
  • Patrick Stewart, Barry Foster, Gayle Hunnicutt, Charles Kay, and Laurence Naismith in Fall of Eagles (1974)
    Fall of Eagles
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • 'Sisi', Empress Elisabeth of Austria
    • 1974
  • Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
    Upstairs, Downstairs
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Lady Marjorie Bellamy
    • 1971–1973
  • Six Days of Justice (1972)
    Six Days of Justice
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Chairman
    • 1972

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 5, 1920
    • Eton, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 24, 2001
    • Holt, Norfolk, England, UK(Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Denys Rhodes1946 - 1950 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    She acted in Campbell Christie's play, "Carrington V.C.," at the Westminster Theatre in London, England with Alec Clunes, John Wood, John Garside, Allan Cuthbertson, and Lionel Jeffries in the cast. Michael MacOwan was director.

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  • Trivia
    Said she would have preferred playing a servant on Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) because those people were more kind than the masters.

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