Rachel Roberts

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rachel Roberts (20 September 1927 – 26 November 1980) was a Welsh actress noted for her fervour and passion; Roberts is best remembered for her forthright screen performances in two key films of the 1960s, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and This Sporting Life, in both of which she played the older mistress of the central male character. In Australia, she is remembered for her performance as Mrs Appleyard in Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rachel Roberts (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Murder on the Orient Express

as Hildegarde Schmidt

Picnic at Hanging Rock

as Mrs. Appleyard

When a Stranger Calls

as Dr. Monk

Foul Play

as Delia Darrow / Gerda Casswell

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

as Brenda

This Sporting Life

as Mrs. Margaret Hammond

Our Man in Havana

as Prostitute (uncredited)

O Lucky Man!

as Gloria Rowe / Madame Paillard / Mrs. Richards

Night Gallery

as Rebecca Brigham (segment "Certain Shadows on the Wall")

Yanks

as Mrs. Clarrie Moreton