Rachel Roberts
Actor, Film actor
1927 – 1980
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Who was Rachel Roberts?
Rachel Roberts 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.
For This Sporting Life, Roberts was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Lead Actress. In Australia, she is remembered for her performance as Mrs Appleyard in Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock.
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- Born
- Sep 20, 1927
Llanelli - Also known as
- Rachel Roberts (britische Schauspielerin)
- Spouses
- Alan Dobie
(1955 - 1961) - Rex Harrison
(1962/03/21 - 1971/02/19)
- Alan Dobie
- Nationality
- Wales
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- University of Wales
- Lived in
- Hollywood
- Died
- Nov 26, 1980
Los Angeles
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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