Rachel Roberts

Rachel Roberts

Actor

Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
September 20, 1927

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.​

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Representative Works

Foul Play
Foul Play
6.3
/ English
Yanks
Yanks
5.9
/ English
This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life
7.0
/ English
The Reckoning
The Reckoning
7.5
/ English
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
6.5
/ English
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
6.8
/ English
Wild Rovers
Wild Rovers
6.1
/ English
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana
6.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Murder on the Orient Express
1974Nominee

Best Performance

Murder on the Orient Express

Foul Play
1978Nominee

Best Performance

Foul Play

Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975Nominee

Best Performance

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Career Highlights

Yanks
1979Highlight

Best Performance

Yanks

When a Stranger Calls
1979Highlight

Best Performance

When a Stranger Calls