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Cheryl Campbell (born 22 May 1949) is an English actor of stage, film and television. She starred opposite Bob Hoskins in the 1978

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drama '' Pennies From Heaven'', before going on to win the 1980 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for '' Testament of Youth'' and ''

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'', and the 1982 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for ''

A Doll's House ''A Doll's House'' ( Danish and nb, Et dukkehjem; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having be ...

''. Her film appearances include ''

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'' (1981), '' Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes'' (1984) and ''

The Shooting Party ''The Shooting Party'' is a 1984 British drama film directed by Alan Bridges and based on the book of the same name by Isabel Colegate. The film is set in 1913, less than a year before the beginning of the First World War, and shows the soon-t ...

'' (1985).

Early life

Born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, Campbell is the daughter of an airline pilot. She was educated at Francis Bacon Grammar School, St Albans, and at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Her repertory theatre experience includes the Palace Theatre,

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and the Citizens' Theatre,

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."Looks Worth Yards of Dialog"
Independent.co.uk, 18 October 1992.

Career

Campbell is known for her starring role as

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in the

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's television dramatisation of '' Testament of Youth'' (1979), for which she received Best Actress awards from the British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) and the

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. Campbell had earned her first BAFTA nomination the previous year for her portrayal of Eileen Everson opposite Bob Hoskins in

Dennis Potter Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC television serials '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978), ''The Singing Detective'' (198 ...

's television serial '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978). Campbell's one other role in a work by Potter was as Janet in ''

Rain on the Roof ''Rain on the Roof'' is a television drama by Dennis Potter, broadcast by ITV on 26 October 1980. It is the second in a loosely connected trilogy of plays exploring language and betrayal, produced for London Weekend Television by the independe ...

'' (1980).

Stage

Campbell is an accomplished stage performer and has twice been a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. At the RSC in 1982, she played Nora Helmer in

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's production of Ibsen's ''

'' (for which she was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival). In that same season, she also appeared as Diana in '' All's Well That Ends Well''. She returned to the RSC in the 1992–94 season, playing Lady Macbeth to

Derek Jacobi Sir Derek George Jacobi (; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. He has appeared in various stage productions of William Shakespeare such as ''Hamlet'', ''Much Ado About Nothing'', '' Macbeth'', ''Twelfth Night'', '' The Tempest'', ''Kin ...

's lead in Noble's controversial production of '' Macbeth''; Beatrice-Joanna in '' The Changeling''; Mistress Ford in '' The Merry Wives of Windsor'' and Natasha in ''Misha's Party''. She worked at the Royal National Theatre: playing as a junior member of the company in 1975, as Freda in Sir Peter Hall's Old Vic production of ''

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'' (starring Sir Ralph Richardson, Dame

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and Dame

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) and as Maggie in

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's '' Engaged''; in 1995, as Lady Politic Would-Be in

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's ''

Volpone ''Volpone'' (, Italian for "sly fox") is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605–1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-perfor ...

''; and in 2003 as Dotty Otley in the NT's touring (and London) revival of ''

Noises Off ''Noises Off'' is a 1982 play by the English playwright Michael Frayn. Frayn conceived the idea in 1970 while watching from the wings a performance of '' The Two of Us'', a farce that he had written for Lynn Redgrave. He said, "It was funnier ...

''."For mirth and mayhem this is matchless"
Telegraphy.co.uk, 15 August 2003. Campbell's other stage performances in London have encompassed the classics as well as new plays; they include '' You Never Can Tell'' (Lyric, 1979); ''

Miss Julie ''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...

'' (1983) in the title role; ''

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'' (1985) as Asta; ''The Daughter-in-Law'' (1985) as Minnie; '' The Sneeze'' (a

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selection) (1988) in various roles; ''

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'' (1991) as Emma; ''The Strip'' (1995) as Loretta; ''Some Sunny Day'' (1996) as Emily; ''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' ( rus, Ча́йка, r=Cháyka, links=no) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatises th ...

'' (1997) as Arkadina; '' Passion'' (2000) as Nell; and '' Life After George'' (2002) as Beatrix. In provincial theatre, she has appeared in: '' The Country Wife'' (Manchester Royal Exchange) as Margery Pinchwife; ''

The Constant Wife ''The Constant Wife'', a play written in 1926 by W. Somerset Maugham, is a comedy whose modern and amusing take on marriage and infidelity gives a quick-witted, alternative view on how to deal with an extramarital affair. A “sparkling comedy o ...

'' (Theatr Clwyd) as Constance; ''

A Streetcar Named Desire ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of pers ...

'' (Leicester Haymarket) as Blanche (for which she received a Regional Theatre Best Actress award); and ''So Long Life'' (touring production) as Wendy.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Cheryl 1949 births Living people Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Best Actress BAFTA Award (television) winners English stage actresses English television actresses English film actresses People from St Albans Royal Shakespeare Company members Actresses from Hertfordshire Laurence Olivier Award winners