Linda Virginia Marlowe (

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Bathurst, born 26 July 1940) is an Australian-born British

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, and

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. She is noted for her association with

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, performing in many of his theatrical works, creating a one-woman show based on his female characters called ''Berkoff's Women'', and being referred to as his "

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" by a number of critics. Marlowe's television roles include A small part in The Saint "The time to die" (1968) the 1995

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series ''

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'', and the recurring role of

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in ''

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'' from December 2014 to March 2017. Her film credits include ''

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'' (1963), ''

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'' (1988), ''

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'' (2000), '' Hellraiser: Deader'' (2005) and ''

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' is a 1974 spy novel by British author John le Carré. It follows the endeavours of taciturn, aging spymaster George Smiley to uncover a Soviet mole in the British Secret Intelligence Service. The novel has receive ...

'' (2011).

Biography

Linda Virginia Bathurst was born on 26 July 1940 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to

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parents who decided to return to the

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when she was ten. She attended the

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, and after leaving drama school at the age of 20, she was offered a leading role at the

Connaught Theatre The Connaught Theatre is a Streamline Moderne-style theatre and cinema in the centre of Worthing, in West Sussex, England. Built as the Picturedrome cinema in 1914, the venue was extended in 1935 and became the new home of the Connaught Theatre ( ...

in Worthing. This was followed by further theatrical work in Birmingham and at the

Gate Theatre The Gate Theatre is a theatre on Cavendish Row in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1928. History Beginnings The Gate Theatre was founded in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir with Daisy Bannard Cogley and Gearóid Ó Lochlai ...

in Dublin. She performed in several productions at the Half Moon Theatre on Alie Street including ''Grand Larceny'' (1977); ''Dick Whittington, or The City of Fear'' (1977) and ''Greek'' (1980), which was one of many

plays she performed in including, among others, ''Decadence'', ''East'', ''The Trial'' and Metamorphosis, for which she is internationally best known. She played Osloo in the Doctor Who audio story, The Macros, written by actress Ingrid Pitt and Tony Rudlin. Marlowe became a patron of Half Moon Theatre in autumn 2016.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1963) * ''

That Kind of Girl ''That Kind of Girl'' is a British cult film and the directorial debut of Gerry O'Hara. Produced by Robert Hartford-Davis with a script by Jan Read, it was released in 1963. The film's subject is premarital sexual relationships and sexually tra ...

'' (1963) * '' The World Ten Times Over'' (1963) * ''

The Americanization of Emily ''The Americanization of Emily'' is a 1964 British-American black-and-white romantic black comedy war film written by Paddy Chayefsky, produced by Martin Ransohoff, directed by Arthur Hiller and starring James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Dougl ...

'' (1964) * ''

Spaceflight IC-1 ''Spaceflight IC-1: An Adventure in Space'' is a 1965 British science-fiction movie starring Bill Williams and Norma West. The civilized world is controlled by an all-powerful computerized government that is carefully choosing colonists for its ...

'' (1965) * ''

The Man Outside ''The Man Outside'' (, literally ''Outside, at the door'') is a play by Wolfgang Borchert, written in a few days in the late autumn of 1946. It made its debut on German radio on 13 February 1947. ''The Man Outside'' describes the hopelessness of ...

'' (1967) * ''Night After Night After Night'' (1970) * ''Dyn Amo'' (1972) * '' Tam-Lin'' (1970) * '' Big Zapper'' (1973) * '' The Swordsman'' (1974) * ''Penelope Pulls It Off'' (1975) * '' Mr. Love'' (1985) * ''

'' (1988) * '' The Green Man'' (1990) * ''

'' (1995) * ''

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall ''The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'' is the second and final novel written by English author Anne Brontë. It was first published in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell. Probably the most shocking of the Brontës' novels, it had an instant and p ...

'' (1996) * ''

'' (2000) * '' Hellraiser: Deader'' (2005) * ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Orig ...

'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2008) ... Francine Bowman * “Not in My Backyard”, S13 of ''

Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British crime drama television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the '' Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series (created by Caroline Graham), and broadcast on two channels of ...

'' (2011), ... Fiona Conway * ''

'' (2011) * ''

Houdini Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician ...

'' (2014) * ''

'' as

(2014–2017) * '' Casualty'' (

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)

References

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