Rosemary Nicols (born Rosemary Claxton; 28 October 1941, in

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, England) is a British actress. She comes from a theatrical family and was the author of the 1967 book ''The Loving Adventures of Jaby''.

Biography

She was educated at

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in Acton, west London. She made appearances as a child actress, before studying at the

Central School of Speech and Drama The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama was founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as The Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. It became a ...

and went into rep at Harrogate, Frinton-on-Sea and Wimbledon amongst others. Her first London lead was in ''Something Nasty in the Woodshed''. In films, she featured in ''

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'' (1950), ''

The Pleasure Girls ''The Pleasure Girls'' is a 1965 British drama film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Francesca Annis, Ian McShane and Klaus Kinski. Plot When a beautiful young woman, Sally (Francesca Annis), moves to London to pursue a modelling career, ...

'' (1965) and '' The Mini Affair'' (1967), and on stage in ''

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'' with

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. She appeared in numerous television series such as the sci-fi drama '' Undermind'' in 1965, and ''

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'' in 1968 but her best-known role was as computer expert Annabelle Hurst in the television series '' Department S''. She played the title role in the 1964 BBC series ''

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'' based on a novel by H.G. Wells. Later roles included Anna Sergeyevna in a 1971 adaptation of

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's '' Fathers and Sons'', and appearances in shows like ''

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'' and ''

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''. Nicols had her own folk music programme on TV but was soon to give up acting; she married writer

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and moved to

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to concentrate on writing. Nicols later moved to the US and recently contributed to the documentary ''Wanna Watch a Television Series?''.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1950) * ''

'' (1965) * '' Undermind'' (1965 ) * ''

The Mini-Affair ''The Mini-Affair'' is a 1967 British romantic comedy film directed by Robert Amram, and starring Georgie Fame, Rosemary Nicols and John Clive. Music is provided by the Bee Gees. Plot summary A leading pop star is kidnapped in swinging London. ...

'' (1967) * '' Brown Eye, Evil Eye'' (1967)

References

External links

* 1941 births Living people English film actresses English television actresses English actresses English writers Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama {{UK-actor-stub