Delena Kidd (born 11 February 1935) is an English

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

who has appeared in numerous British television productions since the late 1950s. In recent years she is perhaps best known for her portrayal of

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in '' Victoria & Albert''.

Biography

Her father was a doctor and her mother the actress Violet Ormonde. She attended

Cheltenham Ladies' College Cheltenham Ladies' College (CLC) is a private schools in the United Kingdom, private boarding and day school for girls aged 11 or older in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The school was established in 1853 to provide "a sound academic edu ...

, followed by the

Central School of Speech and Drama The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, commonly shortened to Central, is a drama school 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 ...

where she won the

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Prize. She then appeared in repertory theatre in Britain.

Career

Her television appearances include; '' The Four Just Men'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and most recently ''

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'' in 2013. Her films include '' Room at the Top''.

Personal life

She is married to the actor

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. The couple met on a production at the

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and 56 years later they again appeared on stage together in Oxford at the Burton Taylor Studio.. They have three childre
'Back on Stage Where love blossomed' at The Oxford Times
Retrieved 26 June 2014

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kidd, Delena 1935 births Living people English film actresses English television actresses Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama People educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College Actresses from Newcastle upon Tyne