Judi Trott (born 11 November 1962) is an English actress and is best known for her portrayal of the Lady Marion of Leaford in the popular 1980s TV series ''

Robin of Sherwood ''Robin of Sherwood'' is a British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. Created by Richard Carpenter, it was produced by HTV in association with Goldcrest, and ran from 28 April 1984 to 28 June 1986 on the ITV network. In th ...

''. Trott was born in

Plymouth Plymouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England. It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers River Plym, Plym and River Tamar, Tamar, about southwest of Exeter and ...

and started her career as a

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dancer, having attended the

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.Jean Airey, "Marion of Sherwood: Judi Trott Interview". ''Starlog'', July 1992, (pp. 56-8) She later trained as an actress at the

London Studio Centre London Studio Centre, in North Finchley, London, is a British dance and theatre school providing courses in classical ballet, contemporary dance, jazz dance, and musical theatre. It is accredited by the CDMT, Council for Dance, Drama and Musical ...

and landed her first acting role in '' Heaven's Gate'' (1980). Trott appeared in the Charles Gormley movie ''

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'' (1982) with

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and

Barbara Kellerman Barbara Rose Kellerman (originally spelt Kellermann; born 30 December 1949) is an English actress, known for her film and television roles. Early life Kellerman was born in Manchester, Lancashire. Her Jewish father, Walter Kellermann (1915� ...

. Trott was a devotee of the film ''

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'', and it was this which encouraged her to audition for ''Robin of Sherwood''. For the series, Trott had to learn sword fighting and

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; Trott was assisted in learning archery for the series by her co-star Mark Ryan. In a 1992 interview with ''

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'' magazine, Trott said that she enjoyed working on ''Robin of Sherwood'', saying "It wasn't high-brow heavy acting; you heard a ''lot'' of laughter on set." Trott co-starred in the TV movie '' Reunion at Fairborough'' with

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and

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. Married with four children to

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Gary Spratling, Trott has only appeared sporadically on

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and

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since the 1980s. In 2016, it was announced that Trott would reprise her role of Lady Marion in an audio production of ''Robin of Sherwood''.

Filmography - actress

*''Painted Lady'' (1997) (mini) TV series: Barbara Stafford/Police Woman *''

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'' (1990): Kate *''

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'' (1988) (TV): Mandy *'' Truckers'' (1987) TV series: Barbara *'' Reunion at Fairborough'' (1985) (TV): Sheila *''

'' (1984–86) TV series: Lady Marion *''

'' (1982): Alicia *'' Take Three Women'' (1982) (TV): Ellen *'' Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story'' (1982) (TV) (uncredited): Lady Sarah Armstrong Jones *''

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'' (1982) (TV) *'' ''Ragtime'' (film)'' (1981) (uncredited): Chorus Girl *'' Heaven's Gate'' (1980): Irvine's girlfriend

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* Actors educated at the Royal Ballet School Living people 1962 births English television actresses Actresses from Plymouth, Devon {{UK-tv-actor-1960s-stub