Rosalind Ayres (born 7 December 1946) is an English actress, director and producer. Active since 1970, Ayres is well known for her role in the 1997 film ''

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'', in which she played Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon. Her husband, Martin Jarvis, played Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon in the film.

Biography

Ayres has appeared in numerous films and television series, including regular performances in '' Armchair Thriller'', ''Penmarric'', ''

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'', '' The Bounder'', ''Father's Day'' and ''

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''. She has acted in and directed numerous audio plays for L.A. Theatre Works and Hollywood Theater of the Ear. Ayres appeared on the

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semi-improvised sitcom '' Outnumbered'' as Gran in series 3 (2010) for the episodes "The Family Outing" and "The Internet". She returned as Gran in the first episode of series four (2011) named "The Funeral". Ayres also appeared in the Christmas special in 2012. In addition to her film and television work, in 2011, Ayres provided voice and motion capture work for Katherine Marlowe, the main antagonist of the video game '' Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception'', opposite Nolan North, Richard McGonagle and Graham McTavish. Together with her husband, Ayres runs the radio production company "Jarvis & Ayres Productions", producing and directing plays and serials for BBC Radio 4. Ayres also played the character of Iris in the comedy sitcom '' Kate & Koji'' as a customer in the café who regularly consulted the doctor on various ailments. It aired in April 2020 and she appeared in three episodes. In September 2022, Ayres appeared alongside her husband in an episode of the BBC soap opera ''

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'' as Ellie Chilton.

TV and filmography

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* 1946 births Living people Alumni of Loughborough University English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses English voice actresses English video game actresses Actresses from Birmingham, West Midlands {{England-actor-stub