Suzanne Bertish (born 7 August 1951) is an English actress. Educated at

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, Bertish joined the

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and appeared in many of its productions, including its marathon eight-and-a-half-hour version of

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's '' The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'', in which she played three roles. She repeated these three roles in the 1982 television version of the complete play. She was later seen in the

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production of

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's ''

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'' (1983) as Adriana. In 1984, she appeared as Freida Gottleib, in two series of '' Shine on Harvey Moon'', a refugee from Austria who owns a house with her brother Erich, when the Moons take up tenancy at their lodgings. She also appeared as a female

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(Arlene Rimmer), in an episode of ''

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'', " Parallel Universe" in 1988. She has also played small roles in several films, including the

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vehicle '' Hanover Street'', and the vampire film '' The Hunger''. She had a recurring role as Eleni in the

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series ''

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'' (2005–2007). In 2009 she had a role in a production of '' Breakfast at Tiffany's'' at the

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Filmography

* 1978: '' Armchair Thriller'' .... Clare Omney (3 episodes) * 1979: '' ITV Playhouse'' .... Lena (1 episode) * 1979: '' Hanover Street'' .... The French Girl * 1979: '' BBC Play of the Month'' .... Kate Croy (1 episode) * 1981: '' The Three Sisters'' (TV Movie) .... Masha * 1981: '' Maybury'' .... Julia Charlton (1 episode) * 1982: '' The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' .... Fanny Squeers / ... (2 episodes) * 1982: ''Shakespeare Lives!'' (TV series) * 1983: ''

'' (TV Movie) .... Adriana * 1983: '' The Hunger'' .... Phyllis * 1983: ''

To the Lighthouse ''To the Lighthouse'' is a 1927 novel by Virginia Woolf. The novel centres on the Ramsay family and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920. Following and extending the tradition of modernist novelists like Marcel P ...

'' (TV Movie) .... Lily Briscoe * 1984: ''

Freud Sigmund Freud ( ; ; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies seen as originating from conflicts in t ...

'' (TV mini-series) .... Minna Bernays (5 episodes) * 1984: ''

Play for Today ''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage ...

'' .... Alice Durkow (1 episode) * 1984-5: '' Shine on Harvey Moon'' .... Frieda Gottlieb (17 episodes) * 1986: '' Girls on Top'' .... RSC Actress 1 (1 episode) * 1986: '' Ladies in Charge'' .... Clara Cane (1 episode) * 1986: '' Lenny Henry Tonite'' (1 episode) * 1987: '' Hearts of Fire'' .... Anne Ashton * 1988: ''

'' .... Arlene Rimmer (1 episode) * 1988: ''

Inspector Morse Endeavour Morse, GM, is the namesake character of the series of "Morse" detective novels by British author Colin Dexter, a Detective Chief Inspector in the Thames Valley Police in Oxford, England. On television he was portrayed by John ...

'' .... Cheryl Baines (1 episode) * 1988: ''The Modern World: Ten Great Writers'' .... Rebekka West (1 episode) * 1989: ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...

'' .... Dr. Reece (1 episode) * 1989: ''

A Day in Summer ''A Day in Summer'' is the first novel by J. L. Carr, published in 1963. It is the story of an RAF veteran named Peplow who arrives in the fictional village of Great Minden on the day of its annual Festival, Feast (or fair), seeking retribution ...

'' (TV Movie) .... Georgina * 1990: ''

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'' .... Caroline Collier (1 episode) * 1990: '' The Monk'' .... Sister Mariana * 1992: '' Shakespeare: The Animated Tales'' .... Titania (1 episode) * 1992: '' Venice/Venice'' .... Carlotta * 1993: ''

Screen One ''Screen One'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and distributed by BBC Worldwide, that was transmitted on BBC One from 1989 to 1998. A total of six series were broadcast, incorporating sixty individual films, s ...

'' .... Rosa Klein (1 episode) * 1993: ''15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight'' (TV Movie) .... Margaret Harris * 1993: '' Lifestories: Families in Crisis'' .... Dean Stellar (1 episode) * 1994: '' Mr. Bean'' .... Art Teacher (1 episode) * 1994: '' Love Hurts'' .... Mirav Levison (4 episodes) * 1995: ''

Absolutely Fabulous ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (often shortened to ''Ab Fab'') is a British television sitcom created and written by Jennifer Saunders, which premiered in 1992. It is based on the 1990 '' French and Saunders'' sketch " Modern Mother and Daughter", cr ...

'' .... Gina (1 episode) * 1995: ''Thin Ice'' .... Lotte * 1995: '' Space Precinct'' .... Regina Baylek (1 episode) * 1996: '' Crimetime'' .... Lady Macbeth * 1997: '' Bent'' .... Half-woman, half-man * 1997: ''

Peak Practice ''Peak Practice'' is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It originally starred Kevin Whately as Dr Jack Kerruish, Amanda Burton ...

'' .... Dr. Brodie (1 episode) * 1998: ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

'' .... Viv Fay (1 episode) * 1999: ''

The Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title (co-authored with her husband Montague Barstow) enjoyed a long run in Lo ...

'' .... La Touraine (1 episode) * 1999: '' The 13th Warrior'' .... Hulda * 2000: ''

Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC that focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. The series was created by Nigel McCrery, a former murder squa ...

'' .... Eva Horowitz (1 episode) * 2003: '' The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone'' (TV Movie) .... Julia * 2003: '' The Commander'' .... Vivian Newburgh (1 episode) * 2004: '' Rosemary & Thyme'' .... Emma Standish (1 episode) * 2004: ''

The Grid The Grid are an English electronic dance group, consisting of David Ball (formerly of Soft Cell) and Richard Norris, with guest contributions from other musicians. They are best known for the hits "Swamp Thing", "Texas Cowboys", "Crystal C ...

'' (TV mini-series) .... Sarah Camfield (6 episodes) * 2004: ''

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'' (TV Movie) .... Rohab * 2005: ''

Love Soup ''Love Soup'' is a British television comedy drama produced by the BBC and first screened on BBC One in the autumn of 2005. It stars Tamsin Greig as Alice Chenery (a role written especially for her) and Michael Landes as Gil Raymond (series 1 on ...

'' .... Sally (1 episode) * 2005: '' The Toybox'' .... Madeline Usher * 2005: '' The Upside of Anger'' .... Gina * 2005-7: ''

'' .... Eleni (14 episodes) * 2007: '' Trial & Retribution'' .... Ms Newburgh (1 episode) * 2009: '' Die Päpstin'' .... Bishop Arnaldo * 2009: ''

Holy Money ''Holy Money'' is the fourth studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released in March 1986, through record label K.422. The album was recorded in the same sessions as " Time Is Money (Bastard)", " A Screw", and ''Greed' ...

'' .... Charlotte * 2010: ''

Agatha Christie's Poirot ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', or simply ''Poirot'' (), is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2020. The ITV show is based on many of Agatha Christie's famous crime fiction series, wh ...

'' .... Miss Milray (1 episode) * 2011: '' W.E.'' .... Lady Cunard * 2016: '' Mercy Street'' .... Matron Brannan * 2017: '' The Wife'' .... Dusty Berkowitz * 2017: '' Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool'' .... Fifi Oscard * 2021: ''

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'' .... Relationship Counselor/Therapist * 2021: ''

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'' * 2023: '' Dead Ringers'' (TV mini-series) .... Linda (3 episodes) * 2023: '' Magic Mike's Last Dance'' .... Renata * 2023: '' The Nun II'' .... Madame Laurent * 2024: '' Hellboy: The Crooked Man'' .... Grammy Oakhum * 2025: '' Andor'' .... Aunt Squidna (3 episodes)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertish, Suzanne 1951 births Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Actresses from London Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses Living people People educated at Woldingham School People from Hammersmith