Lesley-Anne Down
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Lesley-Anne Down is a British
film and television actress, former model and singer.
Down achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV
drama series Upstairs, Downstairs
(1973–75). She received further recognition for her performances in the films The Pink Panther Strikes Again
(1976), A Little Night Music
(1977), The First Great Train Robbery
(1979), Hanover Street (1979), Sphinx
(1981) and Nomads
(1986). She is also known as Madeline Fabray LaMotte Main in miniseries North and South
(1985–86), for which she was nominated for Golden Globe Awards in 1986.
In 1990, Down played the role Stephanie Rogers in the CBS
drama series Dallas
. During 1997–99 she played Olivia Blake
in the NBC
series Sunset Beach
. Since March 2003, she has portrayed Jacqueline Payne Marone in the CBS soap opera
The Bold and the Beautiful
.
, London
. She began acting and modelling, and in her teenage years had won several beauty pageant
s. She was voted Britain's most beautiful teenager at the age of fifteen.
from 1973 to 1975. She then went on to act in films such as The Pink Panther Strikes Again
(1976), A Little Night Music
(1977) , The First Great Train Robbery
(1979), Hanover Street (1979), Rough Cut (1980), Sphinx
(1981) and Nomads
(1986).
In 1982, she played the leading role of Esméralda in a British-American TV movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame
. In 1985, she starred in Arch of Triumph with Anthony Hopkins
and Donald Pleasance.
She starred in the TV miniseries North and South
, for which she was nominated for Golden Globe Awards in 1986. She also played in the third part in 1994.
She has played opposite leading men Kirk Douglas
, Laurence Olivier
, Sean Connery
, Anthony Hopkins
and Donald Sutherland
in various films. She has played leading roles in TV movies, such as The One and Only Phyllis Dixey in 1978 as Phyllis Dixey
, Murder Is Easy in 1982, Indiscreet
and Ladykillers in 1988.
In 1990, Down had a starring role in the CBS
drama series Dallas
, playing Stephanie Rogers. From 1994 to 1996, Down played guest roles on TV shows, such as The Nanny
and Diagnosis: Murder
.
In 1994, she starred in the film Death Wish V: The Face of Death
, along with Charles Bronson
, with whom she starred in the 1995 TV movie Family of Cops. She portrayed Olivia Blake
on the NBC
soap opera Sunset Beach
from January 1997 until December 1999. In 2001, she starred in TV movie The Perfect Wife and in 2002, in the You Belong to Me
.
Down has been playing the role of Jacqueline Payne Marone on CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful
since March 2003.
From 2000 to 2006, Down appeared in the films The King's Guard with Eric Roberts
and Ron Perlman
, The Meeksville Ghost, 13th Child
, Today You Die
and Seven Days of Grace, where she also was a writer. In 2011, Down appeared on the Victor Salva
's thriller film Rosewood Lane
. The film also stars Rose McGowan
, Ray Wise
, and Lauren Vélez
, and is set for a 2011 release.
, she married Enrique Gabriel in 1980, but ended their marriage after a year and a half.
Down's second marriage was to film director William Friedkin
from 1982 to 1985, with whom she had one son, Jack (born 1982).
She met her third husband, cinematographer
Don E. Fauntleroy, during filming of the television miniseries North and South
in 1985. They began an adulterous relationship, which ended Down's marriage to Friedkin and Fauntleroy's marriage to Susan Ducat. The resulting legal proceedings interrupted the careers of both Down and Fauntleroy for two years while legal custody proceedings ultimately cost Down and Friedkin apiece. Down and Fauntleroy have a son, George-Edward (b. 1998).
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
film and television actress, former model and singer.
Down achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
drama series Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs is a British drama television series originally produced by London Weekend Television and revived by the BBC. It ran on ITV in 68 episodes divided into five series from 1971 to 1975, and a sixth series shown on the BBC on three consecutive nights, 26–28 December 2010.Set in a...
(1973–75). She received further recognition for her performances in the films The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again is the fifth film in the Pink Panther series and picks up where The Return of the Pink Panther leaves off...
(1976), A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night, it involves the romantic lives of several couples. Its title is a literal English translation of the German name for Mozart's Serenade...
(1977), The First Great Train Robbery
The First Great Train Robbery
The First Great Train Robbery — known in the U.S. as The Great Train Robbery — is a 1979 film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his novel The Great Train Robbery...
(1979), Hanover Street (1979), Sphinx
Sphinx (film)
Sphinx is a 1981 American adventure film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. The screenplay by John Byrum is based on the 1979 novel of the same title by Robin Cook.-Plot:...
(1981) and Nomads
Nomads (1986 film)
Nomads is a 1986 horror film which was written and directed by John McTiernan and stars Pierce Brosnan and Lesley-Anne Down.The story involves a French anthropologist who is an expert on nomads...
(1986). She is also known as Madeline Fabray LaMotte Main in miniseries North and South
North and South (TV miniseries)
North and South is the title of three American television miniseries broadcast on the ABC network in 1985, 1986, and 1994. Set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War, they are based on the 1980s trilogy of novels North and South by John Jakes. The 1985 first installment, North...
(1985–86), for which she was nominated for Golden Globe Awards in 1986.
In 1990, Down played the role Stephanie Rogers in the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
drama series Dallas
Dallas (TV series)
Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing...
. During 1997–99 she played Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Olivia Richards is a fictional character from the US NBC soap opera Sunset Beach, played by Lesley-Anne Down.-Character development:...
in the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
series Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach (TV series)
Sunset Beach was an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on January 6, 1997, and last airing on December 31, 1999. The show followed the loves and lives of the people living in a fictional coastal city named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California...
. Since March 2003, she has portrayed Jacqueline Payne Marone in the CBS soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
.
Early life
Down was born in WandsworthWandsworth
Wandsworth is a district of south London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Toponymy:...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. She began acting and modelling, and in her teenage years had won several beauty pageant
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
s. She was voted Britain's most beautiful teenager at the age of fifteen.
Career
Down portrayed Georgina Worsley on the popular British series, Upstairs, DownstairsUpstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs is a British drama television series originally produced by London Weekend Television and revived by the BBC. It ran on ITV in 68 episodes divided into five series from 1971 to 1975, and a sixth series shown on the BBC on three consecutive nights, 26–28 December 2010.Set in a...
from 1973 to 1975. She then went on to act in films such as The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again is the fifth film in the Pink Panther series and picks up where The Return of the Pink Panther leaves off...
(1976), A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night, it involves the romantic lives of several couples. Its title is a literal English translation of the German name for Mozart's Serenade...
(1977) , The First Great Train Robbery
The First Great Train Robbery
The First Great Train Robbery — known in the U.S. as The Great Train Robbery — is a 1979 film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his novel The Great Train Robbery...
(1979), Hanover Street (1979), Rough Cut (1980), Sphinx
Sphinx (film)
Sphinx is a 1981 American adventure film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. The screenplay by John Byrum is based on the 1979 novel of the same title by Robin Cook.-Plot:...
(1981) and Nomads
Nomads (1986 film)
Nomads is a 1986 horror film which was written and directed by John McTiernan and stars Pierce Brosnan and Lesley-Anne Down.The story involves a French anthropologist who is an expert on nomads...
(1986).
In 1982, she played the leading role of Esméralda in a British-American TV movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982 film)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1982 British-American TV movie, based on the Victor Hugo novel. It was directed by Michael Tuchner and Alan Hume, and produced by Norman Rosemont and Malcolm J. Christopher. It starred Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi, Lesley-Anne Down and Sir John Gielgud...
. In 1985, she starred in Arch of Triumph with Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, KBE , best known as Anthony Hopkins, is a Welsh actor of film, stage and television...
and Donald Pleasance.
She starred in the TV miniseries North and South
North and South (TV miniseries)
North and South is the title of three American television miniseries broadcast on the ABC network in 1985, 1986, and 1994. Set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War, they are based on the 1980s trilogy of novels North and South by John Jakes. The 1985 first installment, North...
, for which she was nominated for Golden Globe Awards in 1986. She also played in the third part in 1994.
She has played opposite leading men Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas is an American stage and film actor, film producer and author. His popular films include Out of the Past , Champion , Ace in the Hole , The Bad and the Beautiful , Lust for Life , Paths of Glory , Gunfight at the O.K...
, Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM was an English actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century. He married three times, to fellow actors Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh, and Joan Plowright...
, Sean Connery
Sean Connery
Sir Thomas Sean Connery , better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930), better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy...
, Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, KBE , best known as Anthony Hopkins, is a Welsh actor of film, stage and television...
and Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland
Donald McNichol Sutherland, OC is a Canadian actor with a film career spanning nearly 50 years. Some of Sutherland's more notable movie roles included offbeat warriors in such war movies as The Dirty Dozen, , MASH , and Kelly's Heroes , as well as in such popular films as Klute, Invasion of the...
in various films. She has played leading roles in TV movies, such as The One and Only Phyllis Dixey in 1978 as Phyllis Dixey
Phyllis Dixey
Phyllis Dixey was a British singer, dancer and impresario. Her earlier career was as a singer in variety shows in Britain. During World War II, she joined ENSA and entertained the British forces...
, Murder Is Easy in 1982, Indiscreet
Indiscreet (1998 film)
Indiscreet is a thriller TV movie starring Luke Perry and Gloria Reuben.- Plot :Zachariah Dodd, a rich lawyer, hires Michael Nash ,a private investigator, to obtain evidences that is wife, Eve Dodd is unfaithful so he can divorce her...
and Ladykillers in 1988.
In 1990, Down had a starring role in the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
drama series Dallas
Dallas (TV series)
Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing...
, playing Stephanie Rogers. From 1994 to 1996, Down played guest roles on TV shows, such as The Nanny
The Nanny
Nanny may refer to:* Nanny, a child's caregiver* A grandmother * A Cajun word for godmother * A female goat* Nanny , a 1981–83 British drama series starring Wendy Craig* Nanny of the Maroons...
and Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...
.
In 1994, she starred in the film Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Death Wish V: The Face of Death is a 1994 action thriller, and the fourth and final sequel to the 1974 film Death Wish.Star Charles Bronson returned to reprise the role of Paul Kersey one final time for this, his final theatrical starring role in the industry.The film is produced by 21st Century...
, along with Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson , born Charles Dennis Buchinsky was an American actor, best-known for such films as Once Upon a Time in the West, The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, Rider on the Rain, The Mechanic, and the popular Death Wish series...
, with whom she starred in the 1995 TV movie Family of Cops. She portrayed Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Olivia Richards is a fictional character from the US NBC soap opera Sunset Beach, played by Lesley-Anne Down.-Character development:...
on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
soap opera Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach (TV series)
Sunset Beach was an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on January 6, 1997, and last airing on December 31, 1999. The show followed the loves and lives of the people living in a fictional coastal city named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California...
from January 1997 until December 1999. In 2001, she starred in TV movie The Perfect Wife and in 2002, in the You Belong to Me
You Belong to Me (2001 film)
You Belong to Me is a film adaptation of the novel written by Mary Higgins Clark. Lesley-Anne Down and Tony DeSantis star in the film. The film is directed by Paolo Barzman....
.
Down has been playing the role of Jacqueline Payne Marone on CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
since March 2003.
From 2000 to 2006, Down appeared in the films The King's Guard with Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts
Eric Anthony Roberts is an American actor. His career began with King of the Gypsies , earning a Golden Globe nomination for best actor debut. He starred as the protagonist in the 1980 dramatisation of Willa Cather's 1905 short story, Paul's Case...
and Ron Perlman
Ron Perlman
Ronald N. "Ron" Perlman is an American television, film and voice over actor. He is known for having played Vincent in the TV series Beauty and the Beast , a Deathstroke figure known as Slade in the animated series Teen Titans, Clarence "Clay" Morrow in Sons of Anarchy, the comic book character...
, The Meeksville Ghost, 13th Child
13th Child
13th Child is a 2002 direct-to-video horror film, based on the Jersey Devil. The screenplay was written by Michael Maryk and Cliff Robertson, who also stars in the film. The story is based on the book "The Jersey Devil" by James F. McCloy and Ray Miller Jr...
, Today You Die
Today You Die
Today You Die is a 2005 action film starring Steven Seagal and Treach, with appearances by Kevin Tighe, Sarah G. Buxton, Lesley-Anne Down, and Nick Mancuso. It has been rated R by the MPAA. The film was released direct-to-video. It was directed by Don E...
and Seven Days of Grace, where she also was a writer. In 2011, Down appeared on the Victor Salva
Victor Salva
Victor Ronald Salva is an American film director, mostly of horror movies. His body of work includes the films Powder and Jeepers Creepers.-Early life and career:...
's thriller film Rosewood Lane
Rosewood Lane (film)
Rosewood Lane is a 2011 thriller-horror film written and directed by Victor Salva, and stars Rose McGowan. The film's story revolves around when radio talk show psychiatrist, moves back to her hometown, she takes notices of her neighborhood paper boy's unusual behavior...
. The film also stars Rose McGowan
Rose McGowan
Rose Arianna McGowan is an actress and singer. She is known for her role as Paige Matthews in The WB Television Network supernatural drama series Charmed. She played Ann-Margret alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Elvis Presley in the CBS mini-series Elvis...
, Ray Wise
Ray Wise
Raymond Nicolas "Ray" Wise is an American actor, known for his roles as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks, as Leon C. Nash, right-hand henchman to villain Clarence Boddicker in the science fiction classic RoboCop, and recently as the Devil in the CW television series Reaper.-Life and career:Wise was...
, and Lauren Vélez
Lauren Vélez
Lauren Vélez is an American actress of Puerto Rican descent and the twin sister of actress Loraine Vélez. Her most notable roles are as María LaGuerta on Dexter, Detective Nina Moreno on Fox's New York Undercover, and Dr...
, and is set for a 2011 release.
Personal life
After ending a ten-year relationship with actor-writer Bruce RobinsonBruce Robinson
Bruce Robinson is an English director, screenwriter, novelist and actor. He is arguably most famous for writing and directing the cult classic Withnail and I , a film with comic and tragic elements, set in London during the 1960s which drew on his experiences as 'a chronic alcoholic and resting...
, she married Enrique Gabriel in 1980, but ended their marriage after a year and a half.
Down's second marriage was to film director William Friedkin
William Friedkin
William Friedkin is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing The French Connection in 1971 and The Exorcist in 1973; for the former, he won the Academy Award for Best Director...
from 1982 to 1985, with whom she had one son, Jack (born 1982).
She met her third husband, cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
Don E. Fauntleroy, during filming of the television miniseries North and South
North and South (TV miniseries)
North and South is the title of three American television miniseries broadcast on the ABC network in 1985, 1986, and 1994. Set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War, they are based on the 1980s trilogy of novels North and South by John Jakes. The 1985 first installment, North...
in 1985. They began an adulterous relationship, which ended Down's marriage to Friedkin and Fauntleroy's marriage to Susan Ducat. The resulting legal proceedings interrupted the careers of both Down and Fauntleroy for two years while legal custody proceedings ultimately cost Down and Friedkin apiece. Down and Fauntleroy have a son, George-Edward (b. 1998).
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | All the Right Noises All the Right Noises All the Right Noises is a 1971 British drama film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Tom Bell, Olivia Hussey, Judy Carne and John Standing.-Cast:* Tom Bell - Len Lewin* Olivia Hussey - Val* Judy Carne - Joy Lewin* John Standing - Bernie... |
Laura | |
| The Smashing Bird I Used to Know The Smashing Bird I Used to Know The Smashing Bird I Used to Know is a 1969 British drama/sexploitation film, directed by Robert Hartford-Davis and starring Madeleine Hinde, Maureen Lipman, Patrick Mower and Dennis Waterman. As with other Hartford-Davis films, The Smashing Bird I Used to Know contains elements from different... |
Diana | ||
| 1971 | Six Dates with Barker Six Dates With Barker Six Dates with Barker is a series of six one-off, half hour situation comedies showcasing the talents of Ronnie Barker. All were broadcast by London Weekend Television early in 1971.Writers on the series included John Cleese and Spike Milligan... |
Cheeky | 1 episode, "2774 AD: All the World's a Stooge" |
| Out of the Unknown Out of the Unknown Out of the Unknown is a British television science fiction anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in four series between 1965 and 1971. Each episode was an independent dramatisation of a separate science fiction short story... |
Diana Carver | 1 episode, " To Lay a Ghost" | |
| Public Eye | Anne Biddersloe | 1 episode, "Shades of White" | |
| Assault Assault (film) Assault is a 1971 British thriller film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Suzy Kendall, Frank Finlay and Freddie Jones, with Lesley-Anne Down making an early screen appearance. It is based on the novel The Ravine by Kendal Young, and tells about a police attempt to track down a dangerous... |
Tessa Hurst | ||
| Countess Dracula Countess Dracula Countess Dracula is a 1971 Hammer horror film based on the legends surrounding the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory. It is in many ways atypical of Hammer's canon, attempting to broaden Hammer's output from Dracula and Frankenstein sequels.... |
Ilona Nodosheen | ||
| 1972 | Pope Joan Pope Joan (1972 film) Pope Joan is a 1972 British drama film based on the story of Pope Joan.. It was directed by Michael Anderson and has a cast which includes Liv Ullmann , Olivia de Havilland, Lesley-Anne Down, Franco Nero and Maximillian Schell.... |
Cecilia | |
| 1973 | From Beyond the Grave From Beyond the Grave From Beyond the Grave is a 1974 British anthology horror film from Amicus Productions, directed by horror director Kevin Connor, produced by Milton Subotsky and based on stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes... |
Rosemary Seaton | segment "The Door" |
| Scalawag' | Lucy-Ann | ||
| 1974 | Bedtime Stories Bedtime Stories A bedtime story is a popular form of storytelling.Bedtime story or Bedtime stories may also refer to:*Bedtime Story , a 1964 comedy film*Bedtime Stories , a 2008 family fantasy comedy starring Adam Sandler... |
Monica | 1 episode, "The Snow Queen" |
| 1975 | The Sweeney The Sweeney The Sweeney is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London... |
Caroline Selhurst | 1 episode, "Chalk and Cheese" |
| Brannigan Brannigan (film) Brannigan is a British action film set principally in London, directed by Douglas Hickox, and starring John Wayne and Richard Attenborough... |
Luana | ||
| 1973–1975 | Upstairs, Downstairs Upstairs, Downstairs Upstairs, Downstairs is a British drama television series originally produced by London Weekend Television and revived by the BBC. It ran on ITV in 68 episodes divided into five series from 1971 to 1975, and a sixth series shown on the BBC on three consecutive nights, 26–28 December 2010.Set in a... |
Georgina Worsley | 22 episodes |
| 1976 | When the Boat Comes In When the Boat Comes In When the Boat Comes In is a British television period-drama produced by the BBC between 1976 and 1981.The series stars James Bolam as Jack Ford, a First World War veteran who returns to his poverty-stricken town of Gallowshield in the North East of England in the 1920s.The memorable traditional... |
Jane Cromer | 1 episode, "King for a Day" |
| The Pink Panther Strikes Again The Pink Panther Strikes Again The Pink Panther Strikes Again is the fifth film in the Pink Panther series and picks up where The Return of the Pink Panther leaves off... |
Olga Bariosova | ||
| 1977 | A Little Night Music A Little Night Music A Little Night Music is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night, it involves the romantic lives of several couples. Its title is a literal English translation of the German name for Mozart's Serenade... |
Anne Egerman | |
| Play of the Month Play of the Month Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles... |
Ellie Dunn | 1 episode, " Heartbreak House" | |
| Supernatural | Felizitas | 1 episode, "Mr. Nightingale" | |
| 1978 | The One and Only Phyllis Dixey | Phyllis Dixey Phyllis Dixey Phyllis Dixey was a British singer, dancer and impresario. Her earlier career was as a singer in variety shows in Britain. During World War II, she joined ENSA and entertained the British forces... |
|
| The Betsy The Betsy The Betsy is a 1978 film made by the Harold Robbins International Company and released by Allied Artists. It was directed by Daniel Petrie and produced by Robert R. Weston and Emanuel L. Wolf with Jack Grossberg as associate producer. The screenplay was by William Bast and Walter Bernstein, adapted... |
Lady Bobby Ayres | ||
| 1979 | The First Great Train Robbery The First Great Train Robbery The First Great Train Robbery — known in the U.S. as The Great Train Robbery — is a 1979 film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his novel The Great Train Robbery... |
Miriam | |
| Hanover Street | Margaret Sellinger | ||
| 1980 | Rough Cut | Gillian Bromley | |
| 1981 | Sphinx Sphinx (film) Sphinx is a 1981 American adventure film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. The screenplay by John Byrum is based on the 1979 novel of the same title by Robin Cook.-Plot:... |
Erica Baron | |
| BBC2 Playhouse | Unity Mitford Unity Mitford Unity Valkyrie Mitford was a member of the aristocratic Mitford family, tracing its origins in Northumberland back to the 11th century Norman settlement of England. Unity Mitford's sister Diana was married to Oswald Mosley, leader of British Union of Fascists... |
1 episode, "Unity" | |
| 1982 | Murder Is Easy Murder is Easy Murder is Easy is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on June 5, 1939 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in September of the same year under the title of Easy to Kill... |
Bridget Conway | |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982 film) The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1982 British-American TV movie, based on the Victor Hugo novel. It was directed by Michael Tuchner and Alan Hume, and produced by Norman Rosemont and Malcolm J. Christopher. It starred Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi, Lesley-Anne Down and Sir John Gielgud... |
Esmeralda | ||
| 1984 | The Last Days of Pompeii The Last Days of Pompeii The Last Days of Pompeii is a novel written by the baron Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. Once a very widely read book and now relatively neglected, it culminates in the cataclysmic destruction of the city of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.The novel uses its characters to contrast... |
Chloe | TV mini-series |
| 1985 | Arch of Triumph | Joan Madou | |
| North and South North and South (TV miniseries) North and South is the title of three American television miniseries broadcast on the ABC network in 1985, 1986, and 1994. Set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War, they are based on the 1980s trilogy of novels North and South by John Jakes. The 1985 first installment, North... |
Madeline Fabray LaMotte | TV mini-series | |
| 1986 | North and South, Book II North and South (TV miniseries) North and South is the title of three American television miniseries broadcast on the ABC network in 1985, 1986, and 1994. Set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War, they are based on the 1980s trilogy of novels North and South by John Jakes. The 1985 first installment, North... |
Madeline LaMotte Main | |
| Nomads Nomads (1986 film) Nomads is a 1986 horror film which was written and directed by John McTiernan and stars Pierce Brosnan and Lesley-Anne Down.The story involves a French anthropologist who is an expert on nomads... |
Flax | ||
| 1988 | Indiscreet | Anne Kingston | |
| Ladykillers | Morganna Ross | ||
| 1989 | CBS Summer Playhouse CBS Summer Playhouse CBS Summer Playhouse is an American anthology series that ran from June 12, 1987 to August 22, 1989 on CBS. It aired unsold television pilots during the summer season.-Overview:... |
Cassandra | 1 episode, "Shivers" |
| Night Walk Night Walk (TV series) Night Walk was the first in a short but frequently-repeated series of late-night television programs aired on Global Ontario from 1986 to 1993.... |
Geneva Miller | ||
| 1990 | Dallas Dallas (TV series) Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing... |
Stephanie Rogers | 8 episodes |
| 1992 | 1775 1775 (TV pilot) 1775 was a 1992 pilot episode for a CBS situation comedy, similar in style to the BBC situation comedy Blackadder. Set in colonial Philadelphia during the run-up to the American Revolution, the series was to follow the exploits of innkeeper Jeremy Proctor and his family... |
Annabelle Proctor | TV pilot |
| Out of Control | Elaine Patterson | ||
| 1993 | Night Trap Night Trap (film) Night Trap also known as Mardi Gras for the Devil is a supernatural thriller/supernatural horror/psycho noir/suspense movie . It is directed by David A... |
Christine Turner | |
| 1994 | The Nanny The Nanny Nanny may refer to:* Nanny, a child's caregiver* A grandmother * A Cajun word for godmother * A female goat* Nanny , a 1981–83 British drama series starring Wendy Craig* Nanny of the Maroons... |
Chloe Simpson | 1 episode, "Maggie the Model" |
| Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III North and South (TV miniseries) North and South is the title of three American television miniseries broadcast on the ABC network in 1985, 1986, and 1994. Set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War, they are based on the 1980s trilogy of novels North and South by John Jakes. The 1985 first installment, North... |
Madeline Main | TV mini-series | |
| Munchie Strikes Back Munchie Strikes Back Munchie Strikes Back is a 1992 comedy feature film directed by Jim Wynorski and written by Wynorski and R.J. Robertson, as a sequel to Munchie, with Howard Hessman providing Munchie's voice.-Synopsis:... |
Linda McClelland | ||
| Death Wish V: The Face of Death Death Wish V: The Face of Death Death Wish V: The Face of Death is a 1994 action thriller, and the fourth and final sequel to the 1974 film Death Wish.Star Charles Bronson returned to reprise the role of Paul Kersey one final time for this, his final theatrical starring role in the industry.The film is produced by 21st Century... |
Olivia Regent | ||
| In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful | Jean Bradshaw | ||
| 1995 | Family of Cops | Anna Novacek | |
| 1996 | Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus Beastmaster 3: The Eye of Braxas is the 1996 sequel to the 1991 cult classic film Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time, starring Marc Singer.-Plot:... |
Morgana | |
| The Secret Agent Club The Secret Agent Club The Secret Agent Club is a family oriented action film directed by John Murlowski. The film is about a secret spy who steals a laser gun and pretends that it is a toy but gets in trouble when the people find out who he stole the gun from.-Cast:... |
Eve | ||
| Diagnosis: Murder Diagnosis: Murder Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman... |
Catherine Windsor | 1 episode, "A Model Murder" | |
| 1997 | Meet Wally Sparks Meet Wally Sparks Meet Wally Sparks is a comedy film released in 1997 by Trimark Pictures. It stars Rodney Dangerfield and was directed by Peter Baldwin.-Plot:... |
Hooker Nurse | cameo |
| 1997–1999 | Sunset Beach Sunset Beach (TV series) Sunset Beach was an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on January 6, 1997, and last airing on December 31, 1999. The show followed the loves and lives of the people living in a fictional coastal city named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California... |
Olivia Blake Olivia Blake Olivia Richards is a fictional character from the US NBC soap opera Sunset Beach, played by Lesley-Anne Down.-Character development:... |
TV series, Main cast |
| 1998 | Young Hearts Unlimited | Barbara Young | |
| 2000 | The King's Guard | Queen Beatrice | |
| 2001 | The Meeksville Ghost | Emily Meeks | |
| You Belong to Me You Belong to Me (2001 film) You Belong to Me is a film adaptation of the novel written by Mary Higgins Clark. Lesley-Anne Down and Tony DeSantis star in the film. The film is directed by Paolo Barzman.... |
Dr. Susan Chancellor | ||
| The Perfect Wife | Helen Coburn | ||
| Days of our Lives Days of our Lives Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around... |
Lady Sheraton | 5 episodes | |
| 2002 | 13th Child 13th Child 13th Child is a 2002 direct-to-video horror film, based on the Jersey Devil. The screenplay was written by Michael Maryk and Cliff Robertson, who also stars in the film. The story is based on the book "The Jersey Devil" by James F. McCloy and Ray Miller Jr... |
District Attorney Murphy | |
| 2003–present | The Bold and the Beautiful The Bold and the Beautiful The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987.... |
Jacqueline Payne Marone | TV series, Main cast |
| 2005 | Today You Die Today You Die Today You Die is a 2005 action film starring Steven Seagal and Treach, with appearances by Kevin Tighe, Sarah G. Buxton, Lesley-Anne Down, and Nick Mancuso. It has been rated R by the MPAA. The film was released direct-to-video. It was directed by Don E... |
Bank Manager | |
| 2006 | Seven Days of Grace | Lillian | Actress and writer |
| Mercenary for Justice Mercenary for Justice Mercenary for Justice is an action film starring Steven Seagal, and also starring Luke Goss and Roger Guenveur Smith. It was released direct-to-video on April 18, 2006. Principal photography was on location in Cape Town, South Africa.- Plot :... |
cameo | uncredited | |
| 2011 | My Dog's Christmas Miracle | Aunt Dora | |
| Rosewood Lane Rosewood Lane (film) Rosewood Lane is a 2011 thriller-horror film written and directed by Victor Salva, and stars Rose McGowan. The film's story revolves around when radio talk show psychiatrist, moves back to her hometown, she takes notices of her neighborhood paper boy's unusual behavior... |
Cloey | ||
| 2012 | Haunted | filming |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Film or series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Won | Evening Standard British Film Awards Evening Standard British Film Awards The Evening Standard British Film Awards were established in 1973 by the British London area evening newspaper Evening Standard. The Standard Awards is the only ceremony "dedicated to British and Irish talent," judged by a panel of "top UK critics." Each ceremony honours films from the previous... |
Most Promising Newcomer - Actress | |
| 1986 | Nominated | Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | North and South North and South (TV miniseries) North and South is the title of three American television miniseries broadcast on the ABC network in 1985, 1986, and 1994. Set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War, they are based on the 1980s trilogy of novels North and South by John Jakes. The 1985 first installment, North... |
| 1997 | Won | Soap Opera Update Awards | Best Actress | Sunset Beach Sunset Beach (TV series) Sunset Beach was an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on January 6, 1997, and last airing on December 31, 1999. The show followed the loves and lives of the people living in a fictional coastal city named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California... |
| 2005 | Won | Rose D'Or Light Entertainment Festival Rose d'Or The Rose d’Or is one of the most important international festivals in entertainment television. It was founded in Montreux in 1961 and has taken place in Lucerne since 2004. Producers, executives from independent and public service broadcasters and heads of production companies from over 40... |
Best Soap Female | The Bold and the Beautiful The Bold and the Beautiful The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987.... |
| 2005 | Nominated | Soap Opera Digest Awards Soap Opera Digest Awards The Soap Opera Digest Awards were an awards show held by the daytime television magazine Soap Opera Digest. The awards were founded in 1984 to replace the less-lavish Soapy Award; those awards shows had run since 1977. The Soap Opera Digest Awards are meant to promote excellence in the soap opera... |
Favorite Return | The Bold and the Beautiful The Bold and the Beautiful The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987.... |
| 2006 | Won | TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award | Popular Supporting Female | The Bold and the Beautiful The Bold and the Beautiful The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987.... |