Irene Bradshaw

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Irene Bradshaw
Born (1940-03-15) 15 March 1940 (age 85)
Derby, Derbyshire, England
OccupationActress

Irene Bradshaw (born 15 March 1940) is a British actress, and voice and drama coach.

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Life

Bradshaw born 15 March 1940 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in the fifties. [1]

Bradshaw appeared in stage productions such as Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale [2] , Caste by T. W. Robertson [3] , and Bloomsbury by Peter Luke [4] . She participated in a number of films, including The Bargee (1964), Sky West and Crooked (1966) and Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971). By the time Bradshaw was 15 she had already made her first television appearance as a dancer in a "Top Town" contest. [5] She appeared in British television series such as United! , The Avengers , Softly, Softly: Task Force and Doctors . Bradshaw's last screen credit was in the television film Tree Fairy (2013).

In addition to acting, she teaches drama and voice having a considerable reputation in this field. [1]

Selected filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1960Golden GirlMaidEpisode: "Sniper"
1961 The Avengers MaidEpisode: "One for the Mortuary"
1962 Top Secret Señora DomingoEpisode: "Vengeance at La Vina"
1962 Compact Val DartieEpisode: "Barmaid"
1963 The Avengers Diana DeLeonEpisode: "The Golden Eggs"
1963 Zero One Young woman with babyEpisode: "Hurricane"
1964 Z-Cars GirlEpisode: "Cage Until Tame"
1966-67 United! Iris Murdoch40 episodes
1967 Rainbow City Girl in ClubEpisode: "Always on Sunday"
1967 The Avengers MaggieEpisode: "Murdersville"
1968 Z-Cars Mary IsaacsEpisode: "Take It with a Pinch of Salt: Part 1"
1968 City '68 Jean PriorEpisode: "Freedom of the City"
1968Harry WorthThe NurseEpisode: "Match of the Day"
1970 Softly, Softly: Task Force JenniferEpisode: "Sweet Are the Uses of Adversity"
1972FarmingMary ArchEpisode: "Joseph Arch"
2010 Doctors Mrs. HargreavesEpisode: "Plan B"
2010 Whitechapel Sandra CobbEpisode 2.1
2013 Bad Education HookerEpisode: "Valentine's Day"

References

  1. 1 2 "Tedroy Newell". www.castingnow.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  2. "Young Derby Actress in a Premiere". Derby Evening Telegraph. 10 May 1960. p. 8. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  3. "Programme for 'Caste' by T W Robertson". www.mercurytheatre.co.uk.
  4. "Bloomsbury". Theatricalia.
  5. "So that's how Irene gets her stamina". Kensington Post. 29 March 1963. p. 2. Retrieved 3 November 2025.