Jill Townsend | |
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 Townsend in 1967 | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1967–1985 |
| Spouse(s) | Tom Sutton (m. 1968; div. 1969) Bob Sorel (m. 1993) |
| Children | 1 |
Jill Townsend is an Anglo-American actress best known for her roles as Elizabeth Chynoweth in Poldark and Dulcey Coopersmith in the 1967 western television series Cimarron Strip .
Townsend was born in Santa Monica, California. Her father, Robert Townsend, a former head of Avis, wrote the bestseller Up the Organization. [1] Her mother was the daughter of Frank Tours, a famous English-born musician and conductor whose credits include an association with Irving Berlin.[ citation needed ]
Townsend, who was a debutante, graduated in 1963 from The Master's School in Dobbs Ferry, New York. At that time, she moved to England where she had been accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[ citation needed ]
After co-starring with Nicol Williamson in John Osborne's 1965 London stageplay Inadmissible Evidence , [2] she became engaged to Williamson and lived with him for 21 months. However, due to his volatile personality, she temporarily split with him, at which time, she married actor Tom Sutton (68-69). After that brief marriage, she reunited with Williamson. They were married from 1971 to 1977. Their son Luke Williamson was born in 1973, [3] but in 1976, she and Nicol Williamson parted temporarily [4] after Townsend began a relationship with Alan Price, her co-star in Alfie Darling. [5]
Townsend ended her acting career in 1985. She studied at the London School of Journalism and worked as a journalist for the Daily Mail , contributing a page for the financial section. She moved back to the United States in 1989.[ citation needed ]
She worked as a council trainer and facilitator at Crossroads School, Santa Monica, California and several other schools from 1989 to 1995.[ citation needed ]
She was on the Board of Directors at Leadership Directories, Inc. starting in 1993, but is no longer serving.[ citation needed ]
She is currently married to Bob Sorel, whom she wed in 1993. [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | The Spirit Is Willing | Jenny Pruitt / Priscilla Weems / Carol Weems | |
| 1972 | Sitting Target | Maureen | |
| 1975 | Alfie Darling | Abby Summers | |
| 1976 | The Seven-Per-Cent Solution | Mrs. Holmes | |
| 1980 | The Awakening | Anne Corbeck |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Hawk | Belinda | "The Living End of Sisterbaby" |
| 1967 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Sherilee | "The Drublegratz Affair" |
| 1967–68 | Cimarron Strip | Dulcey Coopersmith | Main role |
| 1969 | The Wild Wild West | Sylvia Nolan | "The Night of the Sabatini Death" |
| 1969 | Bonanza | Abigail Hought | "Another Windmill to Go" |
| 1969 | The Name of the Game | Jackie Buchanan | "The Perfect Image" |
| 1969 | The Virginian | Roseanna | "Black Jade" |
| 1970 | Ironside | Betty | "Eden Is the Place We Leave" |
| 1970 | Family Affair | Anne Williams | "Angel in the Family" |
| 1972 | The Golden Bowl | Maggie Verver | TV miniseries |
| 1972 | The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | Mrs. Dulfeet | TV film |
| 1973 | The Protectors | Monica Davies | "Wam: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1975 | The Sweeney | Jenny Peters | "Ringer" |
| 1975–1977 | Poldark | Elizabeth | Main role |
| 1977 | Space: 1999 | Sahala | "Dorzak" |
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | "Ship of Spies" |
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