Philippa Urquhart

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Philippa Urquhart is a British actress, best known for her performance as Lillian Cartland in the 1980s BBC television drama Tenko . [1]

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Career

Urquhart has worked as a film, television and theatre actress for more than fifty years. [2] [3] A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, she has appeared in numerous West End productions including The Sea (2008), Lady Windermere's Fan (2002), Wit (2001), and The Forest (2000). [3]

Her television credits include: Vanity Fair , A Very Peculiar Practice , Dempsey and Makepeace , Wish Me Luck , The Bill , Dixon of Dock Green , Within These Walls , and Casualty . [2] [1] Her feature film credits include Laughter in the Dark (1969) and the role of Janice in Alfonso Cuarón's 2006 film Children of Men . [2]

Personal life

She is the mother of the film director Jack Jewers, and she currently lives in the town of Rye, East Sussex.

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  2. 1 2 3 "Philippa Urquhart". BFI.
  3. 1 2 "Philippa Urquhart | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.