Rosalind Ayres

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Rosalind Ayres
Born (1946-12-07) 7 December 1946 (age 78)
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1970–present
Spouse
(m. 1974)
Children2

Rosalind Ayres (born 7 December 1946) is an English actress, director and producer. [1] Active since 1970, Ayres is well known for her role in the 1997 film Titanic , in which she played Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon. Her husband, Martin Jarvis, played Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon in the film.

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Biography

Ayres has appeared in numerous films and television series, including regular performances in Coronation Street (1970, as Jasmine), Armchair Thriller , Penmarric, Play for Today , The Bounder , Father's Day and Trevor's World of Sport . She has acted in and directed numerous audio plays for L.A. Theatre Works and Hollywood Theater of the Ear. Ayres appeared on the BBC One semi-improvised sitcom Outnumbered as Gran in series 3 (2010) for the episodes "The Family Outing" and "The Internet". She returned as Gran in the first episode of series four (2011) named "The Funeral". Ayres also appeared in the Christmas special in 2012.

In addition to her film and television work, in 2011, Ayres provided voice and motion capture work for Katherine Marlowe, the main antagonist of the video game Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception , opposite Nolan North, Richard McGonagle and Graham McTavish. Together with her husband, Ayres runs the radio production company "Jarvis & Ayres Productions", producing and directing plays and serials for BBC Radio 4. [1]

Ayres also played the character of Iris in the comedy sitcom Kate & Koji as a customer in the café who regularly consulted the doctor on various ailments. It aired in April 2020 and she appeared in three episodes. In September 2022, Ayres appeared alongside her husband in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Ellie Chilton. [2]

TV and filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972 Home and Away Grace
1973 That'll Be The Day Jeanette
The Lovers! Veronica
1974 From Beyond the Grave Prostitute – Edward's first victimSegment 1 "The Gate Crasher"
Little Malcolm Ann Gedge
Stardust Jeanette
Shoulder to Shoulder Maisie Dunn1 episode: "Outrage"
Father Brown Christabel"The Head of Caesar"
Coronation Street Judy Cookson / Alison Wright / JasmineSoap opera
Public Eye Mrs GrantTV series
Within These Walls Rowena PattersonSeries 1, Episode 10 - "Guessing
1975 Affairs of the Heart MillieEpisode 9
1976 Laurence Olivier Presents : Hindle Wakes Fanny HawthornDirected by Laurence Olivier
The Slipper and the Rose Isobella
1980Cry WolfMaria Moore
The Gentle Touch Frances West
AgonyWard Sister
1981 Only When I Laugh Amy GlossopTV sitcom
1982 The Bounder Mary MountjoyTV sitcom
1984 The Weather in the Streets EttyTV film
1985 Juliet Bravo Linda Markham
1992Emily's GhostMama
1994 Black Beauty Mistress Gordon
1996 Police Story 4: First Strike Australian Group #1
1997 Titanic Lady Duff Gordon
1998 Gods and Monsters Elsa Lanchester
Heartbeat Ann MarsdenEpisode: “For Better or Worse”
Midsomer Murders Doreen AndersonEpisode: “Faithful unto Death”
1999 Beautiful People Nora Thornton1999 “ Sabrina The Teenage Witch - Aunt Dorma
2001 Christmas in the Clouds Mabel
2003 Trevor's World of Sport TheresaTV sitcom
2004 Steamboy Edward Steam, voiceEnglish version
2005 Age of Empires III Queen Elizabeth, voiceVideo game
2010–12 Outnumbered GranSemi-improvised sitcom; Series 3 (episodes 1–2); Series 4 (episode 1); Christmas Special 2012
2011 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Katherine Marlowe, voiceVideo game
2017 Hampstead Susan
2020 Kate & Koji Iris
2022 Doctors Ellie Chilton Episode: "Mustn't Grumble"

References

  1. 1 2 "Jarvis and Ayres Productions – BCG Pro". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Are Jimmi Clay and Maeve Ludlow getting MARRIED?". What to Watch . (Future plc). Retrieved 20 September 2022.