Virginia Wetherell

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Virginia Wetherell
Born (1943-05-09) 9 May 1943 (age 80)
Farnham, Surrey
England
OccupationActress
Years active19632001
Spouse
(m. 1973;died 1991)

Virginia Wetherell (born 9 May 1943) is an English actress known for her roles in Hammer horror films such as Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) and Demons of the Mind (1972).

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Her other film appearances include The Big Switch (1968), Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968), The Other People (1968), Man of Violence (1969), Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971), [1] Disciple of Death (1972), and the TV film Dracula (1974).

On television, she was a regular cast member in The Troubleshooters as Julie Serres, and played Dyoni in the Doctor Who serial The Daleks . [2] [3]

Wetherell was married to actor Ralph Bates from 1973 until his death from cancer in 1991.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1963 The Partner Karen
Ricochet Brenda
That Kind of Girl Virginia (Eva's friend in nightclub)Uncredited
West 11 UnknownUncredited
1966 Alfie Girl on park benchUncredited
1968 The Big Switch Karen
The Other People Girl at Airport
Curse of the Crimson Altar Eve
1969 Man of Violence Gale
1971 Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde BetsyUncredited
A Clockwork Orange Stage Actress
1972 Demons of the Mind Inge
Disciple of Death Ruth
1998 Love Is the Devil Person in the Colony Room Club

Television

YearTitleRoleEpisode(s)
1964 Doctor Who DyoniSeason 1: (5 episodes)
DetectiveSusan CarmichaelSeason 1, episode 10: "Subject: Murder"
No Hiding Place SelmaSeason 6, episode 16: "The Carrion Bird"
Crossroads Heather GurneyUnknown
1966 The Man in Room 17 MartitaSeason 2, episode 1: "How to Rob a Bank and Get Away with it"
1967 The Troubleshooters Julie SerresSeason 3: (9 episodes)
SolarnautsUnknownTV Short
1968Mr. RoseCatherineSeason 3, episode 1: "The Less Than Iron Duke"
1971 Paul Temple FrancoiseSeason 3, episode 8: "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?"
Play for Today ChristineSeason 2, episode 5: " Thank You Very Much"
1974 Dracula Dracula's WifeTV movie
The Protectors NurseSeason 2, episode 20: "Route 27"
1976Barney's Last BattleYoung WomanTV movie
1983 The Gentle Touch Elaine DeckerSeason 4, episode 14: "Who's Afraid of Josie Tate"
1985 Minder Debbie MooreSeason 6, episode 7: "Minder on the Orient Express"
2001Once Upon a Time In EuropeHerselfTV documentary

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