Rachel Roberts (British actress)
| Rachel Roberts | |
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Roberts in 1976
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| Born |
20 September 1927 Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Died | 26 November 1980 (aged 53) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Alma mater |
University of Wales Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Years active | 1953–1980 |
| Spouse(s) |
Alan Dobie (m. 1955; div. 1960) Rex Harrison (m. 1962; div. 1971) |
Rachel Roberts (20 September 1927 – 26 November 1980) was a British actress noted for her fervour and passion. She is best remembered for her forthright screen performances as the older mistress of the central male character in two key films of the 1960s, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) and This Sporting Life (1963). For both films, she won the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for This Sporting Life. Her other notable film appearances included Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) and Yanks (1979).
Roberts' theatre credits included the original production of the musical Maggie May in 1964. She was nominated for the 1974 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the plays, Chemin de Fer and The Visit, and won a Drama Desk Award in 1976 for Habeas Corpus.
Roberts was born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. After a Baptist upbringing (against which she rebelled), followed by study at the University of Wales and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she began working with a repertory company in Swansea in 1950. She made her film debut in the Welsh-set comedy Valley of Song (1953), directed by Gilbert Gunn.
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