Angharad Rees

Born: 1944-07-16

Angharad Rees was a London-born Welsh actress and, later, jewellery designer, best known for her British television roles during the 1970s and in particular her leading role as Demelza in the 1970s BBC TV costume drama "Poldark". Her father was a prominent Welsh psychiatrist Linford Rees (William Linford Llewellyn Rees) and mother Catherine Thomas. When she was two, in 1946, her family returned to Wales to live into Cardiff. Rees studied at the Sorbonne in Paris for two terms and the Rose Bruford Drama College in Kent, England. She also studied at the University of Madrid and taught English in Spain before acting in repertory theatre in England. On 18 September 1973, Rees married the actor Christopher Cazenove. They had two sons: Linford James and Rhys William. Linford was killed in a car accident on the M11 motorway in Essex while driving to pick up books from Cambridge University, where he had been awarded the degree of Master of Philosophy. Cazenove and Rees divorced in 1994 but remained close. Cazenove died from the effects of septicaemia in 2010. Rees later married David McAlpine, a member of the McAlpine construction company, at The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London. She remained married to McAlpine until her death. Rees founded a jewellery design company, Angharad, based in Knightsbridge, London, England.


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Baffled!

as Peggy Tracewell
Released: 1973-04-11

Tom Kovack is a hard-nosed race car driver until a sudden supernatural vision causes a...

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Little Girl in Blue Velvet

as Macha
Released: 1978-08-23

An ageing surgeon falls in love with a thirteen-year-old girl.

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Hands of the Ripper

as Anna
Released: 1971-10-17

A series of murders occur that mirror those committed by the Whitechapel Ripper. Through his...

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The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

as Lady Evelyn Herbert
Released: 1980-05-08

Egyptologist Robin Ellis and American reporter Eva Marie Saint uncover King Tut's burial site...

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Jane Eyre

as Louise
Released: 1970-12-01

Jane Eyre is an orphan, sent to Lowood school, and eventually becomes a governess at Thornfield...

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Under Milk Wood

as Gossamer Beynon
Released: 1972-01-27

The delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called...

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Catch Me a Spy

as Victoria
Released: 1971-09-06

While on vacation, a woman's husband is taken by the Russian government. After one attempt...

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The Wolves of Kromer

as Mary
Released: 1998-10-30

Once upon a time in the village of Kromer lived two beautiful young wolves. Cocksure Gabriel...

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As You Like It

as Celia
Released: 1978-12-17

Orlando is forced to work like a servant for his brother Oliver, so he goes to win his fortune...

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Moments

as Chrissy Hunter
Released: 1974-11-21

A depressed middle-aged man, revisiting the seaside resort he often vacationed at as a child,...

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Pygmalion

as Parlourmaid
Released: 1948-02-08

Can Professor Higgins transform flower-girl Eliza Dolittle into a great lady?

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The Love Ban

as Jackie
Released: 1973-01-01

In this 1970s comedy, a Catholic man contemplates going against his priest's guidance on...

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Joe's Ark

as Lucy
Released: 1974-02-14

The religious beliefs of pet shop owner Joe (Freddie Jones) are shaken by the terminal illness...

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Hell's Angel

as April Cotton
Released: 1971-01-21

Dick Foster is adopted as a child, but has grown into a youth who causes problems and upsets.

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Once the Killing Starts

as Stella Mason
Released: 1974-01-07

Married college professor Michael Lane falls in love with one of his students and hatches an...

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Dylan on Dylan

as Caitlin Thomas
Released: 2002-01-01

The life of the greatest poet of his age is unraveled by biographer and filmmaker Andrew...

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The Temptation of Eileen Hughes

as Mona McAuley
Released: 1988-04-03

The McAuleys are local celebrities and Eileen Hughes, a young shop assistant, is flattered to be...

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Awkward Customers

as Brenda
Released: 1975-11-09

Shows John Cleese learning how to deal with "difficult customers" in a professional yet friendly...

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Office Party

as Julia
Released: 1971-08-17

Men behave in a beastly, chauvinistic manner at an office party, turning what should be a fun...

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More Awkward Customers

as Brenda
Released: 1975-11-10

Emphasises the importance of professional knowledge of an organisation’s stocks or services in...

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The Avengers

as Redhead
First aired: 1961-01-07

The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....

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Crown Court

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-10-11

Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the...

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Crown Court

as Pauline Ellis
First aired: 1972-10-11

Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the...

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Play for Today

as April Cotton
First aired: 1970-10-15

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...

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Play for Today

as Lady Caroline
First aired: 1970-10-15

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...

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Remington Steele

as Katherine Galt
First aired: 1982-10-01

Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential...

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Robin of Sherwood

as Jennet of Elsdon
First aired: 1984-04-28

Robin of Sherwood was a British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. Created by...

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Thriller

as Stella Mason
First aired: 1973-04-14

Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is...

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The Protectors

as Linda
First aired: 1972-09-29

The Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It...

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BBC Television Shakespeare

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-12-03

The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of...

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Within These Walls

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-01-04

Within These Walls is a British television drama programme made by London Weekend Television for...

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Poldark

as Demelza
First aired: 1975-10-05

Period drama series about the brooding rivalry between former soldier Ross Poldark and local...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Sarah Churchill
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Master of the Game

as Marianne Hoffman
First aired: 1984-02-19

Elderly Kate Blackwell looks back at her family's life beginning with her Scottish father Jamie...

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Doctor in the House

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-07-12

The misadventures of a group of medical students.

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