Dawn Archibald

Born: 1961-10-01

Dawn Archibald was an actress known for her roles in the Derek Jarman movies, Caravaggio and The Garden. Other credits included The Company of Wolves, Scrubbers, Mona Lisa and My Beautiful Laundrette.


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The Company of Wolves

as Witch Woman
Released: 1984-09-21

An adaptation of Angela Carter's fairy tales. Young Rosaleen dreams of a village in the dark...

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Mona Lisa

as Wig Girl in Club
Released: 1986-06-13

George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of...

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Caravaggio

as Pipo
Released: 1986-08-29

A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da...

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My Beautiful Laundrette

as Gang Member #1
Released: 1985-11-16

A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama...

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The Missionary

as Mission Girl
Released: 1982-11-02

In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to...

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Scrubbers

as Mary
Released: 1982-09-24

Inmates fight, pair off, try suicide and attempt escape at a British reform school for girls.

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The Garden

as Nature Spirit
Released: 1990-09-06

A nearly wordless visual narrative intercuts two main stories and a couple of minor ones. A...

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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

as Isobel
Released: 1982-02-16

After finding her boss, a private detective, has committed suicide and has left her his agency,...

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Murder by the Book

as Sally
Released: 1986-01-01

Agatha Christie’s agents propose that it’s time for her to publish the manuscript she wrote...

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The Bad Sister

as Jane
Released: 1983-02-05

Jane is the illegitimate daughter of a Scottish landowner. She is disowned and expelled from his...

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Blood Red Roses

as Catriona
Released: 1986-12-04

A woman looks back on her life as a political activist in Scotland from the 1950s to the 1970s.

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Remembrance

as Jill
Released: 1982-10-01

A group of Devonport-based Royal Navy ratings, due to sail to America for a six-month NATO...

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Victoria Wood

as Ailsa
First aired: 1989-11-16

Victoria Wood was a series of six one-off situation comedies written by and starring Victoria...

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The Marksman

as O'Hara
First aired: 1987-12-04

Twelve-year-old Gordon Weaver is killed on waste-ground in Liverpool. His grandfather, Doyle,...

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