Rowena Cooper
Born
Rosemary Rowena Cooper[1]

1935 (age 88–89)
Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
NationalityBritish
Other namesR. R. Cooper
OccupationActress
Spouse
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(m. 1964; died 2023)​

Rosemary Rowena Cooper (born 1935) is a British actress.

She began her career in 1956, joining the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary.[2] In 1959 she joined the Dundee Repertory Theatre Company and went on to have an extensive career, primarily in British television, for over 50 years.[3] Cooper starred in The Rag Trade as Mrs Fenner.

Select filmography in television

Year Title Role Notes
1974–78 Crown Court
1975–92 Rumpole of the Bailey Marguerite "Matey" Ballard[4] Series 5–7
1978 Going Straight Shirley Chapman Probation Officer
1982 The Bell Mrs. Mark 6 episodes
1983 Goodnight and God Bless Audrey 2 episodes
1984 Cockles Masha Barrington-Pyke 1 episode
1987 Have His Carcase Mrs. Weldon 4 episodes
1987 The New Statesman Norman/Norma Bormann
1987 Victoria Wood as Seen on TV 1 episode
1991 Dr Finlay Mrs McKinney 1 episode
1997 Goodnight Sweetheart Mrs Bamford
1998 Jinnah Lady Willingdon
2001 Spaced Mrs Topp, Brian's mother
2001 A Is for Acid Henrietta Helen Olive Robarts Durand-Deacon
2010 The Sarah Jane Adventures Angela Lost in Time[5]

Personal life

She married actor Terrence Hardiman in 1964;[6] they remained together until his death in 2023.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ "FreeBMD Entry Info".
  2. ^ Carleton Hobbs Bursary winners at BBC.co.uk, accessed 23 January 2018
  3. ^ "UK TV Guide". Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Brit Movie". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  5. ^ "CBBC - The Sarah Jane Adventures, Series 4, Lost in Time: Part 2". BBC. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. ^ Photo of Hardiman and Cooper in role
  7. ^ "The Demon Headmaster star Terrence Hardiman dies aged 86". The Independent. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

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