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Margaret Tyzack (1931–2011)


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Began her professional career in the early 1950s at a repertory company in central England, where for two years she performed in a play a week, for almost 50 weeks a year. See more trivia »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (82 titles)
2012/II Mother's Milk
Eleanor Melrose
 
2011 EastEnders (TV series)
Lydia Simmonds
 
2000-2009 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Harriet Compton / Naomi Inkpen
Small Mercies (2009) … Harriet Compton
Garden of Death (2000) … Naomi Inkpen
 
2009 National Theatre Live (TV series)
Oenone
Phèdre (2009) … Oenone
 
2006 Scoop
Sid's Co-Passenger
 
2006 Rosemary & Thyme (TV series)
Audrey Pargeter
Seeds of Time (2006) … Audrey Pargeter
 
2006 The Thief Lord
Head Nun (uncredited)
 
2005 Wallis & Edward (TV movie)
Queen Mary
 
2005 Doc Martin (TV series)
Muriel Steel
Old Dogs (2005) … Muriel Steel
 
2003 Bright Young Things
Lady Thobbing
 
2003 Heartbeat (TV series)
Edna Barton
Caped Crusaders (2003) … Edna Barton
 
2002 Until Death
Dorothy Sutton
 
1998 Our Mutual Friend (TV mini-series)
Lady Tippins
Episode #1.4 (1998) … Lady Tippins
Episode #1.3 (1998) … Lady Tippins
Episode #1.2 (1998) … Lady Tippins
Episode #1.1 (1998) … Lady Tippins
 
1998 Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)
Ella Keech
Child's Play (1998) … Ella Keech
 
1997 Mrs Dalloway
Lady Bruton
 
1997 Family Money (TV series)
Delia
Episode #1.1 (1997) … Delia
 
1994 Alleyn Mysteries (TV series)
Emily Pride
Dead Water (1994) … Emily Pride
 
1992 Thacker (TV movie)
Marjorie Thacker
 
1990 The King's Whore
La Comtesse douairière
 
1987 Prick Up Your Ears
Madame Lambert
 
1985 The Corsican Brothers (TV movie)
Madame de Guidice
 
1985 Mr. Love
Pink Lady
 
1983 The Wars
Lady Emmeline
 
1982 An Inspector Calls (TV movie)
Mrs. Birling
 
1982 For the Love of Egypt (TV movie)
 
1981-1982 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
Daphne
A Silly Little Habit (1982) … Daphne
Marriage (1981)
 
1981 Lady Killers (TV series)
Mrs. Lillian Bywaters
The Darlingest Boy (1981) … Mrs. Lillian Bywaters
 
1981 Plays for Pleasure (TV series)
Miss Ball
The Reason of Things (1981) … Miss Ball
 
1981 The Winter's Tale (TV movie)
Paulina
 
1980 Premiere (TV series)
 
1979 Quatermass (TV mini-series)
Annie Morgan
What Lies Beneath (1979) … Annie Morgan
Lovely Lightning (1979) … Annie Morgan
 
1979 The Quatermass Conclusion
Annie Morgan
 
1978 The Legacy
Nurse Adams
 
1976 I, Claudius (TV mini-series)
Antonia
Old King Log (1976) … Antonia
Zeus, by Jove! (1976) … Antonia
Reign of Terror (1976) … Antonia
Queen of Heaven (1976) … Antonia
Some Justice (1976) … Antonia
 
1975 Affairs of the Heart (TV series)
Miss Tita
Miss Tita (1975) … Miss Tita
 
1974 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Mrs. Linden
The Linden Tree (1974) … Mrs. Linden
 
1971 Cousin Bette (TV mini-series)
Bette
Family Angel (1971) … Bette
Bitter Harvest (1971) … Bette
Delilah and Her Handmaid (1971) … Bette
The House for Pleasure (1971) … Bette
Poor Relations (1971) … Bette
 
1970 Solo (TV series)
Mrs. Beeton
Margaret Tyzack as Mrs. Beeton (1970) … Mrs. Beeton
 
1969 The First Churchills (TV mini-series)
Princess Anne / Queen Anne
Reconciliation (1969) … Princess Anne
 
1969 W. Somerset Maugham (TV series)
Mrs. Hamlyn
P. and O. (1969) … Mrs. Hamlyn
 
1969 Thank You All Very Much
Sister Bennett
 
1968 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Gladys King
The Bonegrinder (1968) … Gladys King
 
1967 The Whisperers
Hospital Almoner
 
1967 The Forsyte Saga (TV mini-series)
Winifred Dartie
In the Web (1967) … Winifred Dartie
 
1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Esther
The Passenger (1965) … Esther
 
1965 The Wednesday Thriller (TV series)
Grace
Imposter. The (1965) … Grace
 
1963-1965 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Thick as Old Timber (1965)
Double Yolk (1963)
 
1965 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
Isobel Cherry
The Flowering Cherry (1965) … Isobel Cherry
 
1964 The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (TV series)
Mrs. Bronckhurst
The Bronckhurst Divorce Case (1964) … Mrs. Bronckhurst
 
1964 Ring of Treason
Elizabeth Gee
 
1963 Maigret (TV series)
Anna
The Flemish Shop (1963) … Anna
 
1960-1963 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Elizabeth / Lily
Each Wind That Blows (1960) … Elizabeth
 
1962 The Ginger Man (TV movie)
Miss Frost
 
1961 Highway to Battle
Hilda
 
1961 Theatre 70 (TV series)
Chance Witness (1961)
 
1960 Let's Get Married
Staff Nurse
 
1960 The Four Just Men (TV series)
The Wife
The Miracle of St. Phillipe (1960) … The Wife
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Fenny
 
1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Evelyn Daly
 
1959 Saturday Playhouse (TV series)
Clare Cousins
Love and Miss Figgis (1959) … Clare Cousins
 
1959 The Infamous John Friend (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Friend
Episode #1.8 (1959) … Mrs. Friend
Episode #1.7 (1959) … Mrs. Friend
Episode #1.3 (1959) … Mrs. Friend
Episode #1.2 (1959) … Mrs. Friend
Episode #1.1 (1959) … Mrs. Friend
 
1958 Room 43
June, Heath's secretary
 
1958 Behind the Mask
Night Sister
 
1958 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
 
1957 Angel Pavement (TV series)
Miss Matfield
Episode #1.1 (1957) … Miss Matfield
 
1957 A Woman of Property (TV movie)
Sarah Richmond
 
1957 Kenilworth (TV series)
Janet
Episode #1.6 (1957) … Janet
Episode #1.4 (1957) … Janet
Episode #1.3 (1957) … Janet
Episode #1.1 (1957) … Janet
 
1956 The Crimson Ramblers (TV series)
Vera Lee
 
1956 The End Begins (TV movie)
Valerie Hollis
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2005 Drama Connections (TV series documentary)
Herself
I, Claudius (2005) … Herself
 
2002 I Claudius: A Television Epic (video documentary)
Herself
 
1990 The 44th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer & Winner: Best Featured Actress in a Play
 
1982 Chronicle (TV series documentary)
 
1971 The British Screen Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1970 Frost on Sunday (TV series)
Herself - Best Television Actress Winner
Frost at the London Palladium for the British Film and Television Awards (1970) … Herself - Best Television Actress Winner
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2007 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (video)
Miss Helen Seymour (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Partnered Dame Maggie Smith in "Lettuce and Lovage" by Peter Schaffer - Globe Theatre (1987), London/ Barrymore Theater, New York (1990). See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | 1 Article  | See more »

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

On her early days in repertory theatre: I was in more plays in a single year than some actors will perform in their entire careers. It was my education. We weren't spoiled or indulged. It was very hard work, and the paying ­customer came first. It was expected that they would hear every word, even if they were sitting far from the stage... See more »

Trivia:

Began her professional career in the early 1950s at a repertory company in central England, where for two years she performed in a play a week, for almost 50 weeks a year. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo