Philippa Urquhart

Philippa Urquhart is a British actress, best known for her performance as Lillian Cartland in the 1980s BBC television drama Tenko.[1]

Career

Urquhart has worked as a film, television and theatre actress for more than fifty years.[2][3] A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, she has appeared in numerous West End productions including The Sea (2008), Lady Windermere's Fan (2002), Wit (2001), and The Forest (2000).[3]

Her television credits include: Vanity Fair, A Very Peculiar Practice, Dempsey and Makepeace, Wish Me Luck, The Bill, Dixon of Dock Green, Within These Walls, and Casualty.[2][1] Her feature film credits include Laughter in the Dark (1969) and the role of Janice in Alfonso Cuarón's 2006 film Children of Men.[2]

Personal life

She is the mother of the film director Jack Jewers, and she currently lives in the town of Rye, East Sussex.

References

  1. ^ a b "Philippa Urquhart". www.aveleyman.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Philippa Urquhart". BFI. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Philippa Urquhart | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.


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