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Facts

Born September 20, 1927 • Llanelli • Wales
Died November 26, 1980 (aged 53) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors BAFTA (1980) • BAFTA (1963) • BAFTA (1961)
Notable Family Members spouse Rex Harrison

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Rachel Roberts as Mrs. Appleyard stands in the center wearing a dark Victorian dress, flanked by two other characters, in a scene from Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975).
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Albert Finney
British actor
Helen Mirren smiles on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, wearing a yellow gown and an ornate emerald and diamond necklace with matching earrings.
Helen Mirren
British actress
Sean Connery wearing a dark plaid tuxedo jacket and black bow tie, standing on the red carpet with people and the Kodak Theater in the background.
Sean Connery
British actor
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
British actress
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
British actor and director
Henry IV, Part 1
Ralph Richardson
British actor
Andrew Garfield wearing a gray suit and tie, posing and smiling slightly at an event in 2018.
Andrew Garfield
American-born English actor
Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall, wearing a black cap and dark fur-trimmed cloak, standing against a plain background.
Mark Rylance
British actor and director
Jude Law
Jude Law
English actor
Ben Elton
Ben Elton
British actor, writer, and comedian
Michaela Coel
Michaela Coel
British screenwriter, actress, and producer
Colin Firth smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette in front of a backdrop with Oscar logos.
Colin Firth
British actor
Emma Thompson smiling at an event, wearing a sleeveless black and white patterned dress with red earrings, against a backdrop with logos.
Emma Thompson
British actress and writer
David Walliams smiling and holding a copy of his children's book Mr Stink, with the book title and his name visible on the yellow cover.
David Walliams
British actor, author, and host
Judi Dench wearing a pale, beaded outfit and diamond earrings, smiling slightly at a formal event in 2006.
Judi Dench
British actress
Jodie Comer smiling and looking at the camera, wearing a black coat with her blonde hair styled in loose waves.
Jodie Comer
English actress
Vanessa Kirby poses outdoors in profile, wearing a black top with her blonde hair swept back, looking at the camera and smiling slightly.
Vanessa Kirby
British actress
Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall
British actor and writer
James Corden smiling in a suit and tie against a dark textured background.
James Corden
British actor, writer, and television personality
John Hurt smiling and dressed in a tuxedo with a black bow tie at the Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy premiere in Venice, Italy.
John Hurt
British actor

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