Lynn Farleigh
Biography
Lynn Farleigh is an actor who was born in Bristol and trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She began her career in repertory theatre at Salisbury and has worked extensively for the English Stage Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the National Theatre, with a recent appearance in the production of Three Days in the Country. Her classical stage credits include Shakespearean roles such as Helena in All's Well That Ends Well, Viola, Hermione, Lady Anne, Titania, Portia, and Lady Macbeth. Farleigh has also appeared in numerous television programmes, including Steptoe and Son, Pride and Prejudice, Finney, Out, Wycliffe, Midsomer Murders, Vera, Lightfields, Casualty, EastEnders, and Silent Witness. In addition to acting, she works with students and young actors and has directed eight plays for the British American Drama Academy.
Career overview
Lynn Farleigh is a Bristolian actor who trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama and began her career in repertory at Salisbury. She has worked many times for the English Stage Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the National Theatre, with a recent appearance in the acclaimed production of Three Days in the Country. Her extensive Shakespearean stage credits include the roles of Helena in All's Well That Ends Well, Viola, Hermione, Lady Anne, Titania, Portia, and Lady Macbeth.
In addition to her stage work, Farleigh has a prolific television career. Her early and mid-career credits feature appearances in Steptoe and Son, Pride and Prejudice, Finney, Out, and Wycliffe, where she played Helen, as well as Midsomer Murders. More recent television roles include Vera, Lightfields, Casualty, EastEnders, and Silent Witness.
Alongside her performance career, Farleigh works with students and young actors. She has also directed eight plays for the British American Drama Academy.
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95 titles- The Flash (2023) as Judge
- Grace (2021) as Alma Starr
- Tonight the World (2019)
- Vera (2011) as Valerie Furlow
- Sherlock (2010) as Professor Cairns
- Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings (2010) as Pam Corrigan
- From Time to Time (2009) as Gypsy
- Waving at Trains (2009) as Annabelle Warren
- Miss Potter (2006) as Lady Sybil
- He Knew He Was Right (2004) as Mrs Outhouse
- Peep Show (2003) as Pam Corrigan
- Attachments (2000) as Dr Heather Green
- Bad Girls (1999) as Mrs Williams
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Sonia Madrigal
- FairyTale: A True Story (1997) as Mrs. Thornton, the Teacher
- The Ice House (1997) as Mrs. Thompson
- Silent Witness (1996) as Ann Cunningham
- Pride and Prejudice (1995) as Mrs Phillips
- Pride and Prejudice (1995) as Mrs. Phillips
- Wycliffe (1994) as Helen Wycliffe
- Finney (1994) as Mary Finney
- Suffer The Little Children (1994) as Solicitor
- Peak Practice (1993) as Moira Pearce
- Heartbeat (1992) as Mary Radcliffe
- Heartbeat (1992) as Joan Dyson
- Tales from Hollywood (1992) as Helene Weigel
- Performance (1991) as Helene Weigel
- Heartland (1989) as Rachel
- The Play on One (1988) as Rachel
- Wish Me Luck (1988) as Vivien Ashton
- Border (1988) as Mrs Fialova
- ScreenPlay (1986) as Helen
- God's Chosen Car Park (1986) as Irene Box
- Daylight Robbery (1986) as Helen
- Fighting Back (1986) as Barbara Merrick
- Coming Through (1985) as Lydia Lawrence
- The Bill (1984)
- Love and Marriage (1984) as Christine
- Love and Marriage (1984) as Cathy
- Waving to a Train (1984) as Mother
- The Hard Word (1983) as Sarah Wood
- American Playhouse (1982) as Helene Weigel
- All for Love (1982) as Hilda Britt
- Claire (1982) as Pam Hunter
- Lovers of Their Time (1982) as Hilda Britt
- The Workshop (1982) as Simone
- Bergerac (1981) as Joan Grant
- Clapperclaw (1981) as Lorna
- A Ferry Ride Away (1981) as Heather Massie
- Fothergill (1981) as Kate
- Antony & Cleopatra (1981) as Octavia
- Sweet Nothings (1980) as Mary Fearon
- A Walk in the Forest (1980) as Catherine Clements
- Spooner's Patch (1979) as Mrs Webster
- Watership Down (1978) as Cat (voice)
- Scorpion Tales (1978) as Virginia Ward
- The Word (1978) as Valerie Hughs
- Out (1978) as Anne Ross
- Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (1977) as Doreen Periam
- Romance (1977) as Heather
- The Velvet Glove (1977) as Edith Cavell
- Cottage to Let (1977) as Jan
- Bill Brand (1976) as Miriam Brand
- Cakes and Ale (1976) as Amy Driffield
- Playhouse (1974) as Kate
- Playhouse (1974) as Lorna
- Playhouse (1974) as Simone
- Fall of Eagles (1974) as Krupskaya
- Fall of Eagles (1974) as Nadezhda Krupskaya
- Affairs of the Heart (1974) as Catherine Sloper
- Voices (1973) as The Mother
- New Scotland Yard (1972) as Sarah Belmont
- Justice (1971) as Muriel Parker
- The Guardians (1971) as Eleanor Benedict
- Eyeless in Gaza (1971) as Helen Amberley
- Deathday (1971) as Lydia Crosse
- Play for Today (1970)
- The Hallelujah Handshake (1970) as Anne
- A Man for Loving (1970) as Isobel Francis
- The Rivals (1970) as Julia
- W. Somerset Maugham (1969) as Doris Hanson
- Plays of Today (1969) as Marie
- 3 Into 2 Won't Go (1969) as Janet
- Scenes from Family Life (1969) as Marie
- All's Well That Ends Well (1968) as Helena
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Miss Charlotte Plummer
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Isobel Francis
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Heather Massie
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Julia
- Public Eye (1965) as Valerie Pratt
- Out of the Unknown (1965) as Lydia Crosse
- Theatre 625 (1964)
- Z-Cars (1962)
- Z-Cars (1962) as Ann Fazakerley
- Steptoe and Son (1962) as Marcia Wrigley
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What movies or TV shows is Lynn Farleigh best known for?
Lynn Farleigh is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Flash (2023), Grace (2021), Vera (2011), Sherlock (2010).
When and where was Lynn Farleigh born?
Lynn Farleigh was born on May 3, 1942 in Bristol, England.
How many credits does Lynn Farleigh have?
Lynn Farleigh has accumulated over 95 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1962 to 2023.
What is Lynn Farleigh's background in cinema and television?
Lynn Farleigh is an actor who was born in Bristol and trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She began her career in repertory theatre at Salisbury and has worked extensively for the English Stage Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the National Theatre, with a recent appearance in the production o...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Sherlock (2010) as Professor Cairns — aged about 68
- Pride and Prejudice (1995) as Mrs Phillips — aged about 53
- Pride and Prejudice (1995) as Mrs. Phillips — aged about 53
- Public Eye (1965) as Valerie Pratt — aged about 23
- Peep Show (2003) as Pam Corrigan — aged about 61
- Out (1978) as Anne Ross — aged about 36
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