Judi Trott (born 11 November 1962) is an
English actress and is best known for her portrayal of the Lady Marion of Leaford in the popular 1980s TV series ''
Robin of Sherwood''.
Trott was born in
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west.
Plymouth ...
and started her career as a
ballet dancer, having attended the
Royal Ballet School.
[Jean Airey, "Marion of Sherwood: Judi Trott Interview". ''Starlog'', July 1992, (pp. 56-8)] She later trained as an actress at the
London Studio Centre and landed her first acting role in ''
Heaven's Gate'' (1980). Trott appeared in the
Charles Gormley movie ''
Living Apart Together'' (1982) with
B. A. Robertson and
Barbara Kellerman.
Trott was a devotee of the film ''
Robin and Marian'', and it was this which encouraged her to audition for ''Robin of Sherwood''.
For the series, Trott had to learn
sword fighting and
archery
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; Trott was assisted in learning archery for the series by her co-star
Mark Ryan.
In a 1992 interview with ''
Starlog
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'' magazine, Trott said that she enjoyed working on ''Robin of Sherwood'', saying "It wasn't high-brow heavy acting; you heard a ''lot'' of laughter on set."
Trott co-starred in the TV movie ''
Reunion at Fairborough'' with
Robert Mitchum and
Deborah Kerr
Deborah Jane Trimmer CBE (30 September 192116 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr (), was a British actress. She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
During her international film career, Kerr won a G ...
.
Married with four children to
camera operator
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In filmmaking ...
Gary Spratling, Trott has only appeared sporadically on
film
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and
television since the 1980s.
In 2016, it was announced that Trott would reprise her role of Lady Marion in an audio production of ''Robin of Sherwood''.
Filmography - actress
*''Painted Lady'' (1997) (mini) TV series: Barbara Stafford/Police Woman
*''
Circles in a Forest
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The film is adapted from the novel by Dalene ...
'' (1990): Kate
*''
Born to Dance
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Plot summary
While on leave, sailor Ted Bar ...
'' (1988) (TV): Mandy
*''
Truckers'' (1987) TV series: Barbara
*''
Reunion at Fairborough'' (1985) (TV): Sheila
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Robin of Sherwood'' (1984–86) TV series: Lady Marion
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Living Apart Together'' (1982): Alicia
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Take Three Women
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Film
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'' (1982) (TV): Ellen
*''
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story'' (1982) (TV) (uncredited): Lady Sarah Armstrong Jones
*''
Iolanthe
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'' (1982) (TV)
*''
''Ragtime'' (film)'' (1981) (uncredited): Chorus Girl
*''
Heaven's Gate'' (1980): Irvine's girlfriend
References
External links
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People educated at the Royal Ballet School
Living people
1962 births
English television actresses
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