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'' and Aunt Nicholls in '' Harbour Lights'', she also has had prominent roles in ''

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'' and ''

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''. She is also known for playing Lady Waynwood in the

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fantasy series ''

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''. On the stage, she is noted for her Shakespearean roles. She starred in

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's 1978

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production of ''

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'' at the

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, 1998), page 52 In 2014, she played the tavern landlady

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in the RSC production of ''Henry IV'' Parts One and Two.

Partial filmography

Awards

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for Best Actress for ''

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'' at the

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Notes

1946 births Living people British television actresses British Shakespearean actresses British stage actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses 20th-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian actresses 20th-century British actresses 21st-century British actresses Italian emigrants to the United Kingdom {{Italy-tv-actor-stub