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Rosalind Marie Knight (3 December 1933 – 19 December 2020) was an English actress. Her career spanned 70 years on stage, screen, and television. Her film appearances include ''

Blue Murder at St Trinian's ''Blue Murder at St Trinian's'' is a 1957 British comedy film, directed by Frank Launder, co-written by Launder and Sidney Gilliat, and starring Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, Lionel Jeffries and Richard Wattis; the film also includ ...

'' (1957), ''

Carry On Nurse ''Carry On Nurse'' is a 1959 British comedy film, the second in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). Of the regular team, it featured Joan Sims (in her ''Carry On'' film debut), Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawt ...

'' (1959), ''

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'' (1959), '' Tom Jones'' (1963), and '' About a Boy'' (2002). Among her TV roles were playing Beryl in the

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sitcom '' Gimme Gimme Gimme'' (1999–2001) and Cynthia Goodman aka "Horrible Grandma" in ''

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'' (2012, 2016–2020).

Career

Knight was born in

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, London. She was the daughter of actor

Esmond Knight Esmond Penington Knight (4 May 1906 – 23 February 1987) was an English actor. He had a successful stage and film career before World War II. For much of his later career Knight was half-blind. He had been badly wounded in 1941 while on active ...

and his first wife, Frances Clare, and the stepdaughter of actress

Nora Swinburne Leonora Mary Johnson (24 July 1902 – 1 May 2000), known professionally as Nora Swinburne, was an English actress who appeared in many British films. Early years Swinburne was born in Bath, Somerset, the daughter of Henry Swinburne Johnson a ...

. Being from a theatrical family, she was introduced to theatre at an early age. She was inspired by a visit to the bombed-out

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in 1949 with her father to see performances of ''The Snow Queen'' and ''

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''. After studying there for two years under

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and

George Devine George Alexander Cassady Devine (20 November 1910 – 20 January 1966) was an English theatrical manager, director, teacher, and actor based in London from the early 1930s until his death. He also worked in TV and film. Early life and education ...

, she was offered a position as Assistant Stage Manager at the Midland Theatre Company in

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. From Coventry, she moved to

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Repertory Company, where

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was a fellow ASM. Two years later, she joined a touring group, the West of England Theatre Company, for an eight-month stint. She was spotted by a producer, which led to her being cast as a schoolgirl in ''

'' (1957). That same year, she starred with her father, playing father and daughter, in the BBC production of ''

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''. An earlier film role, albeit uncredited, was as a lady-in-waiting in

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's film ''

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'' (1955), which also featured her father. In the late 1950s, Knight appeared in the

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comedy series ''

Ray's a Laugh Ted Ray (born Charles Olden; 21 November 1905 – 8 November 1977) was an English comedian of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, on radio and television. His BBC radio show ''Ray's a Laugh'' ran for 12 years. Biography Ray was born Charles Olden i ...

''. During this period, she also performed in two early ''

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'' films. In ''

'' (1959), she played Nurse Nightingale and in ''

'' (also 1959), she played Felicity Wheeler, a prim school inspector whose amorous hopes toward

Kenneth Connor Kenneth Connor, (6 June 1918 – 28 November 1993) was a British stage, film and broadcasting actor, who rose to national prominence with his appearances in the ''Carry On'' films. Early life Connor was born in Highbury, Islington, London, ...

's wimpy science master are continually thwarted. In 1963, she played Mrs Fitzpatrick in the film of '' Tom Jones'' and was in a second St Trinian's film, playing a teacher in ''

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'' in 1980. She made numerous appearances on television, in shows such as ''

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'' (1981), ''

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'' (1984), '' Mapp & Lucia'' (1985), ''

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'' (1989), ''

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'' (1992), ''

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'' (1993), ''

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'' (1995), '' Wycliffe'' (1996), ''

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'' (1999), '' Heartbeat'' (2000), ''

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'' (2002), ''

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'' (2003 and 2011), ''

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'' (2005 and 2009), ''

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'' (2006), ''

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'' (2008 and 2015), '' Sherlock'' (2012) and ''

'' (2012, 2016, 2018, and 2020). From 1999 to 2001, she co-starred in the sitcom '' Gimme Gimme Gimme'', playing a retired prostitute and featuring in the series with

Kathy Burke Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke (born 13 June 1964) is an English actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director. She achieved fame with her appearances on sketch shows such as ''French and Saunders'' (1988–1999) and her recurring role as Mag ...

and

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. Her other films include ''

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'' (1987) and '' About a Boy'' (2002). Throughout her career, Knight continued to work in the theatre, including with the

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...

, the

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and the

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. She also worked at the

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and the

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in Sheffield.

Personal life

Knight married theatre and television director Michael Elliott in July 1959; the couple remained married until his death in 1984. They had two daughters;

Marianne Elliott Marianne Phoebe Elliott (born 27 December 1966) is a British theatre director and producer who works on the West End and Broadway. She has received numerous accolades including three Laurence Olivier Awards and four Tony Awards. Initially ...

, a theatre director, is married to actor

Nick Sidi Nick Sidi (born 22 February 1966) is an English people, English actor. He is the husband of Marianne Elliott (director), Marianne Elliott and son-in-law of actress Rosalind Knight. He often plays drama or comedy roles on television and frequent ...

Death

Knight died on 19 December 2020, at the age of 87.

Partial filmography

* '' Gone to Earth'' (1950) – Young Girl at Racecourse (uncredited) * ''

'' (1955) – Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited) * ''

Fortune Is a Woman ''Fortune Is a Woman'' is a 1957 black and white British-American film noir crime film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Jack Hawkins and Arlene Dahl. Its plot concerns an attempted insurance fraud that goes badly wrong. In the United Stat ...

'' (1957) (uncredited) * ''

'' (1957) – Annabel * ''

The Horse's Mouth ''The Horse's Mouth'' is a 1944 novel by Anglo-Irish writer Joyce Cary, the third in his ''First Trilogy'', whose first two books are ''Herself Surprised'' (1941) and ''To Be A Pilgrim'' (1942). ''The Horse's Mouth'' follows the adventures of ...

'' (1958) (uncredited) * ''

'' (1959) – Student Nurse Nightingale * ''

'' (1959) – Felicity Wheeler * ''

Doctor in Love ''Doctor in Love'' is a 1960 British comedy film, the fourth of the seven films in the ''Doctor'' series, starring James Robertson Justice as Sir Lancelot Spratt and Michael Craig as Dr Richard Hare. This was the first film in the series not to ...

'' (1960) – Doctor (uncredited) * ''

There Was a Crooked Man "There Was a Crooked Man" is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 1826. Origin The rhyme was first recorded in print by James Orchard Halliwell in 1842: :There was a crooked man and he went a crooked mile, :He ...

'' (1960) – Nurse * ''

The Kitchen The Kitchen is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary avant-garde performance and experimental art institution located at 512 West 19th Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was founde ...

'' (1961) – 17th Waitress * '' Tom Jones'' (1963) – Mrs. Fitzpatrick * ''

Buddenbrooks ''Buddenbrooks'' () is a 1901 novel by Thomas Mann, chronicling the decline of a wealthy north German merchant family over the course of four generations, incidentally portraying the manner of life and mores of the Hanseatic bourgeoisie in th ...

'' (1965) – Pfiffi * '' Jackanory'' (1966–1967) – Storyteller * '' Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?'' (1969) – Critic Penelope * '' Start the Revolution Without Me'' (1970) – Helene de Sisi * '' Eskimo Nell'' (1975) – Lady Longhorn * ''

Mister Quilp ''Mister Quilp'' is a 1975 British musical film directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Anthony Newley, David Hemmings and Jill Bennett. It is based on the 1841 novel ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' by Charles Dickens, under which name it was als ...

'' (1975) – Mrs. George * ''

The Lady Vanishes ''The Lady Vanishes'' is a 1938 British mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave. Written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, based on the 1936 novel ''The Wheel Spins'' by Ethel L ...

'' (1979) – Evelyn Barnes * ''

'' (1980) – Miss Walsh * ''

'' (1981) – Mrs Ramsden * ''

Nancy Astor Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor, (19 May 1879 – 2 May 1964) was an American-born British politician who was the first woman seated as a Member of Parliament (MP), serving from 1919 to 1945. Astor's first husband was America ...

'' (1982, TV series) – Margot Asquith * ''

'' (1987) – RADA Judge * ''

'' (1989) – Mrs Creswell * ''

Afraid of the Dark ''Afraid of the Dark'' is a 1991 French-British drama film directed by Mark Peploe Mark Peploe (born 3 March 1943) is an English screenwriter and film director. He was the brother of Clare Peploe, and the brother-in-law of director Bernardo ...

'' (1991) – Edith * '' The Blackheath Poisonings'' (1992, TV series) – Lady Reading Poetry * ''

'' (TV series, 1992) - Georgina Morley in "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" * ''

Gunslinger's Revenge ''Gunslinger's Revenge'' ( it, Il mio West) is a 1998 Italian Western comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi and starring Leonardo Pieraccioni, Harvey Keitel and David Bowie. The screenplay was written by Veronesi and Pieraccioni, based on ...

'' (1998) – Mrs Willow * '' Tess of the D'Urbervilles'' (1998, TV movie) — Mrs D'Urberville * '' Gimme Gimme Gimme'' (1999–2001) – Beryl * '' About a Boy'' (2002) – Lindsey's Mother * ''

'' (TV series, 2003) - Eleanor McPherson in "Birds of Prey" * ''

'' (TV series, 2006) - Partridge in "The Moving Finger" * ''

Demons Never Die ''Demons Never Die'' (originally titled ''Suicide Kids'') is a 2011 British slasher film starring Robert Sheehan, Jennie Jacques, Jacob Anderson, Jason Maza, Emma Rigby, Ashley Walters, Reggie Yates and Tulisa Contostavlos. Plot While at home ...

'' (2011) – Freida * ''

'' (TV series, 2011) - Mother Gerome in "A Sacred Trust" * ''

'' (TV series, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020) – Cynthia Goodman (also known as "Horrible Grandma") * ''

The Lady in the Van ''The Lady in the Van'' is a 2015 British comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings, based on the memoir of the same name created by Alan Bennett. It was written by Bennett, and it tells the (most ...

'' (2015) – Old Nun * ''

The Crown The Crown is the state in all its aspects within the jurisprudence of the Commonwealth realms and their subdivisions (such as the Crown Dependencies, overseas territories, provinces, or states). Legally ill-defined, the term has different ...

'' (2016, TV series) –

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Selected theatre performances

* Mrs. Prentice in '' What the Butler Saw'' by

. Directed by

Braham Murray Braham Sydney Murray, OBE (12 February 1943 – 25 July 2018) was an English theatre director. In 1976, he was one of five founding Artistic Directors of the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, and the longest-serving (he retired in 2012). Ear ...

at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1977) * Miss Erikson in ''

Present Laughter ''Present Laughter'' is a comic play written by Noël Coward in 1939 but not produced until 1942 because the Second World War began while it was in rehearsal, and the British theatres closed. The title is drawn from a song in Shakespeare's ''T ...

'' by

Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...

. Directed by James Maxwell at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1977) * Stepmother in ''

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'' by

Trevor Peacock Trevor Edward Peacock (19 May 1931 – 8 March 2021) was an English actor, screenwriter and songwriter. He made his name as a theatre actor, later becoming known for his Shakespearean roles. Later in his career, he became best known for playing ...

. World Premiere directed by Anthony Bowles and Michele Hardy at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1979) * Mrs. Rankling in ''The Schoolmistress'' by

Arthur Wing Pinero Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (24 May 185523 November 1934) was an English playwright and, early in his career, actor. Pinero was drawn to the theatre from an early age, and became a professional actor at the age of 19. He gained experience as a supp ...

. Directed by James Maxwell at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1979) * Madam in ''Blood, Black and Gold'' by

Gerard McLarnon Gerard McLarnon (16 April 1915 – 16 August 1997) was an English-Irish actor and playwright. Born in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, he was raised in Northern Ireland. His plays have been performed throughout the world, including Ireland, the U ...

. World premiere directed by

at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1980) * Mrs. Jike in ''

Love on the Dole ''Love on the Dole'' is a novel by Walter Greenwood, about working-class poverty in 1930s Northern England. It has been made into both a play and a film. The novel Walter Greenwood's novel (1933) was written during the early 1930s as a respons ...

'' by Ronald Gow. Directed by

Eric Thompson Eric Norman Thompson (9 November 1929 – 30 November 1982) was an English actor, scriptwriter and stage director. He is best remembered for creating and performing the English narration for ''The Magic Roundabout'', which he adapted from ...

at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1980) * Lady Windermere in ''

Lord Arthur Saville's Crime ''Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories'' is a collection of short semi-comic mystery stories that were written by Oscar Wilde and published in 1891. It includes: *"Lord Arthur Savile's Crime" *"The Canterville Ghost" *"The Sphinx Witho ...

'' by

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is ...

. Directed by

at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1982) * Lady India in ''

Ring Round the Moon ''Ring Round the Moon'' is a 1950 adaptation by the English dramatist Christopher Fry of Jean Anouilh's ''Invitation to the Castle'' (1947). Peter Brook commissioned Fry to adapt the play and the first production of ''Ring Round the Moon'' was ...

'' by

Jean Anouilh Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play ''Antigone'', an ad ...

. Directed by Steven Pimlott at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1983) * Mrs. Thorn in ''Class K'' by

at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1985) * Anya Pavlikov in ''

Nude With Violin ''Nude with Violin'' is a play in three acts (later revised into two acts) by Noël Coward. A light comedy of manners, the play is a satire on " Modern Art", criticism, artistic pretension and the value placed on art. It is set in Paris in 195 ...

'' by

. Directed by

at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1999)

References

External links

*
www.esmondknight.org.uk
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