Rosemarie Ford (born Rosemarie Poundford; 5 March 1962) is an English actress, dancer and

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Television and film

Ford is best known for her stint as the co-host of the

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'' with

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from 1990 to 1994. She later hosted ''

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'', again for the BBC and frequently sang with the orchestra. She played the role of Bombalurina in the 1998 film adaptation of the musical ''

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''.

Theatre

Ford worked as a backing singer for

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in his "Live and Guaranteed" Tour in 1988 and danced on stage during "Devil Woman". She has appeared in such stage shows as ''Cats'' (as Bombalurina and

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) and ''

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'' (as part of Captain Ebony's Retinue). She has also appeared in the shows ''Juke Box'', '' Me And My Girl'', '' Can-Can'' and ''Divorce Me, Darling''.

Awards

She was a recipient of the

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in 1999, an industry honour voted for by dance professionals.

Personal life

Ford began a long term relationship with actor Robert Lindsay after he left his previous partner

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for her. They have two sons, born in 1999 and 2003. The couple got married in a Civil Ceremony, followed by a blessing in their local Church, St Marys on 31 December 2006. The family's home is in Denham,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ford, Rosemarie 1962 births Living people English musical theatre actresses English female dancers People from Denham, Buckinghamshire Actresses from Buckinghamshire Actresses from Yorkshire