Rosemary Nicols (born Rosemary Claxton; 28 October 1941, in

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, England) is a British actress. She comes from a theatrical family and was the author of the 1967 book ''The Loving Adventures of Jaby''.

Biography

She was educated at

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, west London. She made appearances as a child actress, before studying at the Central School of Speech and Drama and went into

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at Harrogate, Frinton-on-Sea and Wimbledon amongst others. Her first London lead was in ''Something Nasty in the Woodshed''. In films, she featured in '' The Blue Lamp'' (1950), '' The Pleasure Girls'' (1965) and '' The Mini Affair'' (1967), and on stage in ''

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'' with

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. She appeared in numerous television series such as the sci-fi drama '' Undermind'' in 1965, and ''

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'' in 1968 but her best-known role was as computer expert Annabelle Hurst in the television series '' Department S''. She played the title role in the 1964 BBC series '' Ann Veronica'' based on a novel by H.G. Wells. Later roles included Anna Sergeyevna in a 1971 adaptation of Ivan Turgenev's '' Fathers and Sons'', and appearances in shows like '' The Persuaders!'' and ''

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''. Nicols had her own folk music programme on TV but was soon to give up acting; she married writer

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and moved to

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to concentrate on writing. Nicols later moved to the US and recently contributed to the documentary ''Wanna Watch a Television Series?''.

Filmography

* '' The Blue Lamp'' (1950) * '' The Pleasure Girls'' (1965) * '' Undermind'' (1965 ) * ''

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'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1967)

References

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* 1941 births Living people English film actresses English television actresses English actresses English writers Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama {{UK-actor-stub