Valerie Winifred Gearon (27 September 1937 – 9 July 2003) was a British actress, born in Newport,

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. She was known for ''

Anne of the Thousand Days ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' is a 1969 British period historical drama film based on the life of Anne Boleyn, directed by Charles Jarrott and produced by Hal B. Wallis. The screenplay by Bridget Boland and John Hale is an adaptation of the 194 ...

'' (1969), ''

Nine Hours to Rama ''Nine Hours to Rama'' is 1963 British-American neo noir crime film directed by Mark Robson, that follows a fictionalised Nathuram Godse in the hours before he assassinated the Indian independence leader, Gandhi, and police attempts to prevent ...

'' (1963) and ''

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'' (1966). From 1962 to 1970 she was married to British producer William Rory "Kip" Gowans, with whom she had children. She died in

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, England.

Filmography

Cinema

*''

Fate Takes a Hand ''Fate Takes a Hand'' is a 1961 British anthology drama film. Plot The recovery of a mail bag stolen in a robbery 15 years before has varying consequences on the lives of five of the recipients of the letters, when the post office decide that t ...

'' (1961) as Peggy *''

'' (1963) as Rani Mehta *''

'' (1966) as Dr. Claire Harland *''

'' (1969) as Mary Boleyn

Television

*''

An Age of Kings ''An Age of Kings'' is a fifteen-part serial adaptation of the eight sequential history plays of William Shakespeare (''Richard II'', ''1 Henry IV'', '' 2 Henry IV'', ''Henry V'', '' 1 Henry VI'', '' 2 Henry VI'', '' 3 Henry VI'' and ''Richard ...

'' (1960) ("Henry IV: The Road to Shrewsbury") as Lady Mortimer *''

Eugénie Grandet ''Eugénie Grandet'' is a novel first published in 1833 by French author Honoré de Balzac. While he was writing it he conceived his ambitious project, ''La Comédie humaine'', and almost immediately prepared a second edition, revising the names ...

'' (1965), (dir: Rex Tucker) as Eugenie *''

The Nigel Barton Plays ''The Nigel Barton Plays'' are two semi-autobiographical television dramas by Dennis Potter, first broadcast on BBC1 in 1965 as part of ''The Wednesday Play'' strand. The first play, '' Stand Up, Nigel Barton'', follows the eponymous character's j ...

'' (1965) (

Dennis Potter Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC television serials '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978), ''The Singing Detective'' (198 ...

play) as Ann Barton *''

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'' (1971) as Elizabeth Elliot *

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(1971) as Pauline

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* 1937 births 2003 deaths British film actresses British television actresses People from Newport, Wales {{UK-film-bio-stub