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Rosalind Knight
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Rosalind Knight

1933 – 2020 · Marylebone, London, England, UK · Active 1957–2021

Born in 1926 in Marylebone, London, Rosalind Knight emerged as a distinctive character actress with a rich theatrical background. She made her film debut in Tom Jones (1963), showcasing her ability to navigate both comedy and drama. Knight's versatility is further highlighted in Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1968) and The Lady Vanishes (1979), where she delivers performances that resonate with the absurdity and intrigue of cult cinema. Her work across these films underscores her contribution to the genre, bridging classic British humor with the eccentricities of exploitation and grindhouse narratives.

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The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

1979 ★ 6.6
as Evelyn Barnes

Remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1938 classic. On the eve of the Second World War, a train carrying an assortment of passengers, pulls out of a small town in Bavaria. When one of the passengers, a kindly old lady, mysteriously disappears the other passengers are led into confrontation with the Nazis and a desperate race for freedom.

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Filmography

73 credits
2020s 1 credit
2021
Movie ★ 7.8
2010s 5 credits
2016
The Crown as Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark
TV ★ 8.2
2015
Movie ★ 6.4
2011
Movie ★ 7.2
2011
Friday Night Dinner as Cynthia Goodman
TV ★ 7.8
2010
Sherlock as Grace
TV ★ 8.5
2000s 5 credits
2009
Movie ★ 4.5
2007
The Shell Seekers as Mrs. Croftway
Movie ★ 6.9
2003
Cheeky as Pam
Movie ★ 6.6
2002
About a Boy as Lindsey's Mum
Movie ★ 6.7
2001
TV ★ 6.8
1990s 19 credits
1999
Gimme Gimme Gimme as Beryl Merit
TV ★ 6.9
1998
Gunslinger's Revenge as Miss Willow
Movie ★ 4.5
1998
Tess of the D'Urbervilles as Mrs. D'Urberville
Movie ★ 8.0
1998
What's a Carry On? as Miss Felicity Wheeler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.7
1998
Berkeley Square as Great Aunt Effie
TV ★ 7.9
1998
Tess of the D'Urbervilles as Mrs. D'Urberville
TV
1997
Midsomer Murders as Eleanor Macpherson
TV ★ 7.5
1997
Midsomer Murders as Mother Jerome
TV ★ 7.5
1996
Dalziel and Pascoe as Brigid Stewart
TV ★ 6.4
1995
Solitaire for 2 as Receptionist
Movie ★ 6.0
1994
Pleasure as Madame Desneuves
Movie ★ 8.5
1994
Wycliffe as Mrs. Prentice
TV ★ 6.0
1994
Harry Enfield and Chums as Lady Fotherington Carstairs
TV ★ 7.3
1993
Royal Celebration as Mrs. Maynard
Movie ★ 7.5
1992
Movie ★ 9.0
1992
Heartbeat as Edith Benton
TV ★ 7.2
1991
Movie ★ 5.6
1991
TV ★ 6.5
1990
Jeeves and Wooster as Dame Daphne
TV ★ 8.1
1980s 14 credits
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot as Georgina Morley
TV ★ 8.2
1987
Claws as Mrs Hargreaves
Movie
1987
Prick Up Your Ears as RADA Judge
Movie ★ 6.7
1987
Watching as Mrs. Lloyd Roberts
TV ★ 8.3
1986
Movie ★ 5.8
1985
Mapp & Lucia as La Contessa Amelia Faraglione
TV ★ 6.3
1984
Sherlock Holmes as Countess of Morcar
TV ★ 8.2
1984
Diana as Mrs Eggins
TV ★ 6.5
1983
TV ★ 6.5
1982
Movie ★ 8.0
1982
Nancy Astor as Margot Asquith
TV ★ 7.7
1981
Movie
1980
Movie ★ 4.3
1970s 10 credits
1979
The Lady Vanishes as Evelyn Barnes
Movie ★ 6.0
1977
That's Carry On! as Miss Felicity Wheeler (archive footage)
Movie ★ 5.8
1976
Movie ★ 4.0
1975
Eskimo Nell as Lady Longhorn
Movie ★ 4.0
1975
Movie ★ 4.8
1974
Playhouse as Mrs. Mattison
TV ★ 7.0
1974
Playhouse as Matron
TV ★ 7.0
1973
Baby Blues as Sister Maidenhead
Movie ★ 9.0
1972
Crown Court as Felicity Price
TV ★ 5.7
1970
Movie ★ 6.0
1960s 13 credits
1968
Movie ★ 7.0
1968
Diamonds for Breakfast as Museum Visitor in Pink Dress (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1968
Nicholas Nickleby as Miss Snevellicci
TV ★ 7.0
1967
TV ★ 7.0
1964
TV ★ 8.0
1964
TV ★ 5.2
1963
Movie ★ 7.0
1963
Tom Jones as Mrs. Fitzpatrick
Movie ★ 5.9
1961
The Kitchen as Daphne
Movie ★ 7.3
1960
Movie ★ 6.6
1960
Doctor in Love as Doctor (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.5
1950s 6 credits
1959
Carry On Teacher as Miss Felicity Wheeler
Movie ★ 6.4
1959
Carry On Nurse as Student Nurse Nightingale
Movie ★ 6.4
1958
The Horse's Mouth as Art Student (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1957
Fortune Is a Woman as (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1957
Movie ★ 6.8
1957
Nicholas Nickleby as Miss Fanny Squeers
TV