Rachel Roberts was a Welsh actress. She is best remembered for her forthright screen performances as the older mistress of the central male character in two key films of the 1960s, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) and This Sporting Life (1963). For both films, she won the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for This Sporting Life. Her other notable film appearances included Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) and Yanks (1979).
Rachel Roberts
Active - 1953 - 1981 |
Birth - Sep 20, 1927 |
Death - Nov 26, 1980 |
Genres - Drama, Mystery-Suspense, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
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Subgenres - Comedy Drama, Arthouse Science Fiction Film, Christmas Film, Dystopian Film, Film Noir
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