"""with a piercingly powerful performance by Imelda Staunton, ""Vera Drake"" brings teeming humanity to the controversial subject of abortion."" The film has attracted some criticism from those who worked in midwifery during the 1950s. The chief concern is the method of abortion used by Vera Drake in the film. This involves a Higginson bulb syringe used to introduce a warm, dilute solution of carbolic soap and an unspecified liquid disinfectant into the woman's uterus. This method is claimed by Jennifer Worth, a nurse and midwife in the 1950s and 1960s, to be invariably fatal. She called the film itself ""dangerous"","
"couple appeared together in the second series of BBC drama ""The Lotus Eaters"" in 1973, and in the third and fourth series of BBC's ""Sherlock"" in 2014 and 2017, where they played the title character's parents. Their son, actor Benedict Cumberbatch, played Sherlock. Wanda Ventham Wanda Ventham (born 5 August 1935) is an English actress, known primarily for her role as Colonel Virginia Lake in the 1970s science-fiction television series ""UFO"", and for her recurring role as Cassandra Trotter's mother Pamela Parry in the sitcom ""Only Fools and Horses"" from 1989–92. She also appeared in two episodes of ""The Saint"""
"Vinette Robinson Vinette Robinson (born 1981) is an English actress. Her TV roles include ""Sherlock"", ""Black Mirror"" and ""Doctor Who"" as civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks in Series 11. Vinette Robinson was born in Bradford. Robinson attended a child agency school and made her television debut in ""The Cops"" at the age of 17. Following this she spent three years at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, where she was awarded a Laurence Olivier bursary from the Society of London Theatre. She had a small role as the Jamaican girl in the 2004 film ""Vera Drake"" but was given"
"Studio Babelsberg co-produced and oversaw production services for the film. On November 13, 2013, producer Nina Jacobson revealed that Peter Craig was also hired to write the adaptations. The film carried a production budget of $160 million with a further $55 million spent on promotion and advertisements, and $13.9 million in television advertisements. All the principal cast such as Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta, Liam Hemsworth as Gale, Woody Harrelson as Haymitch, Donald Sutherland as President Snow, Elizabeth Banks as Effie, Willow Shields as Prim, Paula Malcomson as Mrs Everdeen and Stanley Tucci as Caesar, return to"
"1997, and ""The Lady in the Van"" in 1999. Due to the international success of the ""Harry Potter"" movies, she is now widely known for playing Professor Minerva McGonagall, opposite Daniel Radcliffe in the title role. She has appeared in seven of the eight films in the series from 2001 to 2011. She and Radcliffe had worked together previously in the 1999 BBC television adaptation of ""David Copperfield"", in which she played Betsey Trotwood and received a BAFTA TV Award nomination. She received her sixth Academy Award nomination for the 2001 film ""Gosford Park"", directed by Robert Altman, and won"
"Fabia Drake Fabia Drake OBE (20 January 1904 – 28 February 1990) was a British actress whose professional career spanned almost 73 years during the 20th century. Drake was born in Herne Bay, Kent. Her first professional role in a film was in Fred Paul's ""Masks and Faces"" (1917), and her last role was as Madame de Rosemonde in Miloš Forman's ""Valmont"" (1989). Drake was a lifelong friend of Noël Coward and Laurence Olivier. Born Ethel McGlinchy, the actress's Irish father, a caterer, was an actor manqué. She passed an entrance test to the Academy of Dramatic Art (later to"
"Sarah Moyle Sarah Moyle (born 14 September 1969) is an English stage and television actor, who is best known for her starring roles as Valerie Pitman in hit BBC One drama series Doctors (BBC TV series) and Kimberley in Extras (TV series). Moyle lives with her partner, actor Adrian Grove. Moyle trained at Bodywork Dance Studios, Cambridge , has a B.A. in Performance Art from Middlesex University, and studied for six months at State University of New York at Brockport. From 1988 to 1991 Moyle was a member of National Youth Theatre alongside long-time friend James Barriscale, and she once"
"Independent Television and HBO. In the 1998 ITV TV series, Mildred was played by Georgina Sherrington. She was also played by Sherrington in ""Weirdsister College"". Mildred made a brief appearance at the beginning of the first episode of ""The New Worst Witch"" as a successful witch escorting her equally clumsy cousin Henrietta ""Hettie"" Hubble (played by Alice Connor), to Cackle's Academy. In the 2017 BBC TV series, Mildred is portrayed by Bella Ramsey, who played Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones. This adaptation places great emphasis on the idea that Mildred is the first person in her family to manifest"
"Wanda Ventham Wanda Ventham (born 5 August 1935) is an English actress, known primarily for her role as Colonel Virginia Lake in the 1970s science-fiction television series ""UFO"", and for her recurring role as Cassandra Trotter's mother Pamela Parry in the sitcom ""Only Fools and Horses"" from 1989–92. She also appeared in two episodes of ""The Saint"" alongside Roger Moore. In April 2014, ""People"" magazine featured her in its ""Most Beautiful People in the World"" edition. Ventham was born in Brighton, the daughter of Gladys Frances (née Holtham) and Frederick Howard Ventham. Originally aspiring to become an artist, she attended"
"appear alongside her as the character 'Mr Stringer'. The Rutherford films are frequently repeated on television in Germany, and in that country Miss Marple is generally identified with Rutherford's quirky portrayal. In 1980, Angela Lansbury played Miss Marple in ""The Mirror Crack'd"" (EMI, directed by Guy Hamilton), based on Christie's 1962 novel. The film featured an all-star cast that included Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis, and Kim Novak. Edward Fox appeared as Inspector Craddock, who did Miss Marple's legwork. Lansbury's Marple was a crisp, intelligent woman who moved stiffly and spoke in clipped tones. Unlike most incarnations"
"She continued to be the voice Hermione for the remainder of the series, along with her colleagues: Karan Trivedi (who dubbed Harry Potter in films 2-5), Rajesh Kava (Harry Potter in the last 3 films), Nachiket Dighe (Ronald Weasley), Saumya Daan (both Fred and George Weasley), Rishabh Shukla (Voldemort), Dilip Sinha (Hagrid), Anil Datt (Dumbledore in the first two films and Arthur Weasley in all films from the second), Ali Khan (Severus Snape) and Vikrant Chaturvedi (Dumbledore in the later films). She has been the Hindi dubbing voice for Vanessa Hudgens's role as Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical"
"She was most recently seen on television as Vivienne Baxter in BBC 1's New Tricks with Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong, James Bolam and Anna Calder Marshall, and before that as Elizabeth Carlen in BBC1's ""Wallander"" with Kenneth Branagh, which won Best Drama BAFTA 2009; and on film as HRH The Duchess of Kent in ""Telstar"", starring Kevin Spacey and Con O'Neill. Pandora Clifford Pandora Clifford is a British actress who has appeared in various roles on stage and screen including ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"", ""Wallander"", ""Taggart"" and ""New Tricks"" Born in 1972 in London, brought up near Edinburgh, she read Classics"
"Heather Craney Heather Craney (born 1971) is an English actress, known for portraying Joyce Drake in ""Vera Drake"", Alison Weaver in ""Life of Riley"" and Emily Holroyd in ""Torchwood"". Craney was born in Stapleford, Cambridgeshire. Her family lived in Darlington for two years during the 1980s, where Craney attended Hummersknott School. She attended Stapleford Community Primary School, Sawston Village College and Long Road Sixth Form College in Cambridgeshire, and went on to study English and drama at Liverpool Hope University, graduating in 1992. She trained in Acting and Musical Theatre at the Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in"
"four TV movies were released between 1997 and 2003. In 2009, a point-and-click video game was released for the PC platform, followed in 2012 by a sequel. A spin-off book series continues publication at present. Series producers Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link thought Lansbury would be perfect for the part of Jessica Fletcher but did not think that she would be interested in a television series. Earlier, she had acted in two film adaptations of Agatha Christie's mystery novels: as Salome Otterbourne in ""Death on the Nile"" and as the famous sleuth Miss Marple in ""The Mirror"
"Onedin""), Marc Harrison (""William Frazer""), Christopher Douglas (""Samuel Onedin""), Roberta Iger (""Margarita Onedin""), Jenny Twigge (""Caroline Onedin""), Cyril Shaps (""Braganza""), Hilda Braid (""Miss Simmonds""), David Garfield (""Samuel Plimsoll""), Robert James (""Rowland Biddulph""), Sylvia Coleridge (""Mrs Salt""), Sonia Dresdel (""Lady Lazenby""), Nicolette Roeg (""Ada Gamble""), John Rapley (""Dunwoody""), Stephanie Bidmead (""Mrs Darling""), John Sharp (""Uncle Percy Spendilow""), Heather Canning (""Mrs Arkwright""), Keith Jayne (""Tom Arnold""), Frederick Jaeger (""Max van der Rheede""), Edward Judd (""Manuel Ortega""), Elizabeth Chambers (""Miss Gladstone""), Jack Watson (""Dr Darling""), Paul Lavers (""Francis Polter/David Teal"") and Maurice Colbourne (""Viscount Marston""). Victoria Thomas is a female child actress who"
"Elizabeth Hubbard Elizabeth Hubbard (born December 22, 1933) is an American film, soap opera, stage and television actress, best known for her role as Dr. Althea Davis on ""The Doctors"" (1964-69, 1970-78, 1981-82) and powerful businesswoman Lucinda Walsh on ""As the World Turns"" (1984-2010). She also played roles on ""The Edge of Night"", ""One Life to Live"", and ""Guiding Light"". Hubbard was born in New York City to Elizabeth Wright Hubbard and Benjamin Alldritt Hubbard. Her mother, a physician, was a pioneer in homeopathy and one of the first women to earn a medical degree from Columbia University. She had"
"Paola Dionisotti Paola Dionisotti (; born 1946) is an actress active on stage and British television since 1975. A character actress best known on television for recurring roles as Lady Patricia Broughall in ""Forever Green"" and Aunt Nicholls in ""Harbour Lights"", she also has had prominent roles in ""Miss Marple"" and ""Midsomer Murders"". She is also known for playing Lady Waynwood in the HBO fantasy series ""Game of Thrones"". On the stage, she is noted for her Shakespearean roles. She starred in Michael Bogdanov's 1978 Royal Shakespeare Company production of ""The Taming of the Shrew"" at the Aldwych. In 2014,"
"Kate O'Mara Kate O'Mara (10 August 1939 – 30 March 2014) was an English film, stage and television actress, and writer. O'Mara made her stage debut in a 1963 production of ""The Merchant of Venice"". Her other stage roles included Elvira in ""Blithe Spirit"" (1974), Lady Macbeth in ""Macbeth"" (1982), Cleopatra in ""Antony & Cleopatra"" (1982), Goneril in ""King Lear"" (1987) and Marlene Dietrich in ""Lunch with Marlene"" (2008). Her films included two 1970 Hammer Horror films: ""The Vampire Lovers"" and ""The Horror of Frankenstein"". On television, she had regular roles in ""The Brothers"" (1975–76), ""Triangle"" (1981-82) and ""Howards' Way"""
"and then Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). At university, along with acting she directed ""Murder in the Cathedral"" in Durham Cathedral and wrote and performed comedy in The Durham Revue. Following her graduation from RADA in 1999 she worked in rep at The Royal Exchange, Manchester, York Theatre Royal, Sheffield Crucible and for the BBC in both television and radio. In 2002 she was cast as Agatha in Stephen Fry's film ""Bright Young Things"" for which she was nominated for multiple awards. She subsequently went on to work with Mike Leigh in ""Vera Drake"" and ""Mr. Turner"", Conor McPherson"
"in a movie adaptation for television based on Danielle Steel's ""Zoya"" as Evgenia, the main character's grandmother. She appeared on television as Mrs. Danvers in ""Rebecca"" (1997), winning an Emmy, as well as the PBS production ""Moll Flanders"", and as the amateur detective Mrs. Bradley in ""The Mrs Bradley Mysteries"". In this BBC series, first aired in 2000, she played Gladys Mitchell's detective, Dame Beatrice Adela Le Strange Bradley, an eccentric old woman who worked for Scotland Yard as a pathologist. The series was not a critical success and did not return for a second season. From 1989 until 2003,"
"but continued her studies in London. Somerville trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and graduated in 1989. She did stage work and appeared on TV in episodes of ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"" and ""Casualty"" (1993) before landing the role of Penhaligon in ""Cracker"", which she held from the show's inception in 1993 until its demise in 1995 and became one of the most memorable characters of the series. Somerville played Lady Stockbridge in Julian Fellowes's ""Gosford Park"" and Harry Potter's mother Lily in all the ""Potter"" movies. In May 2007, she played author Daphne du Maurier in the"
"Penelope Mitchell Penelope Mitchell (born 24 July 1991) is an Australian actress best known for playing the role of Letha Godfrey on the American horror television series ""Hemlock Grove"" and Liv Parker on ""The Vampire Diaries"". Born in Melbourne, Victoria to a French-born artist mother and Australian entrepreneur father, Mitchell spent most of her childhood in Australia with her two older brothers. She studied ballet from age 4 to 16. Mitchell finished in the top 1% of her graduating year, with an International Baccalaureate diploma. She attended Melbourne University, with the intention of becoming a lawyer. During her time there"
"Olivia Wilde Olivia Jane Cockburn (born March 10, 1984), known professionally as Olivia Wilde, is an American actress, model, producer, director and activist. She is known for her role as Dr. Remy ""Thirteen"" Hadley on the medical-drama television series ""House"" (2007–2012), and her roles in the films ""Conversations with Other Women"" (2005), ""Alpha Dog"" (2007), """" (2010), ""Cowboys & Aliens"" (2011), ""Butter"" (2011), ""Drinking Buddies"" (2013), ""The Incredible Burt Wonderstone"" (2013), ""Rush"" (2013), ""Her"" (2013), ""The Lazarus Effect"" (2015), ""Love the Coopers"" (2015), and ""Meadowland"" (2015). In 2017, Wilde made her Broadway debut, playing the role of Julia in ""1984""."
"with the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"" - and its assorted spinoffs - since 1989. For the BBC, she played the role of Karra in ""Survival"" (the final serial in the original run of ""Doctor Who"" in 1989), and voiced Saruba Velak in ""Dreamland"" (a 2009 animated serial connected to the revived series). In November 2013 she appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage ""The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot"". Since 1998, she has played companion Bernice Summerfield in the Big Finish Productions' ""Doctor Who"" audio plays. As well as appearing in six ""Doctor Who"" audio plays opposite Sylvester"
"Professor Wanstead Jane Booker as Miss Cooke Alison Skilbeck as Miss Barrow Valerie Lush as Lavinia Glynne Margaret Tyzack as Clothilde Bradbury-Scott Anna Cropper as Anthea Bradbury-Scott Jonathan Adams as Carter Oliver Parker as London policeman Bruce Payne as Michael Rafiel Roger Hammond as Mr Broadribb Patrick Godfrey as Mr Schuster Joanna Hole as Madge Helen Cherry as Miss Temple Liz Fraser as Mrs Brent In 2007, ITV broadcast ""Nemesis"" (aired 1 January 2009) with Geraldine McEwan as part of the third season of her ""Marple"" series. As with other adaptations made for this series, this version was only very"
"as British author Enid Blyton in the TV film ""Enid"" (2009). Bonham Carter began her film career, playing the title character in ""Lady Jane"" (1986), and playing Lucy Honeychurch in ""A Room with a View"" (1985). Her other film roles include Ophelia in ""Hamlet"" (1990), ""Where Angels Fear to Tread"" (1991), ""Howards End"" (1992), Elizabeth Lavenza in ""Mary Shelley's Frankenstein"" (1994), Woody Allen's ""Mighty Aphrodite"" (1995), Marla Singer in ""Fight Club"" (1999), Bellatrix Lestrange in the ""Harry Potter"" series (2007–11), Skynet in ""Terminator Salvation"" (2009), Miss Havisham in ""Great Expectations"" (2012), Madame Thénardier in ""Les Misérables"" (2012), the Fairy Godmother"
"Gabrielle Drake Gabrielle Drake (born 30 March 1944) is a British actress. She became well known in the 1970s for her appearance in television series, most notably ""The Brothers"" and ""UFO"". In the early 1970s she appeared in several erotic roles on screen. She later took parts in soap operas ""Crossroads"" and ""Coronation Street"". She has also had a long career on stage. Her brother was the musician Nick Drake, whose work she has consistently helped to promote since his death in 1974. Drake was born in Lahore, British India, the daughter of Rodney Drake and amateur songwriter Molly Drake."
"Grace Garland Grace Garland (born New York City, U.S.) is an American singer-songwriter, author and actress. She rose to fame in the early 1980s playing Vera Vanderbilt on the TV series ""All My Children"". She later went on to become a series regular on ""The Apollo Comedy Hour"" (1993–1995) TV series filmed at the famous Harlem Apollo Theater. She has played a number of notable film roles, including Q's (Omar Epps) mother in ""Juice"" (1992), and Dr. Love in ""30 Years to Life"". She also made a guest appearance on ""The Cosby Show"" (1992) playing Maxine. She was an original"
"the television series ""The Vampire Diaries"" and ""Hemlock Grove"". She was also recently cast in the films ""The Fear of Darkness"" and ""Zipper"". Penelope Mitchell Penelope Mitchell (born 24 July 1991) is an Australian actress best known for playing the role of Letha Godfrey on the American horror television series ""Hemlock Grove"" and Liv Parker on ""The Vampire Diaries"". Born in Melbourne, Victoria to a French-born artist mother and Australian entrepreneur father, Mitchell spent most of her childhood in Australia with her two older brothers. She studied ballet from age 4 to 16. Mitchell finished in the top 1% of"
"Agnes Moorehead Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900April 30, 1974) was an American actress whose six-decade career included work in radio, stage, film, and television. She is best known for her role as Endora on the television series ""Bewitched"", but she also has notable roles in films, including ""Citizen Kane"", ""The Magnificent Ambersons"", ""All That Heaven Allows"", ""Show Boat"", and ""Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte"". Moorehead rarely played lead roles, but her skill at character development and range earned her one Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe awards in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards and six Emmy Awards."
"as Herbert Soppitt, Rosemary Leach as Clara Soppitt, Sue Devaney as Ruby Birtle, Liz Smith as Mrs. Northrop, Joss Ackland as Henry Ormonroyd and Patsy Rowlands as Lottie Grady. An adaptation was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994 directed by Matthew Walters with Alan Bennett as Herbert Soppitt, Alun Armstrong as Albert Parker, Michael Jayston as Joseph Helliwell, Brenda Blethyn as Clara Soppitt, Nicola Pagett as Maria Helliwell, Gwen Taylor as Annie Parker, Polly James as Lottie, Peter Woodthorpe as Henry Ormondroyd and Elizabeth Spriggs as Mrs. Northrop. The production was subsequently re-broadcast on BBC Radio 7 in 2011"
"Annette Badland Annette Badland (born 26 August 1950) is an English actress known for a wide range of roles on TV, radio, stage acting and film. She has played Margaret Blaine in the BBC science fiction series ""Doctor Who"", Doomsday Dora in ""The Sparticle Mystery"", Birdie Henshall in the drama series ""Cutting It"", Mavis in season 6 of ""Skins"", Ursula Crowe in children's science fiction/fantasy series ""Wizards vs Aliens"", Mrs. Glenna Fitzgibbons in season 1 of ""Outlander"" and Babe Smith in soap opera ""EastEnders"". Badland plays Hazel Woolley in BBC Radio ""The Archers"". Supplied the voice of Pig in the"
"Corrinne Wicks Corrinne Wicks (born 1968) is an English actress, notable for playing Dr. Helen Thompson in the BBC daytime soap opera ""Doctors"", from 2000 to 2005, and Ella Hart in the ITV soap opera ""Emmerdale"", from 2010 to 2011. Wicks started her career in television as a casting assistant on such programmes as ""Prime Suspect"", ""Dalziel and Pascoe"" and ""The Ruth Rendell Mysteries"", before deciding to switch to an acting career. She trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art from 1996 to 1998. In addition to her appearances for five years in the daily ""Doctors"", Wicks has"