Delena Kidd (born 11 February 1935) is an English actress who has appeared in numerous British television productions since the late 1950s.[1] In recent years she is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Queen Adelaide in Victoria & Albert.

Delena Kidd
Born
Delena Violet Kidd

(1935-02-11) 11 February 1935 (age 89)
Alma materRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation(s)Stage, film and TV actress
SpouseGary Raymond (m. 1961)
Children3

Biography

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Her father was a doctor and her mother the actress Violet Ormonde. She attended Cheltenham Ladies' College, followed by the Central School of Speech and Drama where she won the Sybil Thorndike Prize.[1] She then appeared in repertory theatre in Britain.

Career

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Her television appearances include; The Four Just Men, Family Affairs, Time Trumpet, The Sweeney, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles and most recently Holby City in 2013.[2] Her films include Room at the Top.[3]

Personal life

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She is married to the actor Gary Raymond.[4] The couple met on a production at the Oxford Playhouse and 56 years later they again appeared on stage together in Oxford at the Burton Taylor Studio.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1959 Room at the Top Eva
2019 In the Trap Old woman

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1955 The Browning Version Mrs. Gilbert TV film
1958 ITV Television Playhouse Sally Rhodes "A Sense of Justice"
1958 ITV Play of the Week Sheila Ray / Lady Caroline Dester "Mary Broome", "The Enchanted April"
1959 The Third Man Yvonne Chanteau "Dinner in Paris"
1960 The Four Just Men Ingrid Brandt "Crack-Up"
1960 Saturday Playhouse Lorraine Sheldon "The Man Who Came to Dinner"
1960 Armchair Mystery Theatre Kate Lehmann "The Man with a Feather in His Hat"
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play Pat "The Song of a March Hare"
1960 ITV Play of the Week Margaret Winsor "Loyalties"
1960 The Citadel Toppy Le Roy "1.5"
1960 No Hiding Place Gloria "The Golden Clown"
1961 Danger Man Franky "Name, Date and Place"
1961 The Avengers Vera Korsova "Girl on the Trapeze"
1961 The Probation Officer Mrs. Cooper "2.39"
1961 Echo Four Two Effie Mead "First Day Out"
1961 Top Secret Jacquetta "After the Fair"
1961 Maigret Nina "Shadow Play"
1963 Secret Beneath the Sea Dr. Ellen Carey TV series
1963 Friday Night Paddy Rogers "The Stop-Out"
1964 No Hiding Place Janet Nelson "A Car Is Stolen"
1965 It's Dark Outside Fleure Pitt "The Guilty World of Hosea Pitt"
1965 Undermind Nancy Long "Puppets of Evil"
1965 The Wednesday Play Sonia "The Seven O'clock Crunch"
1965 The Man in Room 17 Pat Hardacre "Black Anniversary"
1965 Out of the Unknown Dr. Laura Denville "Some Lapse of Time"
1965 ITV Play of the Week Olive Chadwick "My Father's Keeper"
1966 Public Eye Liz Lodge "All the Black Dresses She Wants"
1966 The Spies Janet "Full Pay and Funeral Expenses"
1968 ITV Playhouse Ruth Kinsale "Murder: Killer's Odds"
1968 Detective Patricia Leggatt "The Unquiet Sleep"
1973 Crown Court Jane Pardoe "Conduct Prejudicial: Part 3"
1974 Centre Play Jean "Sweetheart"
1975 Public Eye Paula "Take No for an Answer"
1978 The Sweeney Mrs. Morris "One of Your Own"
1978 Les Misérables Valjean's Sister TV film
1980–81 Together Sarah Cunningham Main role
1981 Maybury Pat Hardacre "Weekend"
1987 The Two Mrs. Grenvilles Tuchy Bainbridge TV miniseries
1987 Strong Medicine Flora Stedman TV film
1991 Minder Betty "The Odds Couple"
1994 Scarlett Lady Morland TV miniseries
1995 Casualty Amy Gower "Lost Boys"
1997 Family Affairs Elsa Gates Recurring role
1997 The Moth Peggy Waters TV film
2001 Gimmme 6 Music Judge "London Calling", "Where Is Never, Never Land?"
2001 Victoria & Albert Queen Adelaide TV miniseries
2002 Doctors Judith Gordon "Cast the First Stone"
2004 New Tricks Lily "Home Truths"
2006 Time Trumpet Various 3 episodes
2011 M.I. High Hilda "The Gran Master"
2013 Holby City Sally Walken "Time Has Told Me"
2017 Holby City Joan Compton "Past Imperfect"

References

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  1. ^ a b "A profile of the actor Delena Kidd". Cherished Television. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Holby City Cast". BBC Television. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. ^ Slide, Anthony (1985). Fifty Classic British Films, 1932-1982: A Pictorial Record. Constable. p. 94. ISBN 9780486148519.
  4. ^ Henry, Zane (24 March 2009). "Theatre gurus just doing the best they can". The Star. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014 – via HighBeam Research.
  5. ^ . They have three children.'Back on Stage Where love blossomed' at The Oxford Times. Retrieved 26 June 2014
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