Rosalind Knight
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Born in Marylebone, London, versatile character actress Rosalind Marie Knight was born to theatrical parentage. Her father was the accomplished thespian Esmond Knight. Her mother, the comedienne Frances Clare, often featured in Ivor Novello operettas. Rosalind's interest in theatre was first kindled at the age of six when she and her mother attended a staging of Novello's "The Dancing Years" at Drury Lane. Rosalind was evacuated to the countryside with her nanny during the war years. In 1949, sh...
Known For
Filmography
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
2021
as Horrible Grandma (archive footage)
The Crown
2016
as Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark
The Lady in the Van
2015
as Old Nun
The Lost World Cup
2011
Friday Night Dinner
2011
as Cynthia Goodman
Sherlock
2010
as Grace
The Alchemistic Suitcase
2009
as Lady
The Shell Seekers
2007
as Mrs. Croftway
Cheeky
2003
as Pam
About a Boy
2002
as Lindsey's Mum
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001
as Hag Woman
Gimme Gimme Gimme
1999
as Beryl Merit
Gunslinger's Revenge
1998
as Miss Willow
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1998
as Mrs. D'Urberville
What's a Carry On?
1998
as Miss Felicity Wheeler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Berkeley Square
1998
as Great Aunt Effie
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1998
as Mrs. D'Urberville
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Eleanor Macpherson
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Mother Jerome
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
as Brigid Stewart
Solitaire for 2
1995
as Receptionist
Pleasure
1994
as Madame Desneuves
Wycliffe
1994
as Mrs. Prentice
Harry Enfield and Chums
1994
as Lady Fotherington Carstairs
Royal Celebration
1993
as Mrs. Maynard
Swords at Teatime
1992
as Shirley
Afraid of the Dark
1992
as Edith
Heartbeat
1992
as Edith Benton
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Agnes
Jeeves and Wooster
1990
as Dame Daphne
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Georgina Morley
Claws
1987
as Mrs Hargreaves
Prick Up Your Ears
1987
as RADA Judge
Watching
1987
as Mrs. Lloyd Roberts
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
1986
as Nurse Stronach
Mapp & Lucia
1985
as La Contessa Amelia Faraglione
I Thought You'd Gone
1984
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Countess of Morcar
Diana
1984
as Mrs Eggins
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Countess of Morcar
Up the Elephant and Round the Castle
1983
as Mrs London
The Disappearance of Harry
1982
as Dr Abbeydale
Nancy Astor
1982
as Margot Asquith
The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe
1981
as Matron
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980
as Miss Walsh
The Lady Vanishes
1979
as Evelyn Barnes
That's Carry On!
1977
as Miss Felicity Wheeler (archive footage)
It Could Happen to You
1976
as Mrs Ramlin
Eskimo Nell
1975
as Lady Longhorn
The Old Curiosity Shop
1975
as Mrs. George
Playhouse
1974
as Mrs. Mattison
Playhouse
1974
as Matron
Baby Blues
1973
as Sister Maidenhead
Crown Court
1972
as Felicity Price
Start the Revolution Without Me
1970
as Helene de Sisi
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
1969
as Critic Bentley
On the Eve of Publication
1968
as Barbara
Diamonds for Breakfast
1968
as Museum Visitor in Pink Dress (uncredited)
Nicholas Nickleby
1968
as Miss Snevellicci
Not in Front of the Children
1967
as Biddy
Martin Chuzzlewit
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Barbara
As You Like It
1963
as Celia
Tom Jones
1963
as Mrs. Fitzpatrick
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Kitchen
1961
as Daphne
There Was a Crooked Man
1960
as Nurse
Doctor in Love
1960
as Doctor (uncredited)
Carry On Teacher
1959
as Miss Felicity Wheeler
Carry On Nurse
1959
as Student Nurse Nightingale
The Horse's Mouth
1958
as Art Student (uncredited)
Fortune Is a Woman
1957
as (uncredited)
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
1957
as Annabel
Nicholas Nickleby
1957
as Miss Fanny Squeers