Caroline Langrishe
Caroline Langrishe | |
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Born | Marylebone, London, England | 10 January 1958
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1976–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Caroline Langrishe (born 10 January 1958)[1] is an English actress.[2]
Early life
Born in London,[1] Langrishe is the elder daughter of Patrick Nicholas Langrishe TD (1932–2022), of The Manor House, Sellindge, Kent, a Lieutenant in the 11th Hussars, later Major in the Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry, and Penelope Jill, daughter of Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth Horley.[3] Patrick Langrishe was the second son of Sir Terence Hume Langrishe, 6th Baronet (1895–1973) and brother of Sir Hercules Langrishe, 7th Baronet.[4][3][1]
In 1964, Caroline moved with her parents and sister to
Career
In 1976, Langrishe made her acting debut when she appeared in the BBC production of
She also starred as Jane Winters in the futuristic BBC Play for Today episode The Flipside of Dominick Hide (1980) and its sequel, Another Flip for Dominick (1982) both by Jeremy Paul and Alan Gibson. She played Janet Hollywell, wife of Fred Hollywell, in a film adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1984), starring George C. Scott. She also appeared in one episode of Minder broadcast in 1984, as Julie, a journalist. Onstage, she played in Kenneth Branagh's production of Twelfth Night.[5] She became a leading actress, taking the female lead in the BBC detective series Pulaski (1987) and appearing in several episodes of Chancer (1990).
Langrishe is perhaps best known for her role as Charlotte Cavendish in the BBC series Lovejoy in which she appeared for two series in 1993–1994.[5] After appearing in some episodes of The Good Sex Guide in the mid-1990s,[1] she appeared in Sharpe's Regiment (1996) and Sharpe's Justice (1997) as the Dowager Countess Anne Camoynes. She played the unhappy landlady to Hywel Bennett's James Shelley in the seventh series of Shelley on ITV.[5] She has also appeared in Heartbeat, in the episode Echoes of the Past that aired in December 1998. In 1999 she starred in Brotherly Love. From 2001 to 2007, she appeared as regular character Georgina Channing, Donald Sinden's daughter, alongside Martin Shaw in the BBC TV drama Judge John Deed, playing his ex-wife[1][5] and then joined the BBC medical drama Casualty, playing executive director Marilyn Fox.
In 2010, she played Ros, an 'older woman' in an
Personal life
Langrishe married the actor Patrick Drury in London on 15 November 1984, but the couple divorced in 1995 after having two daughters. She currently lives in Putney[5] and her hobbies include rowing, running, swimming and tennis.[1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1978 | Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? | Loretta | |
1979 | Eagle's Wing | Judith | |
1984 | A Christmas Carol | Janet Holywell | |
1988 | Hawks | Carol | |
1996 | Crimetime | Jenny Lamb | |
1998 | Parting Shots | Vanessa | |
1999 | Rogue Trader | Ash Lewis | |
2005 | Kisna: The Warrior Poet | Jennifer Beckett | |
2011 | Love's Kitchen | Liz | |
2012 | A Second Son | Lorraine Turner | |
2014 | Bonobo | Margarita Goethe | |
2019 | Messalina's Offer | Margarita Goethe | |
2020 | Tremors: Shrieker Island | Jas | |
TBA | Aleeza and Harriet | Harriet | Short, post-production |
Television
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1976 | The Glittering Prizes | Felicity | Episode: "A Love Life" |
1976 | The Brothers | Lynn | Episode: "Invitations" |
1976 | Victorian Scandals | Hypatia Bradlaugh | Episode: "The Fruits of Philosophy" |
1977 | Just William | Dolly Clovis | Episode: "The Outlaws and the Tramp" |
1977 | Romance | Lucinda | Episode: "Emily" |
1977 | Anna Karenina | Kitty | TV miniseries, 9 episodes |
1978 | Wuthering Heights | Isabella Linton | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
1978 | Les Misérables | Cosette | TV film |
1979, 1980, 1982 | Play for Today | Jill, Jane | Episodes: "Degree of Uncertainty", "The Flipside of Dominick Hide", "Another Flip for Dominick" |
1980 | Hammer House of Horror | Tina | Episode: "Guardian of the Abyss" |
1981 | Seconds Out | Lewa Brenson | Episode: "Round 4" |
1981 | Tales of the Unexpected | Ellen | Episode: "Shatterproof" |
1982 | Q.E.D. | Jenny Martin | TV miniseries |
1983 | Number 10 | Eleanor Eden | Episode: "Bloodline" |
1984 | Sharing Time | Kelly | Episode: "Time Trial" |
1984 | Minder | Julie Waters | Episode: "The Balance of Power" |
1984 | A Christmas Carol | Janet Holywell | TV film |
1986 | Dead Man's Folly | Sally Legge | TV film |
1986 | Love and Marriage | Lucy | Episode: "Let's Run Away to Africa" |
1987 | Fortunes of War | Bella Niculesco | Episodes: "The Balkans: September 1939", "Romania: January 1940", "Romania: June 1940" |
1987 | Pulaski | Kate Smith / Briggsy | Main role |
1988 | Twelfth Night | Olivia | TV film |
1988-89 | Shelley | Carol | Recurring role (series 1–2) |
1989 | Boon | Charlotte 'Charlie' Hannigan | Episode: "The Not So Lone Ranger" |
1990 | Chancer | Penny Nichols | Main role (series 1), 13 episodes |
1990 | The Bill | Perditia Flaxton-Green | Episode: "A Case to Answer" |
1991 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Marguerite Clayton | Episode: "The Mystery of the Spanish Chest" |
1991 | Trainer | Alison Taylor | Episode: "A Little Touch of Magic in the Night" |
1993 | Cluedo | Candice Costello | Episode: "The Word, the Flesh and the Devil" |
1993 | An Exchange of Fire | Dr. Sheila Stevens | Episodes: "1.1", "1.2" |
1993, 1998 | Peak Practice | Susan Lees, Anna Bradshaw | Episodes: "Hope to Die", "Glass Houses" |
1993–94 | Lovejoy | Charlotte Cavendish | Main role (series 5–6), 22 episodes |
1996 | Sharpe's Regiment | Anne Camoynes | TV film |
1997 | Embassy | Belinda Thompson | TV film |
1997 | Sharpe's Justice | Anne Camoynes | TV film |
1997 | Bombay Blue | Jane Ballinger | Episode: "1.3" |
1998 | Mosley | Jane Bewley | Episode: "Rule of the Game" |
1998 | Heartbeat | Jane Hayes | Episode: "Echoes of the Past" |
1999 | Taggart | Helen Drummond | Episode: "A Fistful of Chips" |
1999 | Cleopatra | Calpurnia | TV miniseries |
1999 | Brotherly Love | Kate Cameron | Main role |
2000 | Justice in Wonderland | Miss Bozek | TV iflm |
2000 | Newborn | Kathryn Reed | TV film |
2001–2007 | Judge John Deed | Georgina Channing | Regular role |
2002 | As If | Vyvian Sutton | Episodes: "Jamie's POV", "Nikki's POV" |
2004 | The Afternoon Play | Anna Sullivan | Episode: "Sons, Daughters and Lovers" |
2005 | Egypt | Lady Carnarvon | TV miniseries |
2006 | Tripping Over | Sarah | Episodes: "1.1", "1.6" |
2007–08 | Casualty | Marilyn Fox | Recurring role (series 22–23) |
2010 | Doctors | Judith Leicester | Recurring role |
2010 | Pete versus Life | Ros | Episode: "Older Woman" |
2010, 2017 | Midsomer Murders | Susan Fincher, Janey Rafferty | Episodes: "Blood on the Saddle", "The Curse of the Ninth" |
2011 | Outnumbered | Jenny | Episode: "The Parents' Evening" |
2011 | The Case | Saskia Stanley | TV miniseries |
2011 | Hollyoaks | Judith Harper-McBride | Episodes: "1.3244", "1.3245" |
2013 | Death in Paradise | Laura Masters | Episode: "An Unholy Death" (series 2 episode 2) |
2014, 2020, 2021 | Agatha Raisin | Sheila Barr | Episodes: "The Quiche of Death", "The Love from Hell", "There Goes The Bride" |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Caroline Langrishe". BBC Drama. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ "Caroline Langrishe". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012.
- ^ a b Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, ed. Charles Morley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 2237
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, ed. P. W. Montague-Smith (Kelly's Directories Ltd, 1964), p. 512
- ^ a b c d e f g "20 Questions With...Caroline Langrishe". What's on Stage. 19 September 2005. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
External links
- Caroline Langrishe at IMDb