Virginia Wetherell
| Virginia Wetherell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 May 1943 Farnham, Surrey England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1963–98 |
| Spouse(s) | Ralph Bates (m. 1973; d. 1991) |
| Children |
Daisy Bates William Bates |
Virginia Wetherell (born 9 May 1943 in Farnham, Surrey) is an English actress best known for her roles in Hammer horror films such as Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) and Demons of the Mind (1972).
Her other film appearances include The Big Switch (1968), Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968), The Other People (1968), Man of Violence (1969), Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971),[1] Disciple of Death (1972), and the TV film Dracula (1973).
On television, she was a regular cast member in The Troubleshooters as Julie Serres, and played Dyoni in the Doctor Who serial The Daleks in the series' first season (1963–64).[2] [3]
Wetherell was married to actor Ralph Bates from 1973 until his death from cancer in 1991. Both their children, Daisy[4] and William (Will) Bates,[5] are also actors.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | The Partner | Karen | |
| Ricochet | Brenda | ||
| West 11 | Unknown | uncredited | |
| 1966 | Alfie | Girl on park bench | uncredited |
| 1968 | The Big Switch | Karen | |
| The Other People | Girl at Airport | ||
| Curse of the Crimson Altar | Eve | ||
| 1969 | Man of Violence | Gale | |
| 1971 | Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde | Betsy | uncredited |
| A Clockwork Orange | Stage Actress | ||
| 1972 | Demons of the Mind | Inge | |
| Disciple of Death | Ruth | ||
| 1998 | Love Is the Devil | Person in the Colony Room Club |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Doctor Who | Dyoni | Season 1: (5 episodes) |
| Detective | Susan Carmichael | Season 1, Episode 10: "Subject: Murder" | |
| No Hiding Place | Selma | Season 6, Episode 16: "The Carrion Bird" | |
| Crossroads | Heather Gurney | Unknown | |
| 1966 | The Man in Room 17 | Martita | Season 2, Episode 1: "How to Rob a Bank and Get Away with it" |
| 1967 | The Troubleshooters | Julie Serres | Season 3: (9 episodes) |
| Solarnauts | Unknown | TV Short | |
| 1968 | Mr. Rose | Catherine | Season 3, Episode 1: "The Less Than Iron Duke" |
| 1971 | Paul Temple | Francoise | Season 3, Episode 8: "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?" |
| Play for Today | Christine | Season 2, Episode 5: " Thank You Very Much" | |
| 1973 | Dracula | Dracula's Wife | TV Movie |
| 1974 | The Protectors | Nurse | Season 2, Episode 20: "Route 27" |
| 1976 | Barney's Last Battle | Young Woman | TV Movie |
| 1983 | The Gentle Touch | Elaine Decker | Season 4, Episode 14: "Who's Afraid of Josie Tate" |
| 1985 | Minder | Debbie Moore | Season 6, Episode 7: "Minder on the Orient Express" |
| 2001 | Once Upon a Time In Europe | Herself | TV Documentary |
References
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/a-clockwork-orange-at-40-6286748.html
- ↑ http://www.startrader.co.uk/mogul/mogul/tr_castbios.htm
- ↑ http://www.aveleyman.com/TVEpisode.aspx?FilmID=98&Episode=19640104
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/145853 British Film Institute
- ↑ Will Bates at IMDb