Judy Parfitt ~ Rachel Krauzenberg

With her piercing blue eyes, British classical actress Judy Parfitt has played ‘haughty, bossy, scheming, often deliciously malevolent patricians’ in a career spanning some fifty years. Her 1969 portrayal of ‘Gertrude’ in HAMLET with Anthony Hopkins as Claudius brought her great acclaim on both stage and screen. She made a belated Hollywood film debut in the dark thriller DOLORE CLAIBORNE with Kathy Bates, and has gone on to mix theatre film and television work in almost equal measure. Judy was recently nominated for a Best Supporting Actress BAFTA for her outstanding performance in GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING.

Other film appearances include: ASYLUM; THE BOURNE IDENTITY; EVER AFTER; WILDE; GETTING IT RIGHT; DIAMOND SKULLS; THE COVENANT; MY PYE; THE CHAIN; THE CHAMPIONS; MAURICE; GALILEO and HAMLET.

Television appearances include: THE LONG FIRM (BBC); DEATH ON THE NILE (Granada); HEARTS OF GOLD (BBC); MURDER IN MIND (BBC); THE HUNT (Carlton); ER (Amblin Entertainment); BERKLEY SQUARE (BBC); HOLDING THE BABY (Granada); ELEMENT OF DOUBT (Havehall Prods); EXIT (Granada); BLANDINGS (Cinema Verity); LOVING (Green Films/BBC); SEPTEMBER (Castleshield); LIFEBOAT (BBC Wales); THE BORROWERS (Working Title); MEDICS (Granada); EYE OF THE STORM (Childsplay); INSPECTOR ALLEYN (BBC); GUESTS OF THE EMPEROR (Yorkshire TV/HBO); BLACKHEATH POISONINGS (Central); THE GRAVY TRAIN (Portman Prods); ACT OF WILL (Portman Prods); THE CHARMER (LWT); BON VOYAGE (BBC); DECEPTIONS (mini series); THE WIFE’S REVENGE (BBC); GRAND DUO (LWT); THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN (Granada); NORTHERN LIGHTS (STV); THE BREADWINNER (YTV); YES MINISTER (BBC); THE CONCUBINE (YTV); THE BRICK REPORT (Thames TV); TALE OF TWO CITIES (BBC); THE UNBORN (BBC); THE SEARCH (ATV); SECRET ORCHARDS (Granada); FAMILY DANCE (ATV); HEARTLAND (ATV); CROWN COURT (Granada); MALICE AFORETHOUGHT (BBC); WELL, THANK YOU THURSDAY (Granada); POST MORTEM (BBC); ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (BBC); THE SUFRAGETTES; YOU NEVER CAN TELL (BBC); SHOULDER TO SHOULDER; VILLETTE; ANGEL PAVEMENT; THE TRIANGLE and TIME AND THE CONWAYS.

Theatre includes: NIGHT MUST FALL (Broadway, New York); AN INSPECTOR CALLS (Aldwych); VALENTINE’S DAY (Chichester Festival); SISTERHOOD (Chichester/Minerva); PASSION PLAY (Wyndham’s/Leicester); ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (Young Vic); OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS (Chichester); THE CHERRY ORCHARD (Riverside Studios); FAMILY DANCE (Criterion); FALLEN ANGELS (Greenwich); THE APPLE CART (Bristol Old Vic); VIVAT VIVAT REGINA (Piccadilly); THE DUCHESS OF MALFI; ECHOES FROM A CONCRETE CANYON; HAMLET; HOTEL IN AMSTERDAM; THE WIDOWING OF MRS HOLROYD;