Bridget Turner Biography (1939-)
Born February 22, 1939, in Cleethorpes, England; daughter of Eric and PhyllisJohanna (maiden name, Blanchard) Turner; married Frank Cox. Education: Trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Avocationalinterests: Walking, listening to classical music. Addresses: Agent-- c/o Marmont Management, Langham House, 302-308 Regent St., London W1R 5AL, England. Career: Actress. Awards, Honors: Clarence Derwent Award, 1972, for Time and Time Again. Addresses: Agent: c/oMarmont Management, Langham House, 302-308 Regent St., London W1R 5AL, England.
- Nationality
- English
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress
- Birth Details
- February 22, 1939
- Cleethorpes, England
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Stage Appearances
- Avril Hadfield, Semi-Detached, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, England, 1962
- Masha, The Sea Gull, Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1962
- (Broadway debut) Avril Hadfield, Semi-Detached, Music Box Theatre,New York City, 1963
- The Girl in the Square, Hampstead Theatre Club, 1963
- Beatie, Roots, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1967
- Pegeen Mike, The Playboy of the Western World, and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, both 69 Theatre Company, Manchester, England, 1967
- Nina, The Sea Gull, and Muriel Rye, Brother and Sister, both Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, England, 1968
- Bess Hogg, Sometime Never, Fortune Theatre, London, 1969
- Kate Hardcastle, She Stoops to Conquer, Garrick Theatre, London, 1969
- Louisa, Erb, Strand Theatre, London, 1970
- Jenny, Me Times Me Times Me, Phoenix Theatre, Leicester, England,1971
- Greenfly, The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner, Shaw Theatre, London, 1971
- Anna, Time and Time Again, Comedy Theatre, London, 1972
- Jane, Absurd Person Singular, Criterion Theatre, London, 1973
- Ruth, The Norman Conquests, Globe Theatre, London, 1974
- Patty, The Fool, Royal Court Theatre, 1975
- Emilia, Othello, Maggie Hobson, Hobson's Choice, and Madame Ranevsky, The Cherry Orchard, all Nottingham Playhouse Theatre, Nottinghan, England, 1976-77
- Jeanette Fisher, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England, then Criterion Theatre, both 1979
- Phyllis, Season's Greetings, Apollo Theatre, London, 1982
- Title role, Stevie, Barbican Theatre, Plymouth, England, 1983
- Kate, All My Sons, Liverpool Playhouse, Liverpool, England, 1984
- Clelia, The Nerd, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1984
- Mrs. Watty, The Corn Is Green, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1985
- Phyllis, Leaving Home, Soho Poly Theatre, London, 1986
- Mrs. Munning, Zack, Royal Exchange Theatre, 1986
- Lucy, Laburnum Grove, Watford Palace Theatre, Watford, England, 1987
- Katherine, Curtains, Hampstead Theatre Club, 1987
- The Rat Wife, Little Eyolf, Royal Shakespeare Company, Pit Theatre, London, England, 1998
- The Family Reunion, BAM Harvey Theater, Brooklyn, NY, and Pit Theatre, London, England, both 2000
- Major Tours
- (Debut) Beatrice, The Servant of Two Masters, Welsh Children'sTheatre, U.K. cities, 1959
- Olga, The Three Sisters, and Maria, Twelfth Night, both Royal Shakespeare Company, U.K. cities, 1978
- Film Appearances
- Sarah Dainton, The Walking Stick, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
- Woman in plane, To Catch a Spy(also known as Catch Me a Spyand Les doigts croises), 1971
- Mrs. Cherry Owen, Under Milk Wood, Altura Films, 1973
- Teacher, Runners,1983
- Second elderly sister, Remember Me?, Manuel Salvador, 1997
- Television Appearances
- Movies
- Mrs. Raper, Cuts,1996
- Miniseries
- Judy Threadgold, Get Lost!,1981
- Specials
- Resurrection, HBO, 1971
- Phyllis, Season's Greetings, Arts and Entertainment, 1988
- Mrs. Reynolds, Pride and Prejudice, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
- Episodic
- Gran Mulholland, "Stamp Duty," Boon,1991
- "Fire and Terror," The Thin Blue Line,1995
- Also appeared in The Brief, Driving Ambition, Home Is the Sailor, Jackanory, Two People, Love Lies Bleeding, and Slattery's Mounted Foot.