Barbara Jefford Biography (1930-)

Original name, Mary Jefford; born July 26, 1930, in Plymstock, England; daughter of Percival Francis and Elizabeth Mary Ellen (maiden name, Laity) Jefford; married Terence Longdon (divorced); married John Turner.

Nationality: British
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: July 26, 1930; Plymstock, England

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) Our Town, Dolphin Theatre, Brighton, England, 1949
(London debut) Bertha, Frenzy, Q Theatre, 1949
Lydia Languish, The Rivals, Dundee Repertory Company, Dundee, Scotland, 1949
Janet Spence, The Gioconda Smile, Dundee Repertory Company, 1949
Isabella, Measure for Measure, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1950
Anne Bullen, Henry VIII, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Memorial Theatre, 1950
Calpurnia, Julius Caesar, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Memorial Theatre, 1950
Hero, Much Ado about Nothing, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Memorial Theatre, 1950
Lady Percy, Henry IV, Parts I and II, Shakespeare Memorial TheatreCompany, Memorial Theatre, 1951
Queen of France, Henry V, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Memorial Theatre, 1951
Juno, The Tempest, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, MemorialTheatre, 1951
Rose Trelawny, Trelawny of the Wells, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1952
Desdemona, Othello, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, MemorialTheatre, 1953
Rosalind, As You Like It, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Memorial Theatre, 1953
Lady Percy, Henry IV, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Memorial Theatre, 1953
Desdemona, Othello, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, MemorialTheatre, 1954
Helena, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Memorial Theatre, 1954
Katherine, The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Memorial Theatre, 1954
Helen, Troilus and Cressida, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company,Memorial Theatre, 1954
Andromache, Tiger at the Gates, Apollo Theatre, London, then (Broadway debut) Plymouth Theatre, both 1955
Imogen, Cymbeline, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1956
Beatrice, Much Ado about Nothing, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1956
Portia, The Merchant of Venice, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre,1956
Julia, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1957
Tamora, Titus Andronicus, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1957
Courtesan, The Comedy of Errors, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre,1957
Lady Anne, Richard III, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1957
Portia, The Merchant of Venice, Old Vic Company, Baalbek, Lebanon,1957
Queen Margaret, King Henvy VI, Parts I, II, and III, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1957
Isabella, Measure for Measure, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1957
Regan, King Lear, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1958
Viola, Twelfth Night, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1958
Beatrice, The Cenci, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1959
Rosalind, As You Like It, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1959
Gwendolen Fairfax, The Importance of Being Earnest, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1959
Title role, Saint Joan, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1959
Heroines of Shakespeare (solo show), Paris Arts Festival, Paris, France, 1961
Viola, Twelfth Night, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1961
Lavinia, Mourning Becomes Electra, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1961
Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1962
Title role, Saint Joan, City Center Theatre, 1962
Dora, The Just, Oxford Playhouse, 1962
Lina Szczepanowska, Misalliance, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England, then Royal Court Theatre, later Criterion Theatre, both London, 1963
Stepdaughter, Six Characters in Search of an Author, May Fair Theatre, London, 1963
Portia, The Merchant of Venice, Royal Theatre, Brighton, England,then Paris Arts Festival, both 1964
Helena, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Theatre, then Paris Arts Festival, both 1964
Nan, Ride a Cock Horse, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1965
Cleopatra, Antony and Cleopatra, Oxford Playhouse, 1965
Lady Cicely, Captain Brassbound's Conversion, Oxford Playhouse, 1965
Title role, Phedre, Oxford Playhouse, 1965
Gertrude, Hamlet, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, London, 1965
Cleopatra, Antony and Cleopatra, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham,England, 1966
Maggie Harris, Fill the Stage with Happy Hours, Nottingham Playhouse, 1966
Irma, The Balcony, Oxford Playhouse, 1967
Patsy Newquist, Little Murders, Royal Shakespeare Company, AldwychTheatre, London, 1967
Woman, As You Desire Me, Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, England, 1968

The World's a Stage, Propect Theatre Company, Arts Theatre, Cambridge, England, 1970
Wife, The Novelist, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1971
Mother Vauzou, Mistress of Novices, Piccadilly Theatre, 1973
Portia, The Merchant of Venice, Oxford Playhouse, 1973
Alice Dearth, Dear Brutus, Oxford Playhouse, 1973
Olwen Peel, Dangerous Corner, Arnaud Theatre, 1974
Roxane, Cyrano de Bergerac, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 1975
Katharine Stockmann, An Enemy of the People, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1975
Hesione Hushabye, Heartbreak House, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, England, 1975
Irina Arkadina, The Seagull, Harrogate Theatre, England, 1975
Mrs. Crocker-Harris, The Browning Version, King's Head Theatre, London, 1976
Zabina, Tamburlaine, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, 1976
Gertrude, Hamlet, Prospect Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, London, then Edinburgh Festival, both 1977
Thetis, War Music, Prospect Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, thenEdinburgh Festival, both 1977
Cleopatra, All for Love, Prospect Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, then Edinburgh Festival, both 1977
Cleopatra, Antony and Cleopatra, Prospect Theatre Company, Old VicTheatre, then Edinburgh Festival, both 1977
Margaret Beaufort, The Dark Horse, Comedy Theatre, London, 1978
Title role, Filumena, Lyric Theatre, London, 1979
Miss Amelia, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Brighton Festival Theatre, Brighton, 1979
Nurse, Romeo and Juliet, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1979
Anna Andreyevna, The Government Inspector, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1979
Richard II, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1988
Coriolanus, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre,1989 , then Barbican Theatre, London, 1990
Wallenstein, Theatre at the Pit, London, 1993
A Collier's Friday Night, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1994
The Admirable Crichton, Chichester, 1997
Albina, Britannicus, Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music,Brooklyn, NY, 1999
Phedre, Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1999
Richard II, Almeida Theatre Company, Harvey Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 2000
Coriolanus, Harvey Theatre, 2000
Major Tours
Hero, Much Ado about Nothing, German cities, 1950
Desdemona, Othello, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Australian and New Zealand cities, 1953
Rosalind, As You Like It, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Australian and New Zealand cities, 1953
Lady Percy, Henry IV, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Australian and New Zealand cities, 1953
Jennett Jourdemayne, The Lady's Not for Burning, New Zealand Players Company, New Zealand cities, 1954
Ophelia, Hamlet, Old Vic Company, U.S. cities, 1958
Viola, Twelfth Night, Old Vic Company, U.S. cities, 1958
Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, British cities, 1960 , then Soviet and Polish cities, 1961
Title role, Saint Joan, British cities, 1960 , then Soviet and Polish cities, 1961
Gwendolen Fairfax, The Importance of Being Earnest, British cities, 1960 , then Soviet and Polish cities, 1961
Heroines of Shakespeare (solo show), Finnish and West German cities, 1961
Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, U.S. cities, 1962
Title role, Saint Joan, U.S. and European cities, 1962
Portia, The Merchant of Venice, South American cities, 1964
Helena, A Midsummer Night's Dream, South American cities, 1964
The Labours of Love, Canadian, West African, Middle Eastern, and South American cities, 1969 , then Australian cities, 1972 , later Middle Eastern and Greek cities, 1977
Katherine, The Taming of the Shrew, Bristol Old Vic Company, SouthAmerican cities, 1971
Title role, Hedda Gabler, Bristol Old Vic Company, South Americancities, 1971
Clementine, A Man and His Wife, British cities, 1974
Gertrude, Hamlet, Prospect Theatre Productions, Middle Eastern andEngland cities, 1977
Thetis, War Music, Prospect Theatre Productions, Middle Eastern and England cities, 1977
Cleopatra, All for Love, Prospect Theatre Productions, Middle Eastern and England cities, 1977
Cleopatra, Antony and Cleopatra, Prospect Theatre Productions, Middle Eastern and England cities, 1977
Film Appearances
Voice of Titania, A Midsummer Night's Dream (also known as Sen noci svatojanske), Columbia, 1959
Voice of Tatiana, From Russia with Love, 1963
Molly Bloom, Ulysses, Continental Distributing, 1967
"NAAFI" girl, The Bofors Gun, Universal, 1968
Dr. Ruth Faber, The Shoes of the Fisherman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
Hippolyta, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Eagle, 1969
Countess Herritzen, Lust for a Vampire (also known as Love fora Vampire and To Love a Vampire), American Continental, 1971
Magda Goebbels, Hitler: The Last Ten Days (also known as Gli ultimi 10 giorni di Hitler), Paramount, 1973
Ildebranda Cuffari, And the Ship Sails On (also known as E la nave va and Et vogue le navire), RAI/Vides, 1983
The Rewards of Virtue, Mithras, 1983
Rosa, Claudia, 1985
Frau Strauss, Reunion (also known as L'ami retrouve andDer wiedergefundene Freund), 1989
Auntie Mildred, When the Whales Came, 1989
Mrs. Herriton, Where Angels Fear to Tread, 1991
Academic woman, The Saint, Paramount, 1997
Baroness Kessler, The Ninth Gate (also known as La neuvieme porte and La novena puerta), Artisan Entertainment, 1999
Television Appearances
Episodic
Wendy Stuteland, "A Place of Refuge," Redcap, 1965
Mrs. Daisy Shannon, "Look to the Lady," Campion, PBS, 1989
Barbara Drinkwater, "Judgement Day," Midsomer Murders, 2000
Other Television Appearances
Ophelia, Hamlet, 1959
Miss Wyckam, Nelly's Version, Channel Four Television, 1983
Walter's mother, Loving Walter (also known as Walter and June), Channel Four Television, 1983
Lady Mary, Porterhouse Blue (miniseries), 1987
Lydia Elliott, The House of Elliott (series), PBS, 1992
Harold's sister, Hand in Glove (movie), Arts and Entertainment, 1994
Marquise, Madame Bovary, PBS, 2000
Also appeared in Edna, The Inebriated Woman, Skin Game, and The Visitors.

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