Judy Cornwell Biography (1942?-)

Born February 22, 1942 (some sources cite 1940), in Hammersmith, London, England; daughter of Darcy Nigel Barry and Irene (maiden name, McCullen) Cornwell; married John Parry, 1961. Addresses: Agent: Ken McKreddie, Ltd., 91Regent St., London W1B 4EL, England; Silver Masssetti & Szatmary, 8730 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality: British
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: February 22, 1942?; London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Daphne Pegg, Moody and Pegg, Thames Television, 1974-1975
The Good Companions, Yorkshire Television, 1980-1981
Vanessa James, There Comes a Time, Yorkshire Television, 1985
Daisy, Keeping Up Appearances, BBC, 1990-1995
Miniseries
Rosie, Cakes and Ale, BBC, c. 1975 later broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, c. 1976
Mrs. Reed, Jane Eyre, BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 1983
Aunt Peggy, Nice Town, [Great Britain], 1992
Mrs. Palmer, The Life and Crimes of William Palmer, Yorkshire Television, 1998, also broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, c. 1998
Movies
Rose von Siebert, Der Leutnant und sein Richter (also known as The Devil's Lieutenant), 1983
Miss Booth, "Strong Poison," A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (also known as Lord Peter Wimsey), BBC-2 and PBS, 1987
Heather Badcock, "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side" (also known as "The Mirror Crack'd"), Miss Marple, BBC, Arts and Entertainment, and Network 7, 1992
Innkeeper's wife, Mary, Mother of Jesus, NBC, 1999
Clara Peggotty Barkis, David Copperfield, TNT, 2000
Specials
Daisy and narrator, Keeping Up Appearances (also known as Keeping Up Appearances: The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket), PBS, 1997
Mrs. Quigley, The Student Prince (also known as The Prince of Hearts), BBC, 1997, also broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, c.1998
Also appeared in London Assurance and The Mill on the Floss.
Episodic
Butch, "Pictures Don't Lie," Out of This World, Associated BritishPicture Corporation, 1962
Miss Crush, "A Case of Spirits," Cribb, Granada Television, 1980
Belle Young, "The Memory Man," Bergerac, BBC, 1987
Maddy, "Paradise Towers," Doctor Who, BBC, 1987
Rosemary Tuttle, "Rumpole and the Official Secret," Rumpole of the Bailey, Series IV, Thames Television and PBS, 1988
Matron, "Sickness and Health," Boon, Central Television, 1989

Mrs. Baker, "Five on a Hike Together," The Famous Five, Independent Television, c. 1997
Brenda, "S.A.D.," The Bill, Thames Television/Yorkshire Television, 1998
May Cuttle, "Death in Disguise," Midsomer Murders, Independent Television and Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Isabelle Sheba Christie (Greengrass's sister), "Shotgun Wedding," Heartbeat, Yorkshire Television, 1999
Film Appearances
Nurse, Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (also known as The Blood Suckers), Regal, 1965
Electra, Those Fantastic Flying Fools (also known as Blast Off, Journey That Shook the World, Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon, P. T. Barnum's Rocket to the Moon, Rocket to the Moon, and Those Fantastic Flying Fools), American International Pictures, 1967
Pat, Two for the Road, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
Pippy, The Wild Racers, American International Pictures, 1968
Stella, Cry Wolf, 1968
Filigree Fondle, Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?, Universal, 1969
Breeda, Paddy (also known as Goodbye to the Hill), Allied Artists, 1970
Liz Brown, Every Home Should Have One (also known as Think Dirty), British Lion, 1970
Rosie, Country Dance (also known as Brotherly Love), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
Clarine, Who Slew Auntie Roo? (also known as Gingerbread House and Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?), American International Pictures, 1971
Nellie, Wuthering Heights, American International Pictures, 1971
Anya Claus, Santa Claus (also known as Santa Claus: The Movie), TriStar, 1985
(As Judy Cornwall) Receptionist, Cry Freedom, Universal, 1987
Mrs. Musgrove, Persuasion, Sony Pictures Classics, 1995
The Wind in the Willows (animated), Goodtimes Home Video, 1995
Maddy's mother, Mad Cows, Capitol Films, 1999
Stage Appearances
Oh, What a Lovely War!, Sarah Bernhardt Theatre, Paris, then Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1963
Agnes, Mr. Whatnot, Arts Theatre, London, 1964
Ruby, Sweet Fanny Adams, Theatre Royal, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1966
Louise Maske, Bloomers, Gardner Centre Theatre, Sussex, England, 1970
Sadie, Don't Let Summer Come, Gardner Centre Theatre, 1970
Adriana, The Comedy of Errors, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon- Avon, England, 1972
Calpurnia, Julius Caesar, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1972
Octavia, Antony and Cleopatra, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1972
Helen Brown, Who's Who, Fortune Theatre, London, 1973
Diana, Old Flames, New Vic Theatre, Bristol, England, 1975, then Arts Theatre, 1976
Alma, The Bed before Yesterday, Lyric Theatre, London, 1977
Jill, Mecca, Open Space Theatre, London, 1977
Radio Appearances
Gaskia, Blake's Seven: The Syndeton Experiment, BBC Radio 4, 1998
WRITINGS
Novels
Cow and Cow Parsley, 1985
Fish-Cakes at the Ritz, 1989
Fear and Favour, 1996
The Seventh Sunrise, 1996

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