- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 14, 1942
- Place of Birth
- Frimley Green, Surrey, England, UK
- Died
- August 6, 2008
Jennifer Hilary
Jennifer Mary Hilary (14 December 1942 – 6 August 2008) was a British actress of stage, film and television. Her first acclaimed stage performance was as "Milly" in Henry James' The Wings of the Dove, which marked her debut on the West End. Born at Frimley, Surrey, she trained at RADA, and began her acting career with the Liverpool Playhouse in April 1961, aged 18. Her first role was as Nina in The Seagull. She would go on to play such characters as Lady Teazle (The School for Scandal), Isabel (The Enchanted), Cilla Curtis (Amateur Means Lover) and Cecily Cardew (The Importance of Being Earnest). She went on to act with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. She debuted across the pond in 1963, performing in Jean Anouilh's The Rehearsal. In 1964, she played "Zoe" in the West End production of James Saunders' A Scent of Flowers. Sir Michael Redgrave included her in the cast of Turgenev's A M…
Filmography
movieThe Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
2003
movieDanielle Steel's Zoya
1997 · Tsarina
tvMidsomer Murders
1997 · Sarah Fitzroy
movieBliss
1995 · Tamara Bancroft
tvPie in the Sky
1994 · Anne Hopkinson
movieSlipstream
1989 · Girl's Mother
Double First
tvDouble First
1988
tvThe Sun Also Rises
1984 · Frances Clyne
tvMe & My Girl
1984 · Laura Tindle
The Hello Goodbye Man
tvThe Hello Goodbye Man
1984 · Dr Sally Newbolt
movieMiss A and Miss M
1983 · Miss Martin
movieFive Days One Summer
1982 · Sarah Meredith
All for Love
tvAll for Love
1982 · Miss Martin
movieLunch
1982 · Geraldine
movieThe Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice
1980 · Mrs. Champing
movieThe Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something
1980 · Mrs. Champing
tvThe Gentle Touch
1980
movieNorth Sea Hijack
1980 · Sarah
Speed King
movieSpeed King
1979 · Dorothy Campbell
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979 · Wendy
Alphabetical Order
movieAlphabetical Order
1978
movieCharades
1977 · Davina / Lady Caroline
The Sunday Drama
tvThe Sunday Drama
1977 · Lucy
tvPlayhouse
1974 · Geraldine
The Man in the Wood
movieThe Man in the Wood
1973 · Betty Hardy
tvJason King
1971
movieOne Brief Summer
1971
tvPlay for Today
1970 · Davina / Lady Caroline
Happy Ever After
tvHappy Ever After
1969
tvDepartment S
1969 · Comtesse de Noverre
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Sandra, Zo
tvJourney to the Unknown
1968 · Anne Prentiss
movieJourney Into Darkness
1968 · Anne Prentiss
tvITV Playhouse
1967
movieThe Idol
1966 · Sarah
movieThe Heroes of Telemark
1965 · Sigrid
tvOut of the Unknown
1965 · Penny Bowers
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964 · Gilly Atkinson
movieBecket
1964 · Peasant's Daughter