Rosalie Williams

English actress (1919–2009)

David Scase
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(m. 1945; died 2003)​
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Rosalie Williams (12 June 1919 in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire – 11 December 2009 in Manchester) was an English actress best known for her appearance as Mrs. Hudson in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes TV series produced by Granada Television from 1984 until 1994 alongside Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Edward Hardwicke, and Colin Jeavons.[1][2][3][4]

Rosalie Williams also appeared as Mrs Lacey, Mrs Rimmer and Mrs Sowerbutts in Coronation Street, an award-winning British soap opera (March 1978 to 1991), and as Mary in 10 episodes of Flambards (1979).[1]

Her first husband was Hugh Sinclair, with whom she had two children. Her second husband, actor David Scase, died in 2003.[5] Their son, Rory, was also in the theatre business.[6]

Credits

Williams has the following credits to her name:

  • The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes – Mrs Hudson (6 episodes; 1994)
  • Dancing Queen (1993) (TV) – Lily
  • The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes – Mrs Hudson (5 episodes; 1991–93)
  • Truckers (1992) TV Series (voice) – Gran'ma Morkie/Baroness of Delicacy
  • The Beiderbecke Connection (1988) TV mini-series – Miss Pringle
  • Casualty – Mary Payton (1 episode; 1988)
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes – Mrs Hudson (7 episodes; 1986–88)
  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Mrs Hudson (8 episodes; 1984–85)
  • Coronation Street – Mrs Rimmer (3 episodes; 1978–1985)
  • A Different Kind of Love (1985) – Dinner Guest
  • How We Used To Live – Bessie (1 episode; 1984)
  • The Outsider – Irene Jefford (1 episode, 1983)
  • Juliet Bravo – Ann Lambert (2 episodes; 1981–83)
  • ITV Playhouse – Mrs Foster (2 episodes; 1977–82)
  • Hedda Gabler (1981) (TV) – Berthe
  • The Sandbaggers – English Lady (1 episode; 1980)
  • The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game – Mrs. Dysart (1 episode; 1979)
  • Flambards (1979) TV mini-series – Mary
  • Crown Court (1 episode; 1973)
  • Getting Away from It All (1972) (TV) – Rose Malone
  • Open Window (1972) – Emily
  • Paper Roses (1971) (TV) – Neighbour
  • Softly Softly – Mrs Thomas (1 episode; 1968)
  • Z-Cars – Mrs Pearson (1 episode; 1965)
  • The Younger Generation – Mrs Sayers (1 episode; 1961)

References

  1. ^ a b "Rosalie Williams". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018.
  2. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The (1984-85)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  3. ^ O'Connor, John J. (14 November 1991). "Review/Television; Sherlock Holmes Solves A Two-Ended Mystery". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ^ "A Study of Mrs. Hudson: A Study of Mrs. Hudson: Mrs. Hudson in film and tv". A Study of Mrs. Hudson: The characterization of Mrs. Hudson across time and media as a reflection of societal and fan world values. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. ^ Webster, Paul; Cockayne, David (11 March 2003). "Obituary: David Scase". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  6. ^ "Rory Scase". BFI.[dead link]

External links

  • Rosalie Williams at IMDb
  • Made a search at Ancestry.co.uk. "Mrs Rosalie Scase" can be found at the top of the list. Unfortunately you have to subscribe to get the full information.