Rachel Kempson

Rachel Kempson

Born: May 28, 1910
Died: May 24, 2003
in Dartmouth, Devon, England, UK

Movies for Rachel Kempson...

Déjà Vu
Title: Déjà Vu
Character: Skelly's Mother
Released: April 22, 1998
Type: Movie
L.A. shop owner Dana and Englishman Sean meet and fall in love at first sight, but Sean is married and Dana is to marry her business partner Alex.
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Michael Redgrave: My Father
Title: Michael Redgrave: My Father
Character: Self
Released: July 13, 1997
Type: Movie
Corin Redgrave presents a portrait of his father, Michael Redgrave, exploring his personality, nature and what he was like as a father. He uses family photographs and letters and his father's diaries and autobiography, and produces a picture of a complicated and troubled man who was bisexual, a heavy drinker and emotionally distant and cold as a father. Includes contributions from Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, as well as Harold Pinter and Diana Menuhin. Also contains clips from several of Michael Redgrave's films.
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Uncle Vanya
Title: Uncle Vanya
Character: Mariya Vasilyevna
Released: October 12, 1991
Type: Movie
Vanya is a bitter, sarcastic man, obsessed with his wasted years and what might have been. He has spent his life toiling for the benefit of the scholar, Serabryakov, who has turned out to be a charlatan. To make matters worse, Vanya has fallen in love with Serabryakov's beautiful, young, new wife, who does not return his ardor.
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Title: Performance
Character: Mariya Vasilyevna
Released: February 22, 1991
Type: TV
An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.
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Lorna Doone
Title: Lorna Doone
Character: Lady Dugal
Released: December 26, 1990
Type: Movie
A feisty 17th-century Scotswoman falls in love with a despised landowner, to the dismay of her father.
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Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Title: Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Character: Self
Released: October 22, 1990
Type: Movie
The life and career of two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.
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She's Been Away
Title: She's Been Away
Character: Matilda
Released: July 9, 1989
Type: Movie
A woman who has been institutionalized for 60 years for the "crime" of not conforming to the 1920s image of what a proper young woman should be (in other words, she did what she wanted and didn't care what anyone else thought about it) is finally released to the custody of her family, consisting of her grand-nephew and his family. At first she keeps a self-imposed distance from the relatives, but she soon finds herself coming around to her nephew's wife, a free spirit who is under the thumb of her cold and controlling husband
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Stealing Heaven
Title: Stealing Heaven
Character: Prioress
Released: May 20, 1988
Type: Movie
Abelard, a famous teacher of philosophy at the cathedral school of Notre Dame, falls in love with one of his students, Héloïse d'Argenteuil. A sixteen-year old girl raised in a convent, Héloïse has an intellectual curiosity and rebels against the status of women in 12th century Europe. When others begin to suspect their relationship, Heloise's uncle Fulbert and the bishop of Paris work together to put a stop to it. Héloïse becomes pregnant with Abelard's child, and they are married in secret. Abelard struggles for acting against the will of God, yet is unable to escape his love for Heloise.
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Out of Africa
Title: Out of Africa
Character: Lady Belfield
Released: December 20, 1985
Type: Movie
Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel.
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Camille
Title: Camille
Character: Hortense
Released: December 11, 1984
Type: Movie
Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hope of a career and position by marrying Armand, she acquiesces and leaves her lover. However, when poverty and terminal illness overwhelm her, Camille discovers that Armand has not lost his love for her.
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Title: The Jewel in the Crown
Character: Lady Manners
Released: January 9, 1984
Type: TV
A sweeping drama about the ruling and ruled classes of World War II India, the story begins with an unjust arrest for rape. The consequences of this arrest echo throughout the series with questions of identity and personal responsibility being explored against a background of war and personal intrigue.
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The Boxwallah
Title: The Boxwallah
Character: Amelia
Released: July 31, 1982
Type: Movie
Edwin and Nancy Coote live in a dingy flat in Kensington, but still live in the reflected glory of the Indian Raj.
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Jude
Title: Jude
Character: Louisa
Released: December 2, 1980
Type: Movie
Twelve-year-old Jude has never met Dick, his father. One Sunday afternoon Dick impulsively engineers a meeting, which has distressing consequences.
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
Title: Little Lord Fauntleroy
Character: Lady Lorradaile
Released: December 1, 1980
Type: Movie
Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American. But after the death of the Earl's remaining son, he decides to accept Cedric as his heir.
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Kate the Good Neighbour
Title: Kate the Good Neighbour
Character: Kate Dawson
Released: March 6, 1980
Type: Movie
Kate lives fiercely alone, cut off the from present and haunted by the memories of grief from her past.
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The Winter Ladies
Title: The Winter Ladies
Character: Miss Ives
Released: May 15, 1979
Type: Movie
When a new arrival, a titled lady no less, arrives to shatter the genteel status quo of the St. Elmo Hotel, the entrenched residents are soon sharpening up their knitting needles for battle.
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Title: Tales of the Unexpected
Character: Nell Bridges
Released: March 24, 1979
Type: TV
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.
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Title: Tales of the Unexpected
Character: Mrs Mason
Released: March 24, 1979
Type: TV
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.
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Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Title: Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Character: Duchess of Marlborough
Released: November 5, 1974
Type: Movie
Lee Remick stars as Jennie Jerome, born in the United States in 1845, who eventually became Lady Randolph Churchill, and gave birth to Sir Winston Churchill in this seven-part, seven-hour biographical mini-series.
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Title: Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Character: Duchess of Marlborough
Released: November 5, 1974
Type: TV
Lee Remick stars as Jennie Jerome, born in the United States in 1845, who eventually became Lady Randolph Churchill, and gave birth to Sir Winston Churchill in this seven-part, seven-hour biographical mini-series.
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Title: Armchair Cinema
Released: May 28, 1974
Type: TV
British television drama anthology series of single plays.
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Breeze Anstey
Title: Breeze Anstey
Character: Miss Wills
Released: September 24, 1972
Type: Movie
Two woman pursue an idyllic herb-farming life in the country, forming a bond that for Breeze, the younger woman, is romantically and sexually imbued.
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The House on Highbury Hill
Title: The House on Highbury Hill
Character: Mrs. Anderson
Released: January 27, 1972
Type: Movie
The path of righteousness is a stony one. And Lo! for Daniel it is stonier than most.
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Title: The Shadow of the Tower
Released: January 6, 1972
Type: TV
The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R. Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of England and the creation of the Tudor dynasty.
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The Grass Widows
Title: The Grass Widows
Character: Mrs. Augusthorpe
Released: August 24, 1971
Type: Movie
Newlyweds Jackson and Daphne are on honeymoon when they find themselves in the same hotel as Jackson's old headmaster.
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Title: Elizabeth R
Character: Kat Ashley
Released: February 17, 1971
Type: TV
This historical mini-series documents the reign of Elizabeth I with each episode focusing on one dramatic period in the lengthy reign of the Virgin Queen, including her ascension to the throne, her various marital intrigues, her problems with her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, and the threatened invasion of the Spanish Armada.
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Jane Eyre
Title: Jane Eyre
Character: Mrs. Fairfax
Released: December 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Jane Eyre is an orphan, sent to Lowood school, and eventually becomes a governess at Thornfield hall to a girl named Adele. While she is there, many strange things happen and eventually she and Edward Rochester, owner of Thornfeild and Adele's guardian, fall in love. Suddenly, when Jane is about to win the happiness she deserves, a dark secret comes to light, and it will take all of her courage, love and understanding to triumph.
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It’s Too Late Now
Title: It’s Too Late Now
Character: Sarah
Released: November 20, 1970
Type: Movie
A downtrodden wife locks her writer husband in his windowless study.
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Suspect
Title: Suspect
Character: Phyllis Segal
Released: November 17, 1969
Type: Movie
A proud woman coldly concentrates on keeping up appearances when her 50-year old husband and a young schoolgirl go missing at the same time.
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The Virgin Soldiers
Title: The Virgin Soldiers
Character: Mrs Raskin
Released: October 14, 1969
Type: Movie
The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg, a worldly professional soldier named Sergeant Driscoll, and Phillipa Raskin, the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major. The location is a British army base in Singapore during the Malayan Emergency.
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Two Gentlemen Sharing
Title: Two Gentlemen Sharing
Character: Mrs. Ashby-Kydd
Released: September 17, 1969
Type: Movie
An insecure Briton and a Briton of Jamaican descent share a London apartment together.
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A Touch of Love
Title: A Touch of Love
Character: Sister Harvey
Released: September 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Intellectually driven doctoral student Rosamund Stacey, while undertaking graduate work at the British Museum, becomes pregnant after a brief affair with a television newsreader. Against the advice of her best friend, Lydia, Rosamund chooses to keep the baby and adjusts her life to include both her studies and her pregnancy. However, when the baby is born, an unforeseen complication threatens the self-sufficient life Rosamund plans for herself.
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Title: The Expert
Character: Miss Daley
Released: July 5, 1968
Type: TV
The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a pathologist working for the Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. The Expert was created and produced by Gerard Glaister. The series was also one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had numerous high quality guest appearances by actors such as John Carson, Peter Copley, Rachel Kempson, Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Barkworth, Jean Marsh, Ray Brooks, George Sewell, Anthony Valentine, Bernard Lee, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Pratt, Edward Fox, André Morell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Stock, Philip Madoc and Warren Clarke.
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
Title: The Charge of the Light Brigade
Character: Mrs Codrington
Released: April 10, 1968
Type: Movie
During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an infamously reckless strategic debacle against a Russian artillery battery.
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The Jokers
Title: The Jokers
Character: Mrs. Tremayne
Released: May 15, 1967
Type: Movie
Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not for criminal purposes, but to make themselves famous.
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Grand Prix
Title: Grand Prix
Character: Mrs. Stoddard
Released: December 21, 1966
Type: Movie
The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular wreck in the first of a series of races, American wheelman Pete Aron is dropped by his sponsor. Refusing to quit, he joins a Japanese racing team. While juggling his career with a torrid love affair involving an ex-teammate's wife, Pete must also contend with Jean-Pierre Sarti, a French contestant who has previously won two world titles.
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Georgy Girl
Title: Georgy Girl
Character: Ellen Leamington
Released: August 4, 1966
Type: Movie
A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father's middle-aged employer while attempting to please her glamorously stuck-up roommate Meredith.
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Curse of the Fly
Title: Curse of the Fly
Character: Madame Fournier
Released: May 1, 1965
Type: Movie
The son of the inventor of a matter-transporter, which turned him into a monster when he tried to transport himself along with a tiny housefly, continues to pursue his father's experiment, while his own two sons attempt to extricate him, themselves and the family name from further disaster and scandal.
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The Third Secret
Title: The Third Secret
Character: Mildred Hoving
Released: February 2, 1964
Type: Movie
A prominent London psychologist seems to have taken his own life, causing stunned disbelief amongst his colleagues and patients. His teenage daughter refuses to believe it was suicide as this would go against all of the principles her father stood for, therefore she is convinced it was murder. She enlists the help of a former patient to try to get to the truth. However, the truth turns out to be both surprising and disturbing.
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Tom Jones
Title: Tom Jones
Character: Bridget
Released: August 24, 1963
Type: Movie
Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?
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Title: Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Character: Helen Rune
Released: February 22, 1956
Type: TV
Colonel March of The Department of Queer Complaints investigates unusual cases, locked-room murders, and mysteries concerning the supernatural.
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The Sea Shall Not Have Them
Title: The Sea Shall Not Have Them
Character: Mrs. Waltby
Released: June 1, 1954
Type: Movie
During autumn of 1944, an RAF Hudson carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret information is shot down and ditches in the North Sea. Fighting the elements and trying to keep up morale, the occupants of the aircraft's dinghy talk about their lives awaiting the rescue they hope will come. The film's title reflects the motto of the RAF's Air Sea Rescue Service, one of whose high speed launches battles against its own mechanical problems, enemy action, time and the weather to locate and rescue the downed crew and the vital secret papers they carry.
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A Woman's Vengeance
Title: A Woman's Vengeance
Character: Emily Maurier
Released: March 2, 1948
Type: Movie
A cheating husband is charged in the poisoning death of his invalid wife, in spite of other women and suicide also being suspected.
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The Captive Heart
Title: The Captive Heart
Character: Celia Mitchell
Released: April 29, 1946
Type: Movie
A series of stories about the lives and loves of nine men in a Prisoner of War Camp over five years. Location shooting in the British occupied part of Germany adds believability. The main story is of Hasek (Redgrave) a Czech soldier who needs to keep his identity a secret from the Nazis, to do this he poses as a dead English Officer and corresponds with the man's wife. Upon liberation they meet and decide to continue their lives together. The other inmates' stories are revealed episodically.