Linda Polan

Linda Polan


Died: July 13, 2009
in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK

Movies for Linda Polan...

Jacob
Title: Jacob
Character: Hebamme
Released: December 4, 1994
Type: Movie
Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself deceived. Finally, Jacob has to face both his uncle and brother.
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Title: Little Napoleons
Character: Gertie Silver
Released: June 7, 1994
Type: TV
Labour councillor Judith Silver invites N.K. Edwards and Vijay Shah to stand for election to the local council. Who will win the seat? And will Tory councillor Edward Feathers have the last laugh?
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A Different Hand
Title: A Different Hand
Character: The Teacher
Released: March 23, 1992
Type: Movie
A musical comedy drama about a young woman (played by Tina Leslie) rebelling against society's attitudes (including her parents, her doctor, her priest and teacher) towards people like her who are without hands or in other ways different. Everyone is trying to force her to wear artificial hands, everyone except for her disabled friend (Nabil Shaban), who assists in her revolt.
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Cariani and the Courtesans
Title: Cariani and the Courtesans
Character: Baroness
Released: August 5, 1987
Type: Movie
When Cariani the painter falls in love with the beautiful girl who receives mysterious visitors in the rooms below, he is drawn into a web of danger and deceit.
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Up Line
Title: Up Line
Character: Sophie Kleinmann
Released: February 4, 1987
Type: Movie
Three alternative comedians get involved in a pyramid-selling organization, Pathway, in order to finance their act. They gain great success by deploying their skills as entertainers, only to eventually discover the sinister purpose behind the Pathway organization.
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Naughty Boys
Title: Naughty Boys
Character: Daisy
Released: September 7, 1984
Type: Movie
An ode to musicals past. Handsome men spend their time in a beautiful manor.
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And the Ship Sails On
Title: And the Ship Sails On
Character: Ines Ruffo Saltini
Released: October 7, 1983
Type: Movie
In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth. During the voyage, the eclectic array of passengers discovers a group of Serbian refugees aboard the vessel. Peace and camaraderie abound until the ship is descended upon by an Austrian flagship. The Serbians are forced to board it, but naturally they resist, igniting a skirmish that ends in destruction.
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Title: Blackadder
Character: Mrs. Ploppy
Released: June 15, 1983
Type: TV
Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War.
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Walter
Title: Walter
Character: Miss Rushden
Released: November 2, 1982
Type: Movie
A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated when his parents die and nobody seems to know what to do with him. A sequel to this film, titled "Walter and June", was released in 1983 and set 19 years later in time. In the United States, these two are sometimes bundled together under the title "Loving Walter".
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Title: Gulliver in Lilliput
Character: Queen
Released: January 3, 1982
Type: TV
Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally minuscule rival Blefuscu.
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K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
Title: K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
Character: Juno Baker
Released: December 28, 1981
Type: Movie
Sarah Jane Smith arrives at the home of her Aunt Lavinia in the cozy village of Moreton Harwood, only to find that Lavinia is nowhere to be found and that the Doctor has left her a parting gift in K·9 Mark III. With the help of K·9 and Lavinia's young ward Brendan Richards, Sarah Jane starts investigating her aunt's disappearance. In the process, they discover that Moreton Harwood is home to a coven worshipping the pagan god Hecate and preparing for a human sacrifice...
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Title: Lady Killers
Character: Priscilla Loveridge
Released: July 20, 1980
Type: TV
Compelling crime anthology looks at some of Britain's most notorious murder trials, in which both male and female defendants stood accused of the murder of women. Introduced by Robert Morley, seven hour-long dramas reconstruct sensational trials which shocked Britain, offering in-depth analyses of individuals' motives and methods.
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Hussy
Title: Hussy
Character: Marlene - Hostess
Released: May 1, 1980
Type: Movie
Beaty, a prostitute, and Emory, a lighting/sound technician, fall in love while working at the same London cabaret, but their relationship isn't easy.
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A Private Enterprise
Title: A Private Enterprise
Released: January 23, 1975
Type: Movie
An ambitious Indian university graduate has to struggle to live his entrepreneurial dreams against both the British social structure and his own family's stubborn traditional values.
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Title: Z-Cars
Character: Waitress
Released: January 2, 1962
Type: TV
Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.