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Born:
1950-01-01

Birthplace:
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Credits:
23 Total Roles

Rachel Bell

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Biography

Rachel Bell (born 1950) is an English actress.

Bell has many television credits to her name and has been associated as a long-running character with three series: Margaret Holmes in Grange Hill (1997–2002); Edith Pilchester in The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993); and Louise, the overbearing chair of the divorcee support group in Dear John (1986–1987). She also appeared in the Doctor Who story The Happiness Patrol (1988) and the Only Fools and Horses episode "To Hull and Back" (1985).

Her films include Sweet William (1980), Red Mercury (2005) and the 2008 Keira Knightley film, The Edge Of Love.

In 2010 she played Hyacinth Bucket in a theatrical adaptation of the BBC situation comedy Keeping Up Appearances that toured the UK.

In 2017 she took on the recurring role of Eve Haskey, mother of doctor Al Haskey, in the BBC daily drama series Doctors.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2022 Sister Boniface Mysteries TV Sister Helena
2012 Mrs Biggs TV Mary
2009 From Time to Time MOVIE Perkins
2005 Red Mercury MOVIE Mrs Iqbal
2001 Superstition MOVIE Forewoman of the Jury
2001 Murder in Mind TV Eleanor Bailey
1997 Midsomer Murders TV Mrs. Hunnicutt
1995 One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch MOVIE Lorna
1991 The Darling Buds of May TV Edith Pilchester
1990 Night Voice MOVIE Annie Jonas

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