Jennie Linden
Jennie Linden | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Central School of Speech and Drama |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1956–present |
Spouse | Chris Mann |
Children | Rupert Mann |
Parent(s) | Marcus and Frieda Fletcher |
Website | www |
Jennie Linden (born 8 December 1939) is an English film and television actress. She is best known for her role in the film Women in Love (1969).[1]
Life and career
Linden was born in Worthing to Marcus and Freida Fletcher, respectively an architect and a housewife.[2] She attended the Central School of Speech and Drama at the age of 17 on a scholarship.[2] Her classmates included Julie Christie and Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave.[2]
Her earliest film appearances were as the heroine in Hammer Film's Nightmare (1964) and Barbara in Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965). Her most widely known film role was as Ursula in Women in Love (1969), for which she received a BAFTA nomination;[2] a year later she appeared opposite Lee Remick and Ian Holm in the film version of Iris Murdoch's novel A Severed Head. Her subsequent film appearances include Vampira (1974), Valentino (1977) and Charlie Muffin (1979).
Wishing to raise her son in England, Linden decided not to pursue a career in Hollywood.[2] She was considered for The Lion in Winter (1968) and The Go-Between (1970); the latter was for the lead role of Lady Marian Trimingham, for which Christie was later cast.[2] She turned down the role of Amy in Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs (1971).
Linden toured in Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hedda Gabler for two years playing Thea Elvsted, with Glenda Jackson in the title role; they later appeared together in the 1975 film adaptation.
Linden's television credits include The Avengers (episode: Lobster Quadrille, 1964), Sherlock Holmes (1965), The Saint (1966), The Persuaders! (episode: To the Death, Baby, 1970), The Rivals (1970), The Adventures of Black Beauty (episode: "Foul Play", 1973), Little Lord Fauntleroy (1976), Lillie (1978) as Patsy Cornwallis-West, Tales of the Unexpected (episode: "Pattern of Guilt", 1982), Chancer (1990), and Trainer (1991). She continues to do different roles and can be found on TV and stage. She is married to Chris Mann; they have a son, Rupert.
Partial filmography
- Nightmare (1964) - Janet
- Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) - Barbara
- Women in Love (1969) - Ursula Brangwen
- A Severed Head (1970) - Georgie Hands
- Pogled iz potkrovlija (1974) - Linda Channing
- Vampira (1974) - Angela
- Hedda (1975) - Thea Elvsted
- Valentino (1977) - Agnes Ayres
- Charlie Muffin (1979) - Edith
References
- ^ Stevens, Christopher (2010). Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams. John Murray. p. 401. ISBN 1-84854-195-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "I Never Wanted to Be a Woman In Love: As the BBC Updates a Classic Drama, Jennie Linden Reveals Why...", Daily Mail, 27 March 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Jennie Linden at IMDb
- Jennie Linden(Aveleyman)
- Use dmy dates from May 2013
- 1939 births
- 20th-century English actresses
- 21st-century English actresses
- Actresses from Sussex
- Alumni of the Central School of Speech and Drama
- English film actresses
- English stage actresses
- English television actresses
- Living people
- People from Worthing
- People educated at the Elmhurst School for Dance