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Southern Rhodesian actress

Rowena Cooper
BornRosemary Rowena Cooper
1935 (age 88–89)
Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
NationalityBritish
Other namesR. R. Cooper
OccupationActress
Spouse Terrence Hardiman ​ ​(m. 1964; died 2023)​

Rosemary Rowena Cooper (born 1935) is a British actress.

She began her career in 1956, joining the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary. In 1959 she joined the Dundee Repertory Theatre Company and went on to have an extensive career, primarily in British television, for over 50 years. Cooper starred in The Rag Trade as Mrs Fenner.

Select filmography in television

Year Title Role Notes
1974–78 Crown Court
1975–92 Rumpole of the Bailey Marguerite "Matey" Ballard Series 5–7
1978 Going Straight Shirley Chapman Probation Officer
1982 The Bell Mrs. Mark 6 episodes
1983 Goodnight and God Bless Audrey 2 episodes
1984 Cockles Masha Barrington-Pyke 1 episode
1987 Have His Carcase Mrs. Weldon 4 episodes
1987 The New Statesman Norman/Norma Bormann
1987 Victoria Wood as Seen on TV 1 episode
1991 Dr Finlay Mrs McKinney 1 episode
1997 Goodnight Sweetheart Mrs Bamford
1998 Jinnah Lady Willingdon
2000 - 2003 Down to Earth (2000 TV series) Mac
2001 Spaced Mrs Topp, Brian's mother
2001 A Is for Acid Henrietta Helen Olive Robarts Durand-Deacon
2010 The Sarah Jane Adventures Angela Lost in Time

Personal life

She married actor Terrence Hardiman in 1964; they remained together until his death in 2023.

Notes

  1. "FreeBMD Entry Info".
  2. Carleton Hobbs Bursary winners at BBC.co.uk, accessed 23 January 2018
  3. "UK TV Guide". Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  4. "Brit Movie". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  5. "CBBC - The Sarah Jane Adventures, Series 4, Lost in Time: Part 2". BBC. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. Photo of Hardiman and Cooper in role
  7. "The Demon Headmaster star Terrence Hardiman dies aged 86". The Independent. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

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