Delena Kidd (born 11 February 1935) is an English actress who has appeared in numerous British television productions since the late 1950s. In recent years she is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Queen Adelaide in Victoria & Albert.

Biography

Her father was a doctor and her mother the actress Violet Ormonde. She attended Cheltenham Ladies' College, followed by the Central School of Speech and Drama where she won the Sybil Thorndike Prize. She then appeared in repertory theatre in Britain.

Career

Her television appearances include; The Four Just Men, Family Affairs, Time Trumpet, The Sweeney, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles and most recently Holby City in 2013. Her films include Room at the Top.

Personal life

She is married to the actor Gary Raymond. The couple met on a production at the Oxford Playhouse and 56 years later they again appeared on stage together in Oxford at the Burton Taylor Studio.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1959Room at the TopEva
2019In the TrapOld woman

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1955The Browning VersionMrs. GilbertTV film
1958ITV Television PlayhouseSally Rhodes"A Sense of Justice"
1958ITV Play of the WeekSheila Ray / Lady Caroline Dester"Mary Broome", "The Enchanted April"
1959The Third ManYvonne Chanteau"Dinner in Paris"
1960The Four Just MenIngrid Brandt"Crack-Up"
1960Saturday PlayhouseLorraine Sheldon"The Man Who Came to Dinner"
1960Armchair Mystery TheatreKate Lehmann"The Man with a Feather in His Hat"
1960BBC Sunday-Night PlayPat"The Song of a March Hare"
1960ITV Play of the WeekMargaret Winsor"Loyalties"
1960The CitadelToppy Le Roy"1.5"
1960No Hiding PlaceGloria"The Golden Clown"
1961Danger ManFranky"Name, Date and Place"
1961The AvengersVera Korsova"Girl on the Trapeze"
1961The Probation OfficerMrs. Cooper"2.39"
1961Echo Four TwoEffie Mead"First Day Out"
1961Top SecretJacquetta"After the Fair"
1961MaigretNina"Shadow Play"
1963Secret Beneath the SeaDr. Ellen CareyTV series
1963Friday NightPaddy Rogers"The Stop-Out"
1964No Hiding PlaceJanet Nelson"A Car Is Stolen"
1965It's Dark OutsideFleure Pitt"The Guilty World of Hosea Pitt"
1965UndermindNancy Long"Puppets of Evil"
1965The Wednesday PlaySonia"The Seven O'clock Crunch"
1965The Man in Room 17Pat Hardacre"Black Anniversary"
1965Out of the UnknownDr. Laura Denville"Some Lapse of Time"
1965ITV Play of the WeekOlive Chadwick"My Father's Keeper"
1966Public EyeLiz Lodge"All the Black Dresses She Wants"
1966The SpiesJanet"Full Pay and Funeral Expenses"
1968ITV PlayhouseRuth Kinsale"Murder: Killer's Odds"
1968DetectivePatricia Leggatt"The Unquiet Sleep"
1973Crown CourtJane Pardoe"Conduct Prejudicial: Part 3"
1974Centre PlayJean"Sweetheart"
1975Public EyePaula"Take No for an Answer"
1978The SweeneyMrs. Morris"One of Your Own"
1978Les MisérablesValjean's SisterTV film
1980–81TogetherSarah CunninghamMain role
1981MayburyPat Hardacre"Weekend"
1987The Two Mrs. GrenvillesTuchy BainbridgeTV miniseries
1987Strong MedicineFlora StedmanTV film
1991MinderBetty"The Odds Couple"
1994ScarlettLady MorlandTV miniseries
1995CasualtyAmy Gower"Lost Boys"
1997Family AffairsElsa GatesRecurring role
1997The MothPeggy WatersTV film
2001Gimmme 6Music Judge"London Calling", "Where Is Never, Never Land?"
2001Victoria & AlbertQueen AdelaideTV miniseries
2002DoctorsJudith Gordon"Cast the First Stone"
2004New TricksLily"Home Truths"
2006Time TrumpetVarious3 episodes
2011M.I. HighHilda"The Gran Master"
2013Holby CitySally Walken"Time Has Told Me"
2017Holby CityJoan Compton"Past Imperfect"

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