Barbara Rafferty
Biography
Barbara Rafferty is a Scottish actress born in Clydebank in 1950. In her early career she was credited as Barbara Ann Brown. She played Ella Cotter on the BBC Two sitcom Rab C Nesbitt from 1990 to 1999, returning for revivals in 2008, 2011, and 2014. Her other television work includes the BBC Scotland soap opera River City, where she played both Shirley Henderson and Bernie O'Hara, and the mystery series Hamish Macbeth, in which she took the part of pub landlady Agnes Meldrum. In 1988 she replaced Muriel Romanes as Alice Taylor in Take The High Road. She also played Grandma Mainland in the CBeebies series Katie Morag. On film, she played Mrs. Garrigan in The Last King of Scotland (2006).
76years old
Turns 77 on January 15in 64 days
- Born Glasgow
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 42 years1973 to 2015
Every film, newest first
- 2015The Legend of Barney ThomsonIMDb rating 6.3
- 2011Perfect SenseIMDb rating 7.0
- 2006The Last King of ScotlandIMDb rating 7.6
- 1973The Wicker ManIMDb rating 7.5
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About the name
Early in her acting career, Rafferty received credit under the name Barbara Ann Brown, the name she was credited as during that period of her work as an actress.
Barbara Rafferty movies on Netflix
The Legend of Barney Thomsonas Jean Monkrieff
Perfect Senseas Woman in Car Park
The Last King of Scotlandas Mrs. Garrigan
The Wicker Manas Woman with Baby
Worked with
Barbara Rafferty shares two films with Juliet Cadzow, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Juliet Cadzow2 films together, 1973 to 2011
Juliet Cadzow's page Perfect Sense2011IMDb rating 7.0Rafferty as Woman in Car ParkCadzow as Wife at Grave
The Wicker Man1973IMDb rating 7.5Rafferty as Woman with BabyCadzow as Villager
Christopher Lee1 film together, 1973
Christopher Lee's page The Wicker Man1973IMDb rating 7.5Rafferty as Woman with BabyLee as Lord Summerisle
Forest Whitaker1 film together, 2006
Forest Whitaker's page The Last King of Scotland2006IMDb rating 7.6Rafferty as Mrs. GarriganWhitaker as Idi Amin
Ewan McGregor1 film together, 2011
Ewan McGregor's page Perfect Sense2011IMDb rating 7.0Rafferty as Woman in Car ParkMcGregor as Michael
Emma Thompson1 film together, 2015
Emma Thompson's page The Legend of Barney Thomson2015IMDb rating 6.3Rafferty as Jean MonkrieffThompson as Cemolina
Ray Winstone1 film together, 2015
Ray Winstone's page The Legend of Barney Thomson2015IMDb rating 6.3Rafferty as Jean MonkrieffWinstone as Detective Inspector Holdall
Kevin MacdonaldDirector, 1 film, 2006
All films by Kevin Macdonald The Last King of Scotland2006IMDb rating 7.6Rafferty as Mrs. Garrigan
Robin HardyDirector, 1 film, 1973
All films by Robin Hardy The Wicker Man1973IMDb rating 7.5Rafferty as Woman with Baby
David MackenzieDirector, 1 film, 2011
All films by David Mackenzie Perfect Sense2011IMDb rating 7.0Rafferty as Woman in Car Park
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