Hildegard Neil
Biography
Hildegard Neil was an English actress who trained at RADA for two years after moving to England from South Africa in 1961. She made her television debut in 1963 in a BBC schools production of Julius Caesar, and for the following four decades she appeared mostly as a guest artist across many television series. Alongside that screen work she built a stage career, appearing in West End productions and touring shows. During the 1969 to 1970 season she was with the Royal Shakespeare Company, taking on several roles. In February 1971 she opened as Lady Macbeth in Ewan Hooper's production of Macbeth at the Greenwich Theatre. She also directed school productions, staging Much Ado about Nothing in 1971 and As You Like It in 1972 at Roan School for Girls. Neil died in 2023.
84years old at death
- Born Cape Town
- Died
- Star sign: TaurusLast day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
- Hildegard Hope Zimmermann (birth name)Also credited as Hildegarde Neil Blessed
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 13 years1970 to 1983
Every film, newest first
- 1983A Talent for MurderIMDb rating 6.2
- 1978The LegacyIMDb rating 5.8
- 1973A Touch of ClassIMDb rating 6.5
- 1972Antony and CleopatraIMDb rating 5.8
- 1970The Man Who Haunted HimselfIMDb rating 6.4
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Hildegard Neil shares two films with Freddie Jones, 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
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Melvin FrankDirector, 1 film, 1973
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Richard MarquandDirector, 1 film, 1978
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Basil DeardenDirector, 1 film, 1970
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