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Judy Parfitt

Judy Parfitt

12 movies on Netflix

Biography

Judy Parfitt is an English actress of stage, film, and television who studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began her career in repertory theater in 1954. She was born in Sheffield in 1935, and her first film work came in the 1950s, with a supporting part in the BBC serial David Copperfield and a role in Tony Richardson's 1969 Hamlet. She played Lady Catherine de Bourgh in a 1980 television version of Pride and Prejudice, and her performance as Mildred Layton in The Jewel in the Crown earned a first BAFTA nomination. Her films include Maurice (1987), Dolores Claiborne (1995), Wilde (1997), Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998) and Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), the last bringing a BAFTA supporting actress nomination. She was also nominated for Satellite Awards for Little Dorrit and for Call the Midwife, in which she plays Sister Monica Joan.

90years old

Turns 91 on November 7in 24 days

  • Born Sheffield
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Judy Catherine Claire Parfitt (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
12
Career span
41 years1970 to 2011

Genres

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  1. Early training

    Parfitt attended Notre Dame High School for Girls as a teenager, then studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she graduated in 1953.

  2. First role

    Parfitt started her career in theater in 1954. That year she appeared in a production of Fools Rush In at the Amersham Repertory Company.

Judy Parfitt movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Dolores Claiborne1995 Crime, Drama, Mysteryas Vera Donovan

    IMDb rating 7.454K votes

  2. Girl with a Pearl Earring2003 Biography, Drama, Romanceas Maria Thins

    IMDb rating 6.985K votes

  3. Ever After: A Cinderella Story1998as Queen Marie

    IMDb rating 7.187K votes

  4. Wilde1997as Lady Mount-Temple

    IMDb rating 6.918K votes

  5. Maurice1987as Mrs. Durham

    IMDb rating 7.628K votes

  6. King Ralph1991as Queen Katherine of Finland

    IMDb rating 5.418K votes

  7. W.E.2011as Queen Mary

    IMDb rating 6.214K votes

  8. Dean Spanley2008as Mr. Brimley

    IMDb rating 7.24.1K votes

Most often with

Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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John Hurt, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with John HurtTom Wilkinson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Tom WilkinsonPeter O'Toole, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Peter O'TooleJames D'Arcy, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with James D'ArcyPatrick Godfrey, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Patrick GodfreyPeter Barkworth, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Peter Barkworth

Films together

  • John Hurt2 films together, 1984 to 1991
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    • King Ralph1991IMDb rating 5.4Parfitt as Queen Katherine of FinlandHurt as Lord Percival Graves
    • Champions1984IMDb rating 6.5Parfitt as Dr. MerrowHurt as Bob Champion
  • Tom Wilkinson2 films together, 1997 to 2003
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    • Girl with a Pearl Earring2003IMDb rating 6.9Parfitt as Maria ThinsWilkinson as Van Ruijven
    • Wilde1997IMDb rating 6.9Parfitt as Lady Mount-TempleWilkinson as Marquess of Queensberry
  • Peter O'Toole2 films together, 1991 to 2008
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    • Dean Spanley2008IMDb rating 7.2Parfitt as Mr. BrimleyO'Toole as Fisk Senior
    • King Ralph1991IMDb rating 5.4Parfitt as Queen Katherine of FinlandO'Toole as Sir Cedric Charles Willingham
  • James D'Arcy2 films together, 1997 to 2011
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    • W.E.2011IMDb rating 6.2Parfitt as Queen MaryD'Arcy as Edward
    • Wilde1997IMDb rating 6.9Parfitt as Lady Mount-TempleD'Arcy as First Friend
  • Patrick Godfrey2 films together, 1987 to 1998
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  • Peter Barkworth2 films together, 1984 to 1997
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    • Wilde1997IMDb rating 6.9Parfitt as Lady Mount-TempleBarkworth as Charles Gill
    • Champions1984IMDb rating 6.5Parfitt as Dr. MerrowBarkworth as Nick Embiricos

Box office

What Judy Parfitt's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$237 million

8 of the 12 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 12 films: 8 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 figure not found.

  • 8Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

Ever After: A Cinderella Story1998as Queen Marie$98.0 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Ever After: A Cinderella Story1998as Queen Marie
    $98M41.4% of the total
  2. 2
    King Ralph1991as Queen Katherine of Finland
    $52M22.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Dolores Claiborne1995as Vera Donovan
    $46M19.6% of the total
  4. 4
    Girl with a Pearl Earring2003as Maria Thins
    $33M14.0% of the total
  5. 5
    Maurice1987as Mrs. Durham
    $2.4M1.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Wilde1997as Lady Mount-Temple
    $2.2M0.9% of the total
  7. 7
    W.E.2011as Queen Mary
    $2.0M0.9% of the total
  8. 8
    The Moth Diaries2011as Mrs. Rood
    $4K0.0% of the total

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