Rosalind Knight
Biography
Rosalind Knight was an English actress who worked in theater, film and television for seven decades. Born in London into a theatrical family, she studied at the Old Vic theater school and then worked as an assistant stage manager in Coventry and Ipswich before a producer spotted her and cast her in Blue Murder at St Trinian's (1957). She appeared in the Carry On films, playing Felicity Wheeler in Carry On Teacher (1959) and Nurse Nightingale in Carry On Nurse (1959). Her later screen work included Start the Revolution Without Me (1970), Prick Up Your Ears (1987) and Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998). On television she played Beryl in Gimme Gimme Gimme from 1999 to 2001 and Cynthia Goodman in Friday Night Dinner. She also worked in theater, including with the Royal Shakespeare Company and at the Royal Court and the Old Vic.
87years old at death
- Born Marylebone
- Died
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Rosalind Marie Knight (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 39 years1959 to 1998
Every film, newest first
- 1998Tess of the D'UrbervillesIMDb rating 7.6
- 1987Prick Up Your EarsIMDb rating 7.1
- 1970Start the Revolution Without MeIMDb rating 6.4
- 1959Carry On TeacherIMDb rating 6.2
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Big break
After an eight-month tour with the West of England Theatre Company, Knight was noticed by a producer, and that led to her playing a schoolgirl in Blue Murder at St Trinian's in 1957.
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Worked with
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Films together
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Gerald ThomasDirector, 1 film, 1959
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