Suzanne Bertish
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Suzanne C. Bertish is an English
actress.
A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company
, Bertish has appeared in many productions with them, including their marathon eight-and-a-half hour version of Charles Dickens
's The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
, in which she played three roles. She repeated these three roles in the 1982 television version of the complete play.
She was also seen in the BBC Television Shakespeare
production of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors
(1983) as Adriana. She has also played small roles in several films, including the Harrison Ford
vehicle Hanover Street, and the vampire film The Hunger. She had a recurring role as Eleni in the cable television
series Rome
(2005-7). In 2009 she had a role in a production of Breakfast at Tiffany's at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
.
She also appeared as a female Arnold Rimmer
(Arlene Rimmer), in an episode of Red Dwarf
, "Parallel Universe
" (1988).
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress.
A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs 700 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on tour across...
, Bertish has appeared in many productions with them, including their marathon eight-and-a-half hour version of Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
's The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (play)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is an eight-hour stage play, presented over two performances, adapted from the Charles Dickens novel of the same name by David Edgar. Directed by John Caird and Trevor Nunn, it opened on 5 June 1980 at the Aldwych Theatre in London. The music and lyrics...
, in which she played three roles. She repeated these three roles in the 1982 television version of the complete play.
She was also seen in the BBC Television Shakespeare
BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare was a set of television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, produced by the BBC between 1978 and 1985.-Origins:...
production of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. The Comedy of Errors is one of only two of Shakespeare's...
(1983) as Adriana. She has also played small roles in several films, including the Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford is an American film actor and producer. He is famous for his performances as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series. Ford is also known for his roles as Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, John Book in Witness and Jack Ryan in...
vehicle Hanover Street, and the vampire film The Hunger. She had a recurring role as Eleni in the cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
series Rome
Rome (TV series)
Rome is a British-American–Italian historical drama television series created by Bruno Heller, John Milius and William J. MacDonald. The show's two seasons premiered in 2005 and 2007, and were later released on DVD. Rome is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic...
(2005-7). In 2009 she had a role in a production of Breakfast at Tiffany's at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
Haymarket Theatre
The Theatre Royal Haymarket is a West End theatre in the Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in use...
.
She also appeared as a female Arnold Rimmer
Arnold Rimmer
Arnold Judas Rimmer is a fictional character in the science fiction situation comedy Red Dwarf, played by Chris Barrie. He is unpopular with his crew mates, and is often the target of insults or pranks...
(Arlene Rimmer), in an episode of Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf is a British comedy franchise which primarily comprises eight series of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999 and Dave from 2009–present. It gained cult following. It was created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, who also wrote the first six series...
, "Parallel Universe
Parallel Universe (Red Dwarf episode)
"Parallel Universe" is the sixth and last episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf series two, and the twelfth in the series run. It premiered on the British television channel BBC2 on 11 October 1988...
" (1988).
Actress
- 2010: Agatha Christie's PoirotAgatha Christie's PoirotAgatha Christie's Poirot is a British television drama that has aired on ITV since 1989. It stars David Suchet as Agatha Christie's fictional detective Hercule Poirot. It was originally made by LWT and is now made by ITV Studios...
.... Miss Milray (1 episode, 2010) - 2009: Die Päpstin .... Bishop Arnaldo
- 2009: Holy MoneyHoly MoneyHoly Money is the fourth studio album by the New York No Wave band Swans. The album was recorded in the same sessions as A Screw and Greed. It was later reissued on CD with the 3 tracks from the A Screw and then again with Greed and then once again with Greed, Cop, and Young God...
.... Charlotte - 2007: RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.... Eleni (14 episodes, 2005–2007) - 2007: Trial & RetributionTrial & RetributionTrial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police proceduraltelevision drama series that began in 1997. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series Prime Suspect. Each episode of the Trial & Retribution series is broadcast over two nights. The...
.... Ms Newburgh (1 episode, 2007) - 2005: Love SoupLove SoupLove Soup is a British television comedy-drama produced by the BBC and first screened on BBC One in the autumn of 2005. It stars Tamsin Greig as Alice Chenery and Michael Landes as Gil Raymond . The series is written by David Renwick of One Foot in the Grave fame, and was produced by Verity Lambert...
.... Sally (1 episode, 2005) - 2005: The Toybox .... Madeline Usher
- 2005: The Upside of AngerThe Upside of AngerThe Upside of Anger is a 2005 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Binder and set in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan...
.... Gina - 2004: Rosemary & ThymeRosemary & ThymeRosemary & Thyme is a British television mystery series that starred Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris as gardening detectives Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme. The show began on ITV in 2003, and the third series ended in August 2007...
.... Emma Standish (1 episode, 2004) - 2004: The GridThe GridThe Grid are an English electronic dance group, consisting of Richard Norris and David Ball , with guest contributions from other musicians...
TV mini-series .... Sarah Camfield (unknown episodes) - 2004: JudasJudas (film)Judas is a 2004 film depicting the intertwined lives of Judas Iscariot and Jesus. The story depicts Judas as having sympathetic motives, desiring to free the Jewish people from Roman rule.-Plot:...
(TV) .... Rohab - 2003: The Roman Spring of Mrs. StoneThe Roman Spring of Mrs. StoneThe Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone is a 1961 British film made by Seven Arts-Warner Bros. It was directed by José Quintero and produced by Louis De Rochemont with Lothar Wolff as associate producer. The screenplay was written by Gavin Lambert and Jan Read and based on the novel by Tennessee Williams...
(TV) .... Julia - 2003: The Commander (TV) .... Vivian Newburgh
- 2000: Silent WitnessSilent WitnessSilent Witness is a BBC crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in February 1996, the series is still airing to the present day, with a fifteenth series expected to air in January 2012. The series was...
.... Eva Horowitz (1 episode, 2000) - 1999: The Scarlet PimpernelThe Scarlet PimpernelThe Scarlet Pimpernel is a play and adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The story is a precursor to the "disguised superhero" tales such as Zorro and Batman....
.... La Touraine (1 episode, 1999) - 1999: The 13th WarriorThe 13th WarriorThe 13th Warrior is a 1999 historical fiction action film starring Antonio Banderas as Ahmad ibn Fadlan and Vladimir Kulich as Buliwyf; it is based on the novel Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton. It was directed by John McTiernan and an uncredited Crichton.The 13th Warrior is regarded as a...
.... Hulda - 1998: Coronation StreetCoronation StreetCoronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
.... Viv Fay (1 episode, 1998) - 1997: BentBent (film)Bent is a 1997 British/Japanese drama film directed by Sean Mathias, based on the 1979 play of the same name by Martin Sherman, who also wrote the screenplay. It revolves around the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany after the murder of Sturmabteilung leader Ernst Röhm on the Night of the...
.... Half-woman, half-man - 1997: Peak PracticePeak PracticePeak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time...
.... Dr. Brodie (1 episode, 1997) - 1996: Crimetime .... Lady Macbeth
- 1995: Absolutely FabulousAbsolutely FabulousAbsolutely Fabulous, also known as Ab Fab, is a British sitcom created by Jennifer Saunders, based on an original idea by her and Dawn French, and written by Saunders, who plays the leading character. It also stars Joanna Lumley and Julia Sawalha, along with June Whitfield and Jane Horrocks...
.... Gina (1 episode, 1995) - 1995: Thin Ice .... Lotte
- 1995: Space PrecinctSpace PrecinctSpace Precinct is a British television series that aired from 1994 to 1995 on Sky One and later on BBC Two in Britain, and in syndication in North America on the SyFy Channel....
.... Regina Baylek (1 episode, 1995) - 1994: Mr. BeanMr. BeanMr. Bean is a British comedy television programme series of 14 half-hour episodes written by and starring Rowan Atkinson as the title character. Different episodes were also written by Robin Driscoll, Richard Curtis and one by Ben Elton. The pilot episode was broadcast on ITV on 1 January 1990,...
.... Art Teacher (1 episode, 1994) - 1994: Love HurtsLove Hurts"Love Hurts" is the name of a song, written and composed by Boudleaux Bryant. First recorded by The Everly Brothers in July 1960, the song is also well known from a 1975 international hit version by the rock band Nazareth and in the UK by a top 5 hit in 1975 by Jim Capaldi.The song was introduced...
.... Mirav Levison (4 episodes, 1994) - 1993: Screen OneScreen OneScreen One is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 between 1989 to 1993.Following the demise of the BBC's Play For Today which ran from 1970 to 1984, producer Kenneth Trodd was asked to formulate a new series of one-off television dramas...
.... Rosa Klein (1 episode, 1993) - 1993: 15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight (TV) .... Margaret Harris
- 1993: Lifestories: Families in CrisisLifestories: Families in CrisisLifestories: Families in Crisis is an American drama television series that premiered on HBO on August 1, 1992.-The show:Lifestories: Families in Crisis deals with major issues involving individuals, mostly teenagers and young adults. The stories usually ended with the real person on which the...
.... Dean Stellar (1 episode, 1993) - 1992: Shakespeare: The Animated TalesShakespeare: the Animated Talesthumb|right|[[Banquo]] and [[Fleance]] from the "Macbeth" episode. Shakespeare: The Animated Tales comprised two six-part television series, first broadcast in 1992 and 1994...
.... Titania (1 episode, 1992) - 1992: Venice/VeniceVenice/VeniceVenice/Venice is an American film starring Henry Jaglom, Nelly Alard, Melissa Leo, Suzanne Bertish, Daphna Kastner, David Duchovny, John Landis and written and directed by Henry Jaglom.-Plot:...
.... Carlotta - 1990: CasualtyCasualty (TV series)Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
.... Caroline Collier (1 episode, 1990) - 1990: The MonkThe MonkThe Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796. It was written before the author turned 20, in the space of 10 weeks.-Characters:...
.... Sister Mariana - 1989: The BillThe BillThe Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
.... Dr. Reece (1 episode, 1989) - 1989: A Day in SummerA Day in SummerA Day in Summer is the first novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1963. The story is set in the fictional village of Great Minden where Peplow arrives to seek retribution for the death of his son....
(TV) .... Georgina - 1988: Red DwarfRed DwarfRed Dwarf is a British comedy franchise which primarily comprises eight series of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999 and Dave from 2009–present. It gained cult following. It was created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, who also wrote the first six series...
.... Arlene Rimmer (1 episode, 1988) - 1988: Inspector MorseInspector Morse (TV series)Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis. Dexter makes a cameo appearance in all but three of the episodes....
.... Cheryl Baines (1 episode, 1988) - 1988: The Modern World: Ten Great Writers .... Rebekka West (1 episode, 1988)
- 1987: Hearts of FireHearts of FireHearts of Fire is a 1987 American musical drama film starring Bob Dylan, Fiona Flanagan and Rupert Everett. The film was essentially a vehicle for Dylan based on his success as a rock musician...
.... Anne Ashton - 1986: Girls on TopGirls on TopGirls on Top is BoA's 5th album in Korean. A "MOTO" repackaging was released on August 25, 2005. Girls on Top has sold 115,000 copies in 2005. It placed #10 on the sales for albums of that year...
.... RSC Actress 1 (1 episode, 1986) - 1986: Ladies in Charge .... Clara Cane (1 episode, 1986)
- 1986: Lenny Henry Tonite (1 episode, 1986)
- 1984: Shine on Harvey MoonShine on Harvey MoonShine on Harvey Moon is a British television series made by Central Television for ITV from 8 January 1982 to 23 August 1985 and briefly revived in 1995 by Meridian....
.... Frieda Gottlieb (17 episodes, 1984–1985) - 1984: Freud TV mini-series .... Minna Bernays
- 1984: Play for TodayPlay for TodayPlay for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted...
.... Alice Durkow (1 episode, 1984) - 1983: The Comedy of ErrorsThe Comedy of ErrorsThe Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. The Comedy of Errors is one of only two of Shakespeare's...
(TV) .... Adriana - 1983: The Hunger .... Phyllis
- 1983: To the LighthouseTo the LighthouseTo the Lighthouse is a novel by Virginia Woolf. A novel set on the Ramsays and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920, it skilfully manipulates temporal and psychological elements....
(TV) .... Lily Briscoe - 1982: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyNicholas Nickleby; or, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is a novel by Charles Dickens. Originally published as a serial from 1838 to 1839, it was Dickens' third novel....
.... Fanny Squeers / ... (2 episodes, 1982) - 1982: Shakespeare Lives! TV series
- 1981: The Three SistersThree Sisters (play)Three Sisters is a play by Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov, perhaps partially inspired by the situation of the three Brontë sisters, but most probably by the three Zimmermann sisters in Perm...
(TV) .... Masha - 1981: MayburyMayburyMaybury is an area on the western edge of Edinburgh, Scotland, near South Gyle and Ingliston, named after the civil engineer Sir Henry Maybury ....
.... Julia Charlton (1 episode, 1981) - 1979: ITV PlayhouseITV PlayhouseITV Playhouse was a UK comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhys Adrian and Alan Sharp. The series began in black and white, but was later shot in colour and was produced by various companies for the ITV network, a...
.... Lena (1 episode, 1979) - 1979: Hanover Street .... The French Girl
- 1979: BBC Play of the Month .... Kate Croy (1 episode, 1979)
- 1978: Armchair ThrillerArmchair ThrillerArmchair Thriller is a British television programme, broadcast on ITV in two series in 1978 and 1980. Owing something to some of the off-shoots of the earlier Armchair Theatre, the new series used scripts adapted from published novels and stories. Although not properly a horror series it included...
.... Clare Omney (3 episodes, 1978)