Virginia Wetherell
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Virginia Wetherell is an English
actress best known for her roles in Hammer horror films such as Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
(1971) and Demons of the Mind
(1972). Her other film appearances include Curse of the Crimson Altar
(1968), Stanley Kubrick
's A Clockwork Orange
(1971) and the television film Dracula (1973).
On television
, she was a regular cast member of The Troubleshooters as Julie Serres, and played Dyoni in the Doctor Who
serial The Daleks
.
Virginia Wetherell was married to actor Ralph Bates
from 1973 until his death from cancer in 1991. Both their children have acting careers; Daisy Bates
and William (Will) Bates.
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 best known for her roles in Hammer horror films such as Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde is a 1971 British film directed by Roy Ward Baker based on the short story Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film was made by British studio Hammer Film Productions and was their second adaptation of the story after their 1960 film The...
(1971) and Demons of the Mind
Demons of the Mind
Demons of the Mind is a British period horror film, produced by the Hammer studio. It was directed by Peter Sykes and its cinematographer was Arthur Grant. The cast includes Gillian Hills , Robert Hardy, Patrick Magee, Michael Hordern, and Shane Briant...
(1972). Her other film appearances include Curse of the Crimson Altar
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Curse of the Crimson Altar is a 1968 British horror film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, Barbara Steele and Mark Eden. The film was produced by Lewis M. Heyward for Tigon British Film Productions. The film was released as The Crimson Cult in the United States....
(1968), Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career...
's A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange (film)
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 film adaptation of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name. It was written, directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick...
(1971) and the television film Dracula (1973).
On television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, she was a regular cast member of The Troubleshooters as Julie Serres, and played Dyoni in the Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
serial The Daleks
The Daleks
The Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in seven weekly parts from 21 December 1963 to 1 February 1964...
.
Virginia Wetherell was married to actor Ralph Bates
Ralph Bates
Ralph Bates was an English film and television actor, known for his role in the British sitcom Dear John and for being one of Hammer Horror's best-known actors from the latter period of the company....
from 1973 until his death from cancer in 1991. Both their children have acting careers; Daisy Bates
Daisy Bates (actress)
Daisy Bates is a British actress.She was born in London, the daughter of Ralph Bates and actress Virginia Wetherell and also the sister of actor & musician Will Bates...
and William (Will) Bates.