- Rosemary Nicols
Infobox actor
name = Rosemary Nicols
birthname = Rosemary Claxton
birthdate =October 28 1941
birthplace =United Kingdom Rosemary Nicols (born
October 28 1941 ) is a British actress, born Rosemary Claxton. She comes from a theatrical family and was the author of the 1967 book "The Loving Adventures of Jaby".She made appearances as a child actress, before studying at the
Central School of Speech and Drama . In the mid-60s she featured in the film "The Pleasure Girls " and on stage in "Fiddler on the Roof ". She appeared in numerous television series, such as "Undermind" (1965) and "Man in a Suitcase " (1968), but her best-known role was as computer expert Annabelle Hurst in the television series "Department S ". The experience seems not to have been an entirely happy one, not least because the character was fairly blandly drawn, and co-starPeter Wyngarde has hinted at a degree of mutual animosity Fact|date=May 2007.In the DVD set, Wyngarde narrates the episode "The Pied Piper of Hambledown". He mentions that he asked Nicols to rehearse, and she declined saying, "she doesn't rehearse." Wyngarde took this as a good addition to the character interplay to add a sharpness to their on screen relationship. Wyngarde sounded charmed by Nicols and said everyone on the set liked her.Later roles included Anna Sergeyevna in a 1971 adaptation of
Ivan Turgenev 's "Fathers and Sons ", and appearances in shows like "The Persuaders ", but Nicols was soon to give up acting; she married and moved toMalta to concentrate on writing.She subsequently moved to the United States and recently contributed to the documentary Wanna Watch a Television Series? Chapter One: Variations on a Theme, where she remembered her time on Department S.
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0630482/ Rosemary Nicols] at the
Internet Movie Database .
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