Rachel Gurney

Rachel Gurney

Rachel Gurney (5 March 1920 – 24 November 2001) was an English actress who was best known for playing Lady Marjorie Bellamy in the ITV period drama "Upstairs, Downstairs".

Personal

Gurney married Denys Rhodes in 1946 but this ended in 1950 in divorce.

She died in Norfolk, England in 2001 from Alzheimer's disease.

Career

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Gurney performed in three broadway shows: "Major Barbara" in 1980; "The Dresser" in 1981-1982; and "Breaking the Code" in 1988.

Television

Besides her work on "Upstairs, Downstairs", Gurney also starred in TV shows such as "The Portrait of a Lady" (1968), "The Way We Live Now" (1969), "Fall of Eagles" (1974), "Lost Empires" (1986) and "Little Sir Nicholas" (1990).

Film

Gurney starred in films such as "Tom Brown's Schooldays" (1951) and "Funeral in Berlin" (1966).

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