Rowena Cooper

Rosemary Rowena Cooper, better known as Rowena Cooper is a British actress.

Rowena Cooper
Born
Rosemary Rowena Cooper[1]

1935
Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
(modern Harare, Zimbabwe)
NationalityBritish
Other namesR. R. Cooper
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Terence Hardiman (1964−)

She began her career in 1956, joining the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carlton Hobbs Bursary.[2] In 1959 she joined the Dundee Repertory Theatre Company and went on to have an extensive career, primarily in British television, for over 50 years.[3] Cooper starred in The Rag Trade as Mrs Fenner.

Select filmography in television
Year Title Role Notes
1974–78 Crown Court
1975–92 Rumpole of the Bailey Marguerite "Matey" Ballard[4] Series 5–7
1978 Going Straight Shirley Chapman Probation Officer
1982 The Bell Mrs. Mark 6 episodes
1983 Goodnight and God Bless Audrey 2 episodes
1984 Cockles Masha Barrington-Pyke 1 episode
1987 The New Statesman Norman/Norma Bormann
1987 Victoria Wood as Seen on TV 1 episode
1991 Dr Finlay Mrs McKinney 1 episode
1997 Goodnight Sweetheart Mrs Bamford
1998 Jinnah Lady Willingdon
2001 Spaced Mrs Topp, Brian's mother
2001 A Is for Acid Henrietta Helen Olive Robarts Durand-Deacon
2010 The Sarah Jane Adventures Angela Price[5] Lost in Time

Personal life

She married actor Terrence Hardiman in 1964.[6]

Notes
  1. https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=230061560:7939&d=bmd_1608022694
  2. Carlton Hobbs Bursary winners at BBC.co.uk, accessed 23 January 2018
  3. UK TV Guide
  4. Brit Movie
  5. Rowena Cooper at IMDb
  6. Photo of Hardiman and Cooper in role
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