Rachel Bell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1950 (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Biography
Rachel Bell (born 1950) is an English actress. Bell has many television credits to her name and has been associated as a long-running character with three series: Margaret Holmes in Grange Hill (1997–2002); Edith Pilchester in The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993); and Louise, the overbearing chair of the divorcee support group in Dear John (1986–1987). She also appeared in the Doctor Who story The Happiness Patrol (1988) and the Only Fools and Horses episode "To Hull and Back" (1985). Her films include Sweet William (1980), Red Mercury (2005) and the 2008 Keira Knightley film, The Edge Of Love. In 2010 she played Hyacinth Bucket in a theatrical adaptation of the BBC situation comedy Keeping Up Appearances that toured the UK. In 2017 she took on the recurring role of Eve Haskey, mother of doctor Al Haskey, in the BBC daily drama series Doctors. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
Filmography
Sister Boniface Mysteries
TV · as Sister Helena · 1 ep
Mrs Biggs
TV · as Mary · 1 ep
From Time to Time
Movie · as Perkins
Red Mercury
Movie · as Mrs Iqbal
Mary
Movie · as (uncredited)
More Great Comedy Moments
Movie · as Louise (archive footage)
Superstition
Movie · as Forewoman of the Jury
Murder in Mind
TV · as Eleanor Bailey · 1 ep
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Mrs. Hunnicutt · 1 ep
One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom of the Witch
Movie · as Lorna
The Darling Buds of May
TV · as Edith Pilchester · 16 eps
Night Voice
Movie · as Annie Jonas
The Upper Hand
TV · as Carol Greenaway, Interior Decorator · 1 ep
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV · as Mrs Nicoletis · 1 ep
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
Movie · as Priscilla P
Song of Experience
Movie · as Mrs. Lumb
Dear John
TV · as Louise · 14 eps
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
TV · as Jennifer Fortescue · 2 eps
Home to Roost
TV · as Violet Blackett · 1 ep
The Magnificent Evans
TV · 1 ep
Chance of a Lifetime
Movie · as School secretary
Shoestring
TV · as Ruth · 1 ep
Disraeli
TV · as Clara Bolton · 1 ep
Grange Hill
TV · as Mrs. Holmes · 78 eps
Second City Firsts
TV · as Rosie · 1 ep
Doctor Who
TV · as Priscilla P. · 3 eps