Lynn Farleigh

Acting

Lynn Farleigh

Born May 3, 1942Bristol, England67 credits

Lynn Farleigh, a Bristolian, trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama and began her career in rep at Salisbury. She has worked many times for the ESC, the RSC and the National Theatre, recently in the acclaimed production of “Three Days in the Country”. Shakespeare roles include Helena in All's Well That Ends Well, Viola , Hermione, Lady Anne, Titania, Portia and Lady Macbeth. Much television work includes Steptoe and Son, Pride and Prejudice, Finney, Out, Wycliffe (as Helen), Midsomer Murders, and more recently in Vera, Lightfields, Casualty, EastEnders and Silent Witness. Lynn works with students and young actors and has directed eight plays for the British American Drama Academy, the most recent was her version of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time”. She lives in north Oxfordshire with her actor husband and a very elderly but demanding three-legged cat, Lucie!

Known For

Filmography

The Flash
2023The Flash
as JudgeMovie
Grace
2021Grace
as Alma StarrTV
Vera
2011Vera
as Valerie FurlowTV
Sherlock
2010Sherlock
as Professor CairnsTV
W
2009Waving at Trains
as Annabelle WarrenMovie
Miss Potter
2006Miss Potter
as Lady SybilMovie
Peep Show
2003Peep Show
as Pam CorriganTV
A
2000Attachments
as Dr Heather GreenTV
Bad Girls
1999Bad Girls
as Mrs WilliamsTV
FairyTale: A True Story
1997FairyTale: A True Story
as Mrs. Thornton, the TeacherMovie
The Ice House
1997The Ice House
as Mrs. ThompsonTV
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murders
as Sonia MadrigalTV
Silent Witness
1996Silent Witness
as Ann CunninghamTV
Pride and Prejudice
1995Pride and Prejudice
as Mrs PhillipsTV
Finney
1994Finney
as Mary FinneyTV
Wycliffe
1994Wycliffe
as Helen WycliffeTV
Peak Practice
1993Peak Practice
as Moira PearceTV
Tales from Hollywood
1992Tales from Hollywood
as Helene WeigelMovie
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeat
as Mary RadcliffeTV
Performance
1991Performance
as Helene WeigelTV
Heartland
1989Heartland
as RachelMovie
Border
1988Border
as Mrs FialovaMovie
Wish Me Luck
1988Wish Me Luck
as Vivien AshtonTV
Fighting Back
1986Fighting Back
as Barbara MerrickMovie
Coming Through
1985Coming Through
as Lydia LawrenceMovie
Lovers of Their Time
1982Lovers of Their Time
as Hilda BrittMovie
The Workshop
1982The Workshop
as SimoneMovie
Bergerac
1981Bergerac
as Joan GrantTV
A
1981A Ferry Ride Away
as Heather MassieMovie
Antony & Cleopatra
1981Antony & Cleopatra
as OctaviaMovie
Clapperclaw
1981Clapperclaw
as LornaMovie
Fothergill
1981Fothergill
as KateMovie
A Walk in the Forest
1980A Walk in the Forest
as Catherine ClementsMovie
The Word
1978The Word
as Valerie HughsTV
Watership Down
1978Watership Down
as Cat (voice)Movie
Out
1978Out
as Anne RossTV
Scorpion Tales
1978Scorpion Tales
as Virginia WardTV
Bill Brand
1976Bill Brand
as Miriam BrandTV
Fall of Eagles
1974Fall of Eagles
as KrupskayaTV
Playhouse
1974Playhouse
as KateTV
Voices
1973Voices
as The MotherMovie
Justice
1971Justice
as Muriel ParkerTV
Deathday
1971Deathday
as Lydia CrosseMovie
T
1970The Rivals
as JuliaMovie
A
1970A Man for Loving
as Isobel FrancisMovie
ITV Playhouse
1967ITV Playhouse
as Miss Charlotte PlummerTV
Out of the Unknown
1965Out of the Unknown
as Lydia CrosseTV
Public Eye
1965Public Eye
as Valerie PrattTV