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Lynn Farleigh

Lynn Farleigh

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

The Flash
The Flash
2023 • Judge
Tonight the World
Tonight the World
2019
Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings
Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings
2010 • Pam Corrigan
From Time to Time
From Time to Time
2009 • Gypsy
Waving at Trains
2009 • Annabelle Warren
Miss Potter
Miss Potter
2006 • Lady Sybil
FairyTale: A True Story
FairyTale: A True Story
1997 • Mrs. Thornton, the Teacher
Suffer The Little Children
Suffer The Little Children
1994 • Solicitor

Full filmography

The Flash
The Flash
2023 • Judge
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Waving at Trains
2009 • Annabelle Warren
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Miss Potter
Miss Potter
2006 • Lady Sybil
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FairyTale: A True Story
FairyTale: A True Story
1997 • Mrs. Thornton, the Teacher
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Tales from Hollywood
Tales from Hollywood
1992 • Helene Weigel
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Heartland
Heartland
1989 • Rachel
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Border
Border
1988 • Mrs Fialova
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Fighting Back
Fighting Back
1986 • Barbara Merrick
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Coming Through
Coming Through
1985 • Lydia Lawrence
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Lovers of Their Time
Lovers of Their Time
1982 • Hilda Britt
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The Workshop
The Workshop
1982 • Simone
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A Ferry Ride Away
1981 • Heather Massie
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Clapperclaw
Clapperclaw
1981 • Lorna
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A Walk in the Forest
A Walk in the Forest
1980 • Catherine Clements
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Watership Down
Watership Down
1978 • Cat (voice)
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Voices
Voices
1973 • The Mother
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Deathday
Deathday
1971 • Lydia Crosse
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The Rivals
1970 • Julia
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A Man for Loving
1970 • Isobel Francis
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Lynn Farleigh – Biography, Known For & Filmography