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Acting

Rachel Kempson

Career: Active from 1946 to 1991, with a break from 1947 to 1964, busiest in 1969 and 1980 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles: 11
top three billing

Average score: 63/100

Highest rated: Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Rachel Kempson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.7, average 5.4
Adrenaline
3.3, average 4.8
Violence
2.8, average 4.1
Pop Culture
1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 3
Coming-of-Age 2
Forbidden Love 2
Period Drama 2
Classic Literature Adaptation 2
Victorian Era 2
Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1990s

5 titles · average score 53

Déjà Vu

63

as Skelly's Mother

Uncle Vanya

as Mariya Vasilyevna

Performance

TV show · as Mariya Vasilyevna

For the Greater Good

TV show · as Dame Margaret Delysia

Lorna Doone

43

as Lady Dugal

1980s

12 titles · average score 68

She's Been Away

65

as Matilda

Stealing Heaven

68

as Prioress

Worlds Beyond

TV show · as Alice Pearcy

Out of Africa

69

as Lady Belfield

The Black Tower

72

TV show · as Grace Willison

The Jewel in the Crown

74

TV show · as Lady Manners

Camille

51

as Hortense

as Amelia

Blunt Instrument

as Mrs. Miller

Little Lord Fauntleroy

75

as Lady Lorradaile

Jude

as Louisa

Kate: The Good Neighbour

as Kate Dawson

1970s

15 titles · average score 73

Tales of the Unexpected

72

TV show · as Mrs Mason / Nell Bridges

The Winter Ladies

as Miss Ives

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

78

as Duchess of Marlborough

Playhouse

TV show · as Mrs. Brooke

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

74

TV show · as Duchess of Marlborough

as Miss Wills

Country Matters

TV show · as Miss Wills

The House on Highbury Hill

as Mrs. Anderson

Elizabeth R

80

TV show · as Kat Ashley

Jane Eyre

61

as Mrs. Fairfax

Play for Today

72

TV show · as Louisa / Mrs. Anderson

Tales of Unease

TV show · as Sarah

1960s

20 titles · average score 64

Suspect

as Phyllis Segal

The Virgin Soldiers

55

as Mrs Raskin

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV show · as Celia Lavender

Two Gentlemen Sharing

as Mrs. Ashby-Kydd

The Expert

TV show · as Miss Daley

ITV Playhouse

TV show · as Phyllis Segal / Amelia

Georgy Girl

74

as Ellen Leamington

Grand Prix

80

as Mrs. Stoddard

Curse of the Fly

42

as Madame Fournier

BBC Play of the Month

61

TV show · as Fraulein von Kesten / Ruth Wilcox

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV show · as Caroline / Miss Winton

The Wednesday Play

TV show · as Phyllis Brendon

1950s

3 titles · average score 69

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

73

TV show · as Helen Rune

Armchair Theatre

68

TV show · as Lady Byass / Mary Racey

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

67

as Mrs. Waltby

1940s

2 titles · average score 68

A Woman's Vengeance

70

as Emily Maurier

The Captive Heart

67

as Celia Mitchell