Portrait of Barbara Jefford

Acting

Barbara Jefford

Career

Active from 1965 to 2013, with a break from 2000 to 2012, busiest in 1983 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Philomena
Philomena
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barbara Jefford Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1
  • Crime
    2.7, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Forbidden Romance 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 76
Philomena
Philomena (2013)
GoodWatch score 81

as Sister Hildegarde

The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

as Collyer's Mother

2000s

1 title ยท average score 62
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary (2000)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Marquise

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 63
The Ninth Gate
The Ninth Gate (1999)
GoodWatch score 54

as Baroness Kessler

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Elizabeth Chettham / Barbara Drinkwater

A Village Affair
A Village Affair (1995)
GoodWatch score 44

as Lady Unwin

Where Angels Fear to Tread
Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. Herriton

The House of Eliott
The House of Eliott (1991)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Lady Lydia Eliott

1980s

10 titles ยท average score 69
Campion
Campion (1989)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mrs. Shannon

Reunion
Reunion (1989)
GoodWatch score 61

as Frau Strauss

When the Whales Came
When the Whales Came (1989)
GoodWatch score 64

as Auntie Mildred

Porterhouse Blue
Porterhouse Blue (1987)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Lady Mary

Claudia
Claudia (1985)

as Rosa

Time for Murder
Time for Murder (1985)

TV show ยท as Monica Dawes

And the Ship Sails On
And the Ship Sails On (1983)
GoodWatch score 79

as Ildebranda Cuffari

Nelly's Version
Nelly's Version (1983)

as Ms. Wyckham

Walter and June
Walter and June (1983)

as Walter's mother

Walter
Walter (1982)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sarah - Walter's mother

1970s

8 titles ยท average score 62
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
GoodWatch score 69

as Naomi (voice) (uncredited)

Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
GoodWatch score 48

as Magda Goebbels

Then and Now
Then and Now (1973)

TV show

The Visitors
The Visitors (1972)

TV show ยท as Sophie Bielska

Lust for a Vampire
Lust for a Vampire (1971)
GoodWatch score 42

as Countess Herritzen

Edna: The Inebriate Woman
Edna: The Inebriate Woman (1971)
GoodWatch score 78

as Josie, of 'Jesus Saves'

Justice
Justice (1971)

TV show ยท as Joyce Ramsdell

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Josie, of 'Jesus Saves'

1960s

17 titles ยท average score 69
Canterbury Tales
Canterbury Tales (1969)

TV show ยท as Wife of Bath

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hippolyta

Journey to the Unknown
Journey to the Unknown (1968)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Miss Belle Weston

The Shoes of the Fisherman
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dr. Ruth Faber

Ulysses
Ulysses (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

as Molly Bloom

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show ยท as Mrs. Erlynne

Thunderball
Thunderball (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

as Patricia Fearing (voice) (uncredited)

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland / Amy Hillcrist

The Man in Room 17
The Man in Room 17 (1965)

TV show ยท as Ursula Dallendorf

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show ยท as Ella Cartwright

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show ยท as Anna / Elizabeth Melville

From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love (1963)
GoodWatch score 82

as Tatiana Romanova (voice) (uncredited)

1950s

1 title ยท average score 75
Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Kate Hardcastle