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Jenny Laird(1912-2001)

  • Actress
  • Writer
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Jenny Laird in All Creatures Great & Small (1978)
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Black Narcissus (1947)
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Jenny Laird was born on 13 February 1912 in Chorlton, Manchester, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Black Narcissus (1947), The Forsyte Saga (1967) and Doctor Who (1963). She was married to John Fernald. She died on 31 October 2001 in Camden, London, England, UK.
BornFebruary 13, 1912
DiedOctober 31, 2001(89)
BornFebruary 13, 1912
DiedOctober 31, 2001(89)
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Known for

Deborah Kerr in Black Narcissus (1947)
Black Narcissus
7.7
  • Sister Honey
  • 1947
The Forsyte Saga (1967)
The Forsyte Saga
8.4
TV Series
  • Mrs. Heron
  • Mrs Heron
Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
Doctor Who
8.4
TV Series
  • Neska
Just William (1940)
Just William
5.9
  • Ethel Brown
  • 1940

Credits

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Actress

  • John Thaw and Kevin Whately in Inspector Morse (1987)
    Inspector Morse
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Keelan
    • 1991
  • Peter Davison, Carol Drinkwater, Robert Hardy, and Christopher Timothy in All Creatures Great & Small (1978)
    All Creatures Great & Small
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Whithorn
    • 1988
  • Peter Cushing and John Mills in Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death (1984)
    Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Hudson
    • 1984
  • Hammer House of Horror (1980)
    Hammer House of Horror
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Roberts
    • 1980
  • Christopher Benjamin and John Normington in Spy! (1980)
    Spy!
    TV Series
    • Frau Pohl
    • 1980
  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
    The BBC Television Shakespeare
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Lady Northumberland
    • 1979
  • David Gwillim in Henry IV Part II (1979)
    Henry IV Part II
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Lady Northumberland
    • 1979
  • A Family Affair (1979)
    A Family Affair
    6.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Matron
    • 1979
  • Michael Culver, Jan Francis, Juliet Hammond, Terrence Hardiman, Bernard Hepton, Angela Richards, Clifford Rose, and Stephen Yardley in Secret Army (1977)
    Secret Army
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Else Lambrichts
    • 1978
  • Francesca Annis in Lillie (1978)
    Lillie
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Mrs. Stratton
    • 1978
  • 1990 (1977)
    1990
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Brooks
    • 1978
  • Googie Withers in Within These Walls (1974)
    Within These Walls
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Elspeth McIntosh
    • 1975
  • Anthony Valentine, Margaret Lockwood, and John Stone in Justice (1971)
    Justice
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Betty Watson
    • 1974
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Neska
    • 1974
  • Robert Urquhart in The Aweful Mr. Goodall (1974)
    The Aweful Mr. Goodall
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Robson
    • 1974

Writer

  • Saturday Playhouse (1958)
    Saturday Playhouse
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1958
  • And No Birds Sing
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1951

Videos1

Black Narcissus
Trailer 2:35
Black Narcissus

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • February 13, 1912
    • Chorlton, Manchester, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 31, 2001
    • Camden, London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • John Fernald1942 - April 2, 1985 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Her play, "Ballad Hunter", was performed at Chicago Dramatists in Chicago, Illinois with Andrea Washburn and Ann Whitney in the cast.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Her play, "Ballad Hunter", at the Chicago Dramatists Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, was nominated for a 2000 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work.

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