Zena Walker

Zena Walker

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1934-03-07
Deathday: 2003-08-24 (69 years old)

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Biography

Zena Cecilia Walker (7 March 1934 – 24 August 2003) was an English actress in film, theatre and television. Walker was born in the Selly Oak district of Birmingham, the daughter of George Walker, a grocer, and his wife Elizabeth Louise (née Hammond). She attended St. Martin's School in Solihull, and then went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

She appeared twice in the TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood, the second time in the 1958 episode "Women's War".

In 1960, she starred in a TV adaptation of A. J. Cronin's novel The Citadel.

Her most memorable performance is considered that of a mother in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1969), a black comedy by Peter Nichols, adapted from his stage play, about a disabled child. For her performance in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg on Broadway, Walker won the 1968 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play.

She was a memorable Ophelia in Hamlet (opposite Paul Scofield in the title role), and appeared as Her Ladyship in the film version of Ronald Harwood's play The Dresser (1983). Between 1970 and 1972, she appeared in the television series Man at the Top as Susan Lampton. She had a small role in the first series of New Tricks, playing Mrs Dubrovsky.

Walker married three times. Her first two husbands were actors: Robert Urquhart, with whom she had two children, and later Julian Holloway. Her third husband was John French, a theatrical agent, who survived her. She died in 2003 in Brockenhurst, Hampshire, aged 69, from undisclosed causes. Her last role was as the messenger in Oedipus.

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Filmography

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Movies 24

TV Shows 23

self 1

Doris Deeping
Rosemary & Thyme

Rosemary & Thyme (2003)

TV
Mary Melchett
Peak Practice

Peak Practice (1993)

TV
Ellen Birley
Heartbeat

Heartbeat (1992)

TV
9
Vanda Chevenix
Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)

TV
6.24
Her Ladyship
The Dresser

The Dresser (1983)

Movie
Number 10

Number 10 (1983)

TV
Dead Ernest

Dead Ernest (1982)

TV
Sophie
Random Moments in a May Garden

Random Moments in a May Garden (1981)

Movie
Mary Purser
C2H5OH

C2H5OH (1980)

Movie
Helen Halliday
The Sun Trap

The Sun Trap (1980)

TV
Dr. Barbara Moore
That Crazy Woman

That Crazy Woman (1980)

Movie
Vera - 'Private View'
Sorry...

Sorry... (1978)

Movie
Gina Reynolds
Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller (1978)

TV
Mrs Lambert
A Collier's Friday Night

A Collier's Friday Night (1976)

Movie
Laura
The Likely Lads

The Likely Lads (1976)

Movie
Lavinia
Baby Blues

Baby Blues (1973)

Movie
Betty Drew
Thriller

Thriller (1973)

TV
Actress in After Liverpool / Mrs. Lansdowne in Marriages
Full House

Full House (1972)

TV
Bridget
A Splinter of Ice

A Splinter of Ice (1972)

Movie
Iris
Great Performances

Great Performances (1971)

TV
1
Susan Lampton
Man at the Top

Man at the Top (1970)

TV
Mrs. Cromwell
Cromwell

Cromwell (1970)

Movie
Victoria Hackett
Albert and Victoria

Albert and Victoria (1970)

TV
Hilda Greening
The Reckoning

The Reckoning (1970)

Movie
Eileen Forbes
The Last Shot You Hear

The Last Shot You Hear (1969)

Movie
Peg
ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV
Janet Portland
The Prisoner

The Prisoner (1967)

TV
6
Callan

Callan (1967)

TV
Anna Arkwright
Change Partners

Change Partners (1965)

Movie
Janet Carswell
Troubled Waters

Troubled Waters (1964)

Movie
Daylight Robbery

Daylight Robbery (1964)

Movie
Mildred Birkett
Girl in the Headlines

Girl in the Headlines (1963)

Movie
Rachel Strang
The Chocolate Tree

The Chocolate Tree (1963)

Movie
Aunt Jane
Sammy Going South

Sammy Going South (1963)

Movie
Kay Mason
The Marked One

The Marked One (1963)

Movie
Annette Lane
The Traitors

The Traitors (1962)

Movie
Joan Bell
Emergency

Emergency (1962)

Movie
Julie Hargis
The Hellions

The Hellions (1961)

Movie
Belinda
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67 (1961)

TV
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play (1960)

TV
Ginny
Danger Tomorrow

Danger Tomorrow (1960)

Movie
Mary Donovan
Snowball

Snowball (1960)

Movie
Miss Bella Wilfer / Mrs. Bella Rokesmith
Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend (1958)

TV
Lady Angela
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956)

TV
Self - Nominee
Tony Awards

Tony Awards (1956)

TV
1
Gwen / Jennifer Philipson / Martine
Television Playhouse

Television Playhouse (1955)

TV
Charlotte / Francine / Gabrielle
Paris 1900

Paris 1900

TV

Ratings

Average 5.13
Based on 97.3 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1967
2003
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1934-03-07

Deathday
2003-08-24 (69 years old)

Birth Place
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Awards
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play


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