Biography
Angharad Rees was a London-born Welsh actress and, later, jewellery designer, best known for her British television roles during the 1970s and in particular her leading role as Demelza in the 1970s BBC TV costume drama "Poldark".
Her father was a prominent Welsh psychiatrist Linford Rees (William Linford Llewellyn Rees) and mother Catherine Thomas.
When she was two, in 1946, her family returned to Wales to live into Cardiff. Rees studied at the Sorbonne in Paris for two terms and the Rose Bruford Drama College in Kent, England. She also studied at the University of Madrid and taught English in Spain before acting in repertory theatre in England.
On 18 September 1973, Rees married the actor Christopher Cazenove. They had two sons: Linford James and Rhys William. Linford was killed in a car accident on the M11 motorway in Essex while driving to pick up books from Cambridge University, where he had been awarded the degree of Master of Philosophy. Cazenove and Rees divorced in 1994 but remained close. Cazenove died from the effects of septicaemia in 2010. Rees later married David McAlpine, a member of the McAlpine construction company, at The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London. She remained married to McAlpine until her death.
Rees founded a jewellery design company, Angharad, based in Knightsbridge, London, England.
Filmography
all 34
Movies 21
TV Shows 13
self 1
The Devil's Bloody Plaything: Possessed by Hands of the Ripper (2013)
Dylan on Dylan (2002)
The Wolves of Kromer (1998)
Close to Home (1989)
The Temptation of Eileen Hughes (1988)
Robin of Sherwood (1984)
Master of the Game (1984)
Remington Steele (1982)
Dear Brutus (1981)
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980)
As You Like It (1978)
BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
Little Girl in Blue Velvet (1978)
Poldark (1975)
The Gathering Storm (1974)
Moments (1974)
Joe's Ark (1974)
Once the Killing Starts (1974)
Within These Walls (1974)
Thriller (1973)
The Love Ban (1973)
Baffled! (1972)
Crown Court (1972)
The Protectors (1972)
Under Milk Wood (1972)
Hands of the Ripper (1971)
Catch Me a Spy (1971)
Office Party (1971)
Hell's Angel (1971)
Jane Eyre (1970)
Doctor in the House (1969)
The Avengers (1961)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Pygmalion (1948)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1944-07-16
Deathday2012-07-21 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceEdgware, United Kingdom
Height
RelationshipsChristopher Cazenove (1973-01-01 - 1994-01-01)
SpouseDavid Malcolm McAlpine
ChildrenRhys Cazenove, Linford James de Lerisson Cazenove
FatherLinford Rees
MotherCatherine Thomas
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesKnightsbridge, United Kingdom
Also Known AsAngharad Mary Rees, Lady McAlpine
AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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