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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.

Known For

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Caitlin Thomas

Dylan on Dylan

2002

4.6

Mary

The Wolves of Kromer

1998

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5.5

Helen De Angelo

Close to Home

1989

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Mona McAuley

The Temptation of Eileen Hughes

1988

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Royal Variety Performance 1984

1984

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Jennet of Elsdon

Robin of Sherwood

1984

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Marianne Hoffman

Master of the Game

1984

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Katherine Galt

Remington Steele

1982

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Lady Caroline

Dear Brutus

1981

4.3

Lady Evelyn Herbert

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

1980

Credits

Dylan on Dylan

as Caitlin Thomas

2002

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The Wolves of Kromer

as Mary

1998

4.6

🎬

Close to Home

as Helen De Angelo

1989

5.5

The Temptation of Eileen Hughes

as Mona McAuley

1988

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Royal Variety Performance 1984

1984

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Robin of Sherwood

as Jennet of Elsdon

1984

7.6

Master of the Game

as Marianne Hoffman

1984

5.9

Remington Steele

as Katherine Galt

1982

7.1

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Dear Brutus

as Lady Caroline

1981

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The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

as Lady Evelyn Herbert

1980

4.3

As You Like It

as Celia

1978

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Little Girl in Blue Velvet

as Macha

1978

4.5

More Awkward Customers

as Brenda

1975

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Awkward Customers

as Brenda

1975

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Poldark

as Demelza Carne

1975

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Poldark

as Demelza Poldark

1975

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Moments

as Chrissy Hunter

1974

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Graceless Go I

as Jean

1974

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Joe's Ark

as Lucy

1974

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Once the Killing Starts

as Stella Mason

1974

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Thriller

as Stella Mason

1973

6.6

Baffled!

as Peggy Tracewell

1973

5.1

The Love Ban

as Jackie

1973

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Crown Court

1972

5.4

Crown Court

as Pauline Ellis

1972

5.4

The Protectors

as Linda

1972

5.8

Under Milk Wood

as Gossamer Beynon

1972

5.9

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The Bristol Entertainment

as Sarah Ann

1971

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Hands of the Ripper

as Anna

1971

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Catch Me a Spy

as Victoria

1971

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Office Party

as Julia

1971

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Hell's Angel

as April Cotton

1971

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Jane Eyre

as Louise

1970

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Play for Today

as April Cotton

1970

6.3

Play for Today

as Lady Caroline

1970

6.3

Doctor in the House

1969

4.4

BBC Play of the Month

as Parlourmaid

1965

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The Avengers

as Redhead

1961

7.7

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Sarah Churchill

1951

8.6

Pygmalion

as Parlourmaid

1948

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