Linda Bassett was born in the Kentish village of Pluckley - location for the television series The Darling Buds of May (1991). She was brought up in Pimlico, South London, by her typist mother and police officer father. She became interested in acting as a child when she was frequently taken to see plays in London, most notably at the Old Vic, the famous classical theater. On leaving school, Linda went to work at the Old Vic as an usherette and catering manager, before going to read English at Leeds University. However, she dropped out after a year and became involved in a local drama group which put on plays in community-based locations, such as schools. She regards this as her theatrical schooling, having had no formal training. She made her London stage debut at the age of 32 in 1982 and, in 1991, joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. Although she was a well-regarded stage performer, it was the 1999 film version of the play East Is East (1999) (in which she had been an original stage cast member) which brought her to a larger audience and, throughout the 2000s, she has been a familiar face in a variety of films and television series. In the late 1980s, she returned to live in Pluckley.
Linda Bassett was born in the Kentish village of Pluckley - location for the television series The Darling Buds of May (1991). She was brought up in Pimlico, South London, by her typist mother and police officer father. She became interested in acting as a child when she was frequently taken to see plays in London, most notably at the Old Vic, the famous classical theater. On leaving school, Linda went to work at the Old Vic as an usherette and catering manager, before going to read English at Leeds University. However, she dropped out after a year and became involved in a local drama group which put on plays in community-based locations, such as schools. She regards this as her theatrical schooling, having had no formal training. She made her London stage debut at the age of 32 in 1982 and, in 1991, joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. Although she was a well-regarded stage performer, it was the 1999 film version of the play East Is East (1999) (in which she had been an original stage cast member) which brought her to a larger audience and, throughout the 2000s, she has been a familiar face in a variety of films and television series. In the late 1980s, she returned to live in Pluckley.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Character:Queenie
Release Date:27/04/2023
Careful How You Go
Character:
Release Date:19/01/2018
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Character:Dr Yasmine Vondenburg
Release Date:19/03/2017
Effie Gray
Character:Anna
Release Date:08/03/2014
National Theatre Live: People
Character:Iris
Release Date:21/03/2013
West Is West
Character:Ella Khan
Release Date:19/10/2010
The Reader
Character:Ms. Brenner
Release Date:10/12/2008
Cass
Character:Doll
Release Date:08/01/2008
The English Harem
Character:Monica Pringle
Release Date:27/12/2005
Colour Me Kubrick
Character:Trolley Lady
Release Date:06/10/2005
Separate Lies
Character:Maggie
Release Date:16/09/2005
Kinky Boots
Character:Mel
Release Date:30/08/2005
Spivs
Character:Auntie Vee
Release Date:13/05/2004
Calendar Girls
Character:Cora
Release Date:02/09/2003
This Little Life
Character:Nurse Nina
Release Date:19/03/2003
The Hours
Character:Nelly Boxall
Release Date:27/12/2002
The Martins
Character:Anthea
Release Date:14/09/2001
Don Quixote
Character:Housekeeper
Release Date:09/04/2000
Lounge Act
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2000
Beautiful People
Character:Sister
Release Date:16/09/1999
East Is East
Character:Ella Khan
Release Date:14/05/1999
Far from the Madding Crowd
Character:Maryann Money
Release Date:10/05/1998
Spoonface Steinberg
Character:Mrs. Spud
Release Date:30/03/1998
The Life and Crimes of William Palmer
Character:Mary Thornton
Release Date:03/03/1998
Oscar and Lucinda
Character:Betty Stratton
Release Date:31/12/1997
Alive and Kicking
Character:Doctor
Release Date:08/11/1996
Mary Reilly
Character:Mary's Mother
Release Date:23/02/1996
Haunted
Character:Madame Brontski
Release Date:27/10/1995
Loved Up
Character:Mum
Release Date:21/08/1995
A Village Affair
Character:Gwen
Release Date:17/04/1995
In The Cold Light Of Day
Character:Mrs. Loveless
Release Date:15/06/1994
Skallagrigg
Character:Susan
Release Date:09/03/1994
A Small Dance
Character:Sandra Matkin
Release Date:16/11/1991
Let Him Have It
Character:Mrs. Miles
Release Date:04/10/1991
News Hounds
Character:Virginia Lyddon
Release Date:02/09/1990
Paris by Night
Character:Janet Swanton
Release Date:18/04/1989
Waiting for the Moon
Character:Gertrude Stein
Release Date:15/06/1987
Television Appearances
Strike
Character:Joan Nancarrow
Spies of Warsaw
Character:Maika Rosen
The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby
Character:Mrs. Smike
Call the Midwife
Character:Phyllis Crane
Grandma's House
Character:Grandma
Lark Rise to Candleford
Character:Queenie Turrill
Sense and Sensibility
Character:Mrs. Jennings
The Brief
Character:Maureen Tyler
dinnerladies
Character:Peggy
Our Mutual Friend
Character:Abby Potterson
Midsomer Murders
Character:Eileen Carnack
No Bananas
Character:Ellen Slater
Bramwell
Character:Maud
Kavanagh Q.C.
Character:Miss Haddon QC
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Character:Eileen
A Touch of Frost
Character:
Heartbeat
Character:Beryl Palmer
Casualty
Character:Olwyn Humphries
The Bill
Character:
Dramarama
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