Linda Bassett

Linda Bassett

Person

Linda Bassett

Actor 1950-02-04 Pluckley, Kent, England, UK

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. How...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY

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The Reader

The Reader

2008 · Ms. Brenner

The Hours

The Hours

2002 · Nelly Boxall

Calendar Girls

2003 · Cora

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 · Eileen Carnack

Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots

2005 · Mel

Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly

1996 · Mary's Mother

Strike

Strike

2017 · Joan Nancarrow

Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife

2012 · Phyllis Crane

East Is East

East Is East

1999 · Ella Khan

Effie Gray

Effie Gray

2014 · Anna

Haunted

Haunted

1995 · Madame Brontski

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

2023 · Queenie

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

2008 · Mrs. Jennings

Colour Me Kubrick

Colour Me Kubrick

2005 · Trolley Lady

Casualty

Casualty

1986 · Olwyn Humphries

Cass

Cass

2008 · Doll

Separate Lies

Separate Lies

2005 · Maggie

Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda

1997 · Betty Stratton

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

1992 · Mrs Cornish