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Barbara Couper(1903-1992)

  • Actress
  • Writer
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Barbara Couper was born on 6 January 1903 in London, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Doctor Knock (1961), Dark Secret (1949) and ITV Play of the Week (1955). She was married to Howard Rose. She died on 10 January 1992 in Woking, Surrey, England, UK.
BornJanuary 6, 1903
DiedJanuary 10, 1992(89)
BornJanuary 6, 1903
DiedJanuary 10, 1992(89)
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Known for

Doctor Knock
TV Series
  • Madame Parpalaid
Dark Secret (1949)
Dark Secret
5.8
  • Mrs. Barrington
  • 1949
ITV Play of the Week (1955)
ITV Play of the Week
6.6
TV Series
  • Agnes
  • Ida Bolton
  • Lady Frinton
  • Lady Westerby
  • Mary Herries
  • Mrs. Bodoin
The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948)
The Story of Shirley Yorke
5.9
  • Muriel Peach
  • 1948

Credits

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  • NBC Experiment in Television (1967)
    NBC Experiment in Television
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Mother
    • 1970
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
    Thirty-Minute Theatre
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Lovell
    • 1969
  • Gerald Harper in Hadleigh (1969)
    Hadleigh
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Lady Patricia Kershaw
    • 1969
  • Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
    Goodbye, Mr. Chips
    6.8
    • Mrs. Paunceforth
    • 1969
  • Frederick Jaeger in The Inside Man (1969)
    The Inside Man
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Fitzroy
    • 1969
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Granny
    • Jean Shields
    • Lady Jane
    • 1959–1969
  • Alan Dobie in The ITV Play (1968)
    The ITV Play
    TV Series
    • Granny
    • 1968
  • Alan Dobie in Resurrection (1968)
    Resurrection
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Korableva
    • 1968
  • Horst Janson and Jacqueline Pearce in The Root of All Evil? (1968)
    The Root of All Evil?
    TV Series
    • Beatrice
    • 1968
  • Detective (1964)
    Detective
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Blagrove
    • Mrs. Forsyth
    • Miss Winkworth
    • 1964–1968
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Grove
    • Miss Jane
    • Mrs. Potter ...
    • 1962–1968
  • Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Arthur Lowe, Jack Rosenthal, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Plucker
    • 1968
  • Vanity Fair (1967)
    Vanity Fair
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Miss Matilda Crawley
    • 1967
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Bodoin
    • Lady Westerby
    • Mary Herries ...
    • 1956–1967
  • Theatre 625 (1964)
    Theatre 625
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Lady Kilbetty
    • 1967

Writer



  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1958

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 6, 1903
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 10, 1992
    • Woking, Surrey, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Howard RoseJune 30, 1928 - March 28, 1978 (his death)
  • Other works
    She acted in Frederick Whitney's play, "The Man Who Was Fed Up", at the Embassy Repertory Theatre in London, England with Alastair Sim, Peggy Simpson, Henry Thompson and Brian Oulton in the cast. Frank Birch was the director.

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    British actress and radio playwright

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