Personal Info
Rachel Bell
Acting
Biography
Rachel Bell (born 1950) is an English actress.
Bell has many television credits to her name and has been associated as a long-running character with three series: Margaret Holmes in Grange Hill (1997–2002); Edith Pilchester in The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993); and Louise, the overbearing chair of the divorcee support group in Dear John (1986–1987). She also appeared in the Doctor Who story The Happiness Patrol (1988) and the Only Fools and Horses episode "To Hull and Back" (1985).
Her films include Sweet William (1980), Red Mercury (2005) and the 2008 Keira Knightley film, The Edge Of Lov…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
From Time to Time
as Perkins
Red Mercury
as Mrs Iqbal
Superstition
as Forewoman of the Jury
One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch
as Lorna
Night Voice
as Annie Jonas
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
as Priscilla P
Song of Experience
as Mrs. Lumb
Chance of a Lifetime
as School secretary
TV Shows
Sister Boniface Mysteries
as Sister Helena · 1 ep.
Mrs Biggs
as Mary · 1 ep.
Murder in Mind
as Eleanor Bailey · 1 ep.
Midsomer Murders
as Mrs. Hunnicutt · 1 ep.
The Darling Buds of May
as Edith Pilchester · 16 ep.
The Upper Hand
as Carol Greenaway, Interior Decorator · 1 ep.
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Mrs Nicoletis · 1 ep.
Dear John
as Louise · 14 ep.
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
as Jennifer Fortescue · 2 ep.
Home to Roost
as Violet Blackett · 1 ep.