Linda Bassett
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 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,...
Known For
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
as Queenie
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
as Dr Yasmine Vondenburg
Effie Gray
as Anna
West Is West
as Ella Khan
The Reader
as Ms. Brenner
Cass
as Doll
The English Harem
as Monica Pringle
Colour Me Kubrick
as Trolley Lady
Separate Lies
as Maggie
Kinky Boots
as Mel
Spivs
as Auntie Vee
Calendar Girls
as Cora
This Little Life
as Nurse Nina
The Hours
as Nelly Boxall
The Martins
as Anthea
Don Quixote
as Housekeeper
Beautiful People
as Sister
East Is East
as Ella Khan
Far from the Madding Crowd
as Maryann Money
Spoonface Steinberg
as Mrs. Spud
The Life and Crimes of William Palmer
as Mary Thornton
Oscar and Lucinda
as Betty Stratton
Alive and Kicking
as Doctor
Mary Reilly
as Mary's Mother
Haunted
as Madame Brontski
Loved Up
as Mum
A Village Affair
as Gwen