- Rosemary Leach, 81, passed away in hospital yesterday following a short illness
- Adored actress was best known for A Room With A View and That’ll Be The Day
- She won an Olivier Award for her performance in play 84 Charing Cross Road
Stage and screen actress Rosemary Leach has died after a short illness, her agent has said.
Leach was best known for the films A Room With A View and That’ll Be The Day.
She also played Grace in episodes of the sitcom My Family.
Her agent Caroline de Wolfe said in a statement: ‘It is with great sadness I must report the news that Rosemary Leach died in hospital yesterday, Saturday 21st October, after a short illness.’
Rosemary Leach, pictured right during filming for Heartbeat in 2005, has died aged 81, her agent has confirmed
Picture on the far right, Rosemary Leach was perhaps best known for her role as Mrs Honeychurch in 1986’s A Room Without A View
The adored actress was best known for the films A Room With A View and That’ll Be The Day. She is pictured in October 1975
Her agent Caroline de Wolfe said in a statement: ‘It is with great sadness I must report the news that Rosemary Leach died in hospital yesterday, Saturday 21st October, after a short illness’. Rosemary Leach is pictured at her home in 1974
Rosemary Leach (front row, far left) is pictured on the set of television programme ‘The Jewel in the Crown’ in 1982
She was twice nominated for a supporting actress Bafta for her roles in A Room With A View and That’ll Be The Day. She is pictured left during filming for the BBC’s The Queen in 2006
Leach, 81, won an Olivier Award for her performance in the play 84 Charing Cross Road.
She was twice nominated for a supporting actress Bafta for her roles in A Room With A View and That’ll Be The Day.
She is survived by her husband Colin Starkey.