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Mary Barbara Jefford, OBE is a British Shakespearean actress best known for her theatrical performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Old Vic and the National Theatre and her role as Molly Bloom in the 1967 film of James Joyce's Ulysses.
Birth Name
Barbara Mary Jefford
Born
Saturday, 26 July 1930
Died
Saturday, 12 September 2020
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Philomena | Sister Hildegarde | 2013 |
| The Deep Blue Sea | Collyer's Mother | 2011 |
| Madame Bovary | Marquise | 2000 |
| The Ninth Gate | Baroness Kessler | 1999 |
| The Saint | Academic Woman | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Barbara Drinkwater / Elizabeth Chettham | 1997 |
| A Village Affair | Lady Unwin | 1995 |
| The House of Eliott | Lady Lydia Eliott | 1991 |
| Where Angels Fear to Tread | Mrs. Herriton | 1991 |
| Alleyn Mysteries | Constance Cartell | 1990 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Philomena | Sister Hildegarde | 2013 |
| The Deep Blue Sea | Collyer's Mother | 2011 |
| Madame Bovary | Marquise | 2000 |
| The Ninth Gate | Baroness Kessler | 1999 |
| The Saint | Academic Woman | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Barbara Drinkwater / Elizabeth Chettham | 1997 |
| A Village Affair | Lady Unwin | 1995 |
| The House of Eliott | Lady Lydia Eliott | 1991 |
| Where Angels Fear to Tread | Mrs. Herriton | 1991 |
| Alleyn Mysteries | Constance Cartell | 1990 |
| Reunion | Frau Strauss | 1989 |
| When the Whales Came | Auntie Mildred | 1989 |
| Mystery!: Campion | Mrs. Shannon | 1989 |
| Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Aunt June | 1987 |
| Porterhouse Blue | Lady Mary | 1987 |
| Time for Murder | Monica Dawes | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Else Bicknall | 1985 |
| Claudia | Rosa | 1985 |
| The Ship Sails On | Ildebranda Cuffari | 1983 |
| Nelly's Version | Ms. Wyckham | 1983 |
| Walter & June | Walter's mother | 1983 |
| Walter | Sarah - Walter's mother | 1982 |
| The Spy Who Loved Me | Naomi | 1977 |
| Arena | Self | 1975 |
| Hitler: The Last Ten Days | Magda Goebbels | 1973 |
| Justice | Joyce Ramsdell | 1971 |
| Lust for a Vampire | Countess Herritzen | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Josie, of 'Jesus Saves' | 1970 |
| The Shoes of the Fisherman | Dr. Ruth Faber | 1968 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hippolyta | 1968 |
| Journey to the Unknown | Miss Belle Weston | 1968 |
| The Bofors Gun | NAAFI Girl / Belinda - NAAFI Girl | 1968 |
| ITV Playhouse | Mrs. Erlynne | 1967 |
| Ulysses | Molly Bloom / Molly | 1967 |
| Ten Days That Shook the World | The Empress | 1967 |
| Thunderball | Patricia Fearing | 1965 |
| The Liquidator | Corale / French Desk Clerk | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Amy Hillcrist / Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland | 1965 |
| Redcap | Wendy Stateland | 1964 |
| The Wednesday Play | Ella Cartwright | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Anna / Elizabeth Melville | 1964 |
| From Russia with Love | Tatiana Romanova | 1963 |
| Love Story | Sheila Edmunds / Lucy / Clair | 1963 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Titania | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Ophelia | 1957 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Kathy Potter / Olive Latimer | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Marceline / Elisabeth Rousset | 1955 |
| Omnibus | Kate Hardcastle (segment) | 1952 |
