Born
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1970–present
Spouse
Children
2
Rosalind Ayres (born 7 December 1946) is an English actress, director and producer.[1] Active since 1970, Ayres is well known for her role in the 1997 film Titanic, in which she played Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon. Her husband, Martin Jarvis, played Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon in the film.
Ayres has appeared in numerous films and television series, including regular performances in Armchair Thriller, Penmarric, Play for Today, The Bounder, Father's Day and Trevor's World of Sport. She has acted in and directed numerous audio plays for L.A. Theatre Works and Hollywood Theater of the Ear. Ayres appeared on the BBC One semi-improvised sitcom Outnumbered as Gran in series 3 (2010) for the episodes "The Family Outing" and "The Internet". She returned as Gran in the first episode of series four (2011) named "The Funeral". Ayres also appeared in the Christmas special in 2012.
In addition to her film and television work, in 2011, Ayres provided voice and motion capture work for Katherine Marlowe, the main antagonist of the video game Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, opposite Nolan North, Richard McGonagle and Graham McTavish. Together with her husband, Ayres runs the radio production company "Jarvis & Ayres Productions", producing and directing plays and serials for BBC Radio 4.[1]
Ayres also played the character of Iris in the comedy sitcom Kate & Koji as a customer in the café who regularly consulted the doctor on various ailments. It aired in April 2020 and she appeared in three episodes. In September 2022, Ayres appeared alongside her husband in an episode of the BBC soap opera DoctorsasEllie Chilton.[2]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1972
Grace
1973
Jeanette
Veronica
1974
Prostitute – Edward's first victim
Segment 1 "The Gate Crasher"
Ann Gedge
Jeanette
Christabel
"The Head of Caesar"
Judy Cookson / Alison Wright / Jasmine
Mrs Grant
Rowena Patterson
Series 1, Episode 10 - "Guessing Game"
1976
Laurence Olivier Presents: Hindle Wakes
Fanny Hawthorn
Directed by Laurence Olivier
Isobella
1980
Cry Wolf
Maria Moore
Frances West
Agony
Ward Sister
1981
Amy Glossop
TV sitcom
1982
Mary Mountjoy
TV sitcom
1984
Etty
TV film
1985
Linda Markham
1992
Emily's Ghost
Mama
1994
Mistress Gordon
1996
Australian Group #1
1997
Lady Duff Gordon
1998
Ann Marsden
Episode: “For Better or Worse”
Doreen Anderson
Episode: “Faithful unto Death”
1999
Nora Thornton
1999 “ Sabrina The Teenage Witch - Aunt Dorma
2001
Mabel
2003
Theresa
TV sitcom
2004
Edward Steam, voice
English version
2005
Queen Elizabeth, voice
Video game
2010–12
Gran
Semi-improvised sitcom; Series 3 (episodes 1–2); Series 4 (episode 1); Christmas Special 2012
2011
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Katherine Marlowe, voice
Video game
2017
Susan
2020
Iris
2022
Episode: "Mustn't Grumble"
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