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Obit: Actress Angharad Rees (1949-2012)

22 Jul 12 - 05:04 AM (#3379794)
Subject: BS: Obit:: Actress Angharad Rees
From: alanabit

This is more likely to be of interest to UK Catters, but I have just read of the death of actress Angharad Rees. I will always remember her as Demelza in Poldark. There is an obituary here.


22 Jul 12 - 05:41 AM (#3379801)
Subject: RE: BS: Obit:: Actress Angharad Rees
From: John MacKenzie

I fell in love with her when she played that part.
RIP Angharad.


22 Jul 12 - 07:17 AM (#3379817)
Subject: RE: BS: Obit:: Actress Angharad Rees
From: Big Al Whittle

I saw her on a spoken word tour with John Mortimer - wish I'd asked her to take 'em off for a shilling!

A lovely woman. Great actress! She must have been very young.


22 Jul 12 - 10:43 AM (#3379853)
Subject: RE: BS: Obit:: Actress Angharad Rees
From: Flash Company

Remember her on Morecambe and Wise, RIP Handgrenade, as Eric would have put it!

FC


22 Jul 12 - 12:16 PM (#3379893)
Subject: RE: BS: Obit:: Actress Angharad Rees
From: michaelr

Only 63. Damn cancer! R.I.P.


22 Jul 12 - 03:10 PM (#3379962)
Subject: RE: BS: Obit:: Actress Angharad Rees
From: fat B****rd

So sad. RIP Miss Rees.


22 Jul 12 - 09:52 PM (#3380134)
Subject: RE: BS: Obit:: Actress Angharad Rees
From: ChanteyLass

Oh! Even here in the US we got to see Poldark, and I thought her performance was delightful. I also remember her in an episode of Carry On, Doctor. That may have been just a single appearance because I rarely watched that show.


22 Jul 12 - 09:55 PM (#3380138)
Subject: RE: BS: Obit:: Actress Angharad Rees
From: Bobert

No, I didn't know of her but 63 is way too young...

B~


22 Jul 12 - 10:13 PM (#3380148)
Subject: RE: BS: Obit:: Actress Angharad Rees
From: Leadfingers

Sad !!!


22 Jul 12 - 11:17 PM (#3380167)
Subject: RE: BS: Obit:: Actress Angharad Rees
From: Don Firth

Oh, gosh!

My only acquaintance with her was as Demelza in Poldark, in which she was very engaging and endearing. Lovely woman and fine actress.

Thank you, Ms. Rees.

63? Too young!

Don Firth


23 Jul 12 - 06:19 AM (#3380260)
Subject: RE: Obit: Actress Angharad Rees (1949-2012)
From: Roger the Skiffler

I seem to remember her flashing her wobbly bits in a bath scene in Hands of the Ripper.

RtS
(You WOULD remember THAT, Roger!)


23 Jul 12 - 12:30 PM (#3380450)
Subject: RE: Obit: Actress Angharad Rees (1949-2012)
From: Pete Jennings

She was the only reason I watched Poldark. So sad.