Yvette Rees
Yvette Rees was a Welsh actress who appeared in many TV series and several noteworthy films in the 1960s.[1][2] She trained at RADA, and graduated in 1949.[3] In the mid-1970s she moved to Australia where she continued to work on TV and film until 1979 when she appears to have retired.[4] She is perhaps best remembered for her memorable role in 1964's Witchcraft as the witch Vanessa Whitlock who returns from the grave to avenge being buried alive several hundred years previously.[5][6] Yvette is also the grandmother of Ben Smith-Petersen the stuntman.[7] Through her son Simon, who also worked in TV and cinema.
Films and TV
- 1979 - Thirst - Nurse
- 1979 - Prisoner: Cell Block H (TV series) - Marjorie Whitton
– Episode #1.55 (1979) … Marjorie Whitton – Episode #1.56 (1979) … Marjorie Whitton
- 1973 - Cheri (TV movie) - Constance
- 1971 - The Troubleshooters (TV series) - Dr. Eve Gorman
– Monopoly with Real Money (1971) … Dr. Eve Gorman
- 1971 - The Trojan Women - Woman
- 1970 - A Severed Head - Woman at Party
- 1970 - Paul Temple (TV series) Gibbs
– Murder in Munich: Part 2 (1970) … Gibbs – Murder in Munich: Part 1 (1970) … Gibbs
- 1970 - Julius Caesar - 4th Plebeian
- 1965 - The Wednesday Play (TV series)
– The End of Arthur's Marriage (1965)
- 1965 - 199 Park Lane (TV series) - Alex Kovacs
- 1965 - Curse of the Fly - Wan
- 1965 - Monitor (TV series documentary)
– The Debussy Film (1965)
- 1964 - The Likely Lads (TV series) - Freda Windsor
– Older Women Are More Experienced (1964) … Freda Windsor
- 1964 - Catch Hand (TV series) - Elvira Peters
– It's Never the Same (1964) … Elvira Peters
- 1964 - Z Cars (TV series) - Mrs. McLean
– Seconds Away (1964) … Mrs. McLean
- 1964 - Witchcraft - Vanessa Whitlock
- 1964 - Troubled Waters - Sally Driscoll
- 1963 - Suspense (TV series) - The Relief Nurse
– The Edge of Reason (1963) … The Relief Nurse
- 1960-1962 - Dixon of Dock Green (TV series) - Carol Small / Lil
– Cash and Carry (1962) … Lil – When Thieves Fall Out (1960) … Carol Small
- 1962 - Out of This World (TV series) - Mrs. Chalmers
– The Dark Star (1962) … Mrs. Chalmers
- 1960 - Here Lies Miss Sabry (TV series) - Janet
- 1960 - The Days of Vengeance (TV series) - Mrs. Collins
– Revelations (1960) … Mrs. Collins
References
- ↑ "Yvette Rees".
- ↑ "Yvette Rees". www.aveleyman.com.
- ↑ "Yvette Rees — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
- ↑ "Prisoner: Cell Block H - episode 55". www.wwwentworth.co.uk.
- ↑ "Witchcraft (1964) - Don Sharp - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ Huckvale, David (18 January 2018). "A Green and Pagan Land: Myth, Magic and Landscape in British Film and Television". McFarland – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Here's how Riley Keough met her husband".
External links
- Yvette Rees on IMDb
- Yvette Rees at Aveleyman.com.