Caroline Langrishe

English actress (born 1958)

Caroline Langrishe (born 10 January 1958)

Born in London, Patrick Langrishe was the second son of Sir Terence Hume Langrishe, 6th Baronet (1895–1973) and brother of Sir Hercules Langrishe, 7th Baronet. In 1964, Caroline moved with her parents and sister to Kent, where she grew up. She trained at the Elmhurst Ballet School, but after deciding that she could not become a soloist for the Royal Ballet, moved into acting.

In 1976, Langrishe made her acting debut when she appeared in the BBC production of The Glittering Prizes. The next year, she played the role of Kitty in the BBC1 adaptation of Anna Karenina, before working in the theatre with Peter Gill. Amongst her roles was Anya in Gill's 1978 production of The Cherry Orchard Her first big part was in the 1978 British adaptation of Les Misérables. That same year, she made her big screen debut, playing the part of Loretta, the receptionist to Robert Morley's character in Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? She also starred as Jane Winters in the futuristic BBC Play for Today episode The Flipside of Dominick Hide (1980) and its sequel, Another Flip for Dominick (1982) both by Jeremy Paul and Alan Gibson. She played Janet Hollywell, wife of Fred Hollywell, in a film adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1984), starring George C. Scott. She also appeared in one episode of Minder broadcast in 1984, as Julie, a journalist. Onstage, she played in Kenneth Branagh's production of Twelfth Night. She became a leading actress, taking the female lead in the BBC detective series Pulaski (1987) and appearing in several episodes of Chancer (1990). Langrishe is perhaps best known for her role as Charlotte Cavendish in the BBC series Lovejoy in which she appeared for two series in 1993–1994. After appearing in some episodes of The Good Sex Guide in the mid 1990s, she appeared in Sharpe's Regiment (1996) and Sharpe's Justice (1997) as the Dowager Countess Anne Camoynes. She played the unhappy landlady to Hywel Bennett's James Shelley in the seventh series of Shelley on ITV. She has also appeared in Heartbeat, in the episode Echoes of the Past that aired in December 1998. In 1999 she starred in Brotherly Love. From 2001 to 2007, she appeared as regular character Georgina Channing, Donald Sinden's daughter, alongside Martin Shaw in the BBC TV drama Judge John Deed, playing his ex wife and then joined the BBC medical drama Casualty, playing executive director Marilyn Fox. In 2010, she played Ros, an 'older woman' in an open marriage in Pete Versus Life on Channel 4. In September 2010, she played the character of Susan Fincher in an episode of Midsomer Murders entitled Blood on the Saddle. In late December 2011, she appeared in teen soap opera, Hollyoaks as Barney Harper McBride's mother. In December 2014, she appeared as Sheila in the Sky1 television film adaptation of the M. C. Beaton novel Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death.

Langrishe married the actor Patrick Drury in London on 15 November 1984, but the couple divorced in 1995 after having two daughters. She currently lives in Putney and her hobbies include rowing, running, swimming and tennis.

Year Film Role Notes1976FelicityEpisode: "A Love Life"1976LynnEpisode: "Invitations"1976Victorian ScandalsHypatia BradlaughEpisode: "The Fruits of Philosophy"1977Just WilliamDolly ClovisEpisode: "The Outlaws and the Tramp"1977RomanceLucindaEpisode: "Emily"1977Anna KareninaKittyTV miniseries, 9 episodes1978Wuthering HeightsIsabella LintonTV miniseries, 3 episodes1978Les MisérablesCosetteTV film1979, 1980, 1982Play for TodayJill, JaneEpisodes: "Degree of Uncertainty", "The Flipside of Dominick Hide", "Another Flip for Dominick"1980Hammer House of HorrorTinaEpisode: "Guardian of the Abyss"1981Seconds OutLewa BrensonEpisode: "Round 4"1981Tales of the UnexpectedEllenEpisode: "Shatterproof"1982Q. E. D. Jenny MartinTV miniseries1983Number 10Eleanor EdenEpisode: "Bloodline"1984Sharing TimeKellyEpisode: "Time Trial"1984MinderJulie WatersEpisode: "The Balance of Power"1984Janet HolywellTV film1986Dead Man's FollySally LeggeTV film1986Love and MarriageLucyEpisode: "Let's Run Away to Africa"1987Fortunes of WarBella NiculescoEpisodes: "The Balkans: September 1939", "Romania: January 1940", "Romania: June 1940"1987PulaskiKate Smith / BriggsyMain role1988Twelfth NightOliviaTV film1988 89ShelleyCarolRecurring role (series 1–2)1989BoonCharlotte 'Charlie' HanniganEpisode: "The Not So Lone Ranger"1990ChancerPenny NicholsMain role (series 1), 13 episodes1990Perditia Flaxton GreenEpisode: "A Case to Answer"1991Agatha Christie's PoirotMarguerite ClaytonEpisode: "The Mystery of the Spanish Chest"1991TrainerAlison TaylorEpisode: "A Little Touch of Magic in the Night"1993CluedoCandice CostelloEpisode: "The Word, the Flesh and the Devil"1993Dr. Sheila StevensEpisodes: "1.1", "1.2"1993, 1998Peak PracticeSusan Lees, Anna BradshawEpisodes: "Hope to Die", "Glass Houses"1993–94LovejoyCharlotte CavendishMain role (series 5–6), 22 episodes1996Sharpe's RegimentAnne CamoynesTV film1997EmbassyBelinda ThompsonTV film1997Sharpe's JusticeAnne CamoynesTV film1997Bombay BlueJane BallingerEpisode: "1.3"1998MosleyJane BewleyEpisode: "Rule of the Game"1998HeartbeatJane HayesEpisode: "Echoes of the Past"1999TaggartHelen DrummondEpisode: "A Fistful of Chips"1999CleopatraCalpurniaTV miniseries1999Brotherly LoveKate CameronMain role2000Justice in WonderlandMiss BozekTV iflm2000NewbornKathryn ReedTV film2001–2007Judge John DeedGeorgina ChanningRegular role2002As IfVyvian SuttonEpisodes: "Jamie's POV", "Nikki's POV"2004Anna SullivanEpisode: "Sons, Daughters and Lovers"2005EgyptLady CarnarvonTV miniseries2006Tripping OverSarahEpisodes: "1.1", "1.6"2007–08CasualtyMarilyn FoxRecurring role (series 22–23)2010DoctorsJudith LeicesterRecurring role2010Pete versus LifeRosEpisode: "Older Woman"2010, 2017Midsomer MurdersSusan Fincher, Janey RaffertyEpisodes: "Blood on the Saddle", "The Curse of the Ninth"2011OutnumberedJennyEpisode: "The Parents' Evening"2011The CaseSaskia StanleyTV miniseries2011HollyoaksJudith Harper McBrideEpisodes: "1.3244", "1.3245"2013Death in ParadiseLaura MastersEpisode: "An Unholy Death" (series 2 episode 2)2014, 2020, 2021Agatha RaisinSheila BarrEpisodes: "The Quiche of Death", "The Love from Hell", "There Goes The Bride"