Rachel Gurney
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Rachel Gurney (5 March 1920 – 24 November 2001) was an English actress who was best known for playing Lady Marjorie Bellamy in the ITV period drama Upstairs, Downstairs.
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[edit] Personal
Gurney married Denys Rhodes in 1946 but this ended in 1950 in divorce.
She died in Norfolk, England in 2001 from Alzheimer's disease.
[edit] Career
[edit] Stage
Gurney performed in three broadway shows: Major Barbara in 1980; The Dresser in 1981-1982; and Breaking the Code in 1988.
[edit] Television
Besides her work on Upstairs, Downstairs, Gurney also starred in TV shows such as The Portrait of a Lady (1968), Fall of Eagles (1974), Lost Empires (1986) and Little Sir Nicholas (1990).
[edit] Film
Gurney starred in films such as Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and Funeral in Berlin (1966).
