| Linda Bassett | |
|---|---|
| Born | Linda Bassett 4 February 1950 Kent, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987-present |
Linda Bassett (born 4 February 1950) is an English actress, who is well known in the United Kingdom for her film career.
Bassett was born in Kent, England to a typist mother and a police officer father.[1] Her roles include the award-winning part of Ella Khan in the 1999 British comedy film East is East. Other roles include Mrs Jennings in the three-part BBC adaptation Sense and Sensibility, Queenie Turrill in Lark Rise to Candleford, Doll in the film Cass, and Mrs. Brenner in the American-German film The Reader. She was also in Calendar Girls and played Cora, who was March. Bassett currently plays Grandma in the BBC comedy Grandma's House.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Waiting for the Moon | Gertrude Stein | |
| 1988 | Dramarama | Meg Crawford | TV series (1 episode: "Making Waves") |
| Paris by Night | Janet Swanton | ||
| 1989 | Traffik | Rachel Lithgow | TV series (4 episodes) |
| Boon | Mrs. Sheridan | TV series (1 episode: "In It for the Monet") | |
| 1990 | Screen One | Virginia Lyddon | TV series (1 episode: "News Hound") |
| The Bill | Shena Jackson | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| 1991 | A Small Dance | Sandra Matkin | |
| 4 Play | Phyllis Twigg | TV series (1 episode: "Say Hello to the Real Dr. Snide") | |
| Let Him Have It | Mrs. Miles | ||
| 1994 | Love Hurts | Janice | TV series (1 episode: "Blue Heaven") |
| A Touch of Frost | Mrs. Cornish | TV series (1 episode: "Nothing to Hide") | |
| Screen Two | Mrs. Loveless/Susan | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| Frank Stubbs | Eileen | TV series (1 episode: "Babies") | |
| 1995 | A Village Affair | Gwen | TV movie |
| The Bill | Chrissie Bates | TV series (1 episode: "Old Habitats") | |
| Bramwell | Maud | TV mini-series (1 episode: "Episode #1.7") | |
| Loved Up | Mother | TV movie | |
| The Peter Principle | Iris Jennings | TV series (1 episode: "Pilot") | |
| Haunted | Madam Brontski | ||
| 1996 | Mary Reilly | Mary's Mother | |
| No Bananas | Ellen Slater | TV mini-series (10 episodes) | |
| Indian Summer | Doctor | ||
| 1997 | Kavanagh QC | Miss Haddon QC | TV series (1 episode: "Mute of Malice") |
| Oscar and Lucinda | Betty Stratton | ||
| 1998 | Spoonface Steinberg | Mrs. Spud | TV movie |
| The Life and Crimes of William Palmer | Mary Thornton | TV movie | |
| Our Mutual Friend | Abby Potterson | TV mini-series (2 episodes) | |
| Far from the Madding Crowd | Maryann Money | TV movie | |
| Out of Hours | Carol-Ann Kumar | TV mini-series | |
| 1999 | East is East | Ella Khan | Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Beautiful People | Sister | ||
| Dinnerladies | Peggy | TV series (1 episode: "Trouble") | |
| 2000 | Lounge Act | Voice | Short |
| Don Quixote | Housekeeper | TV movie | |
| Losing It | Tom's Mother | TV movie | |
| 2001 | The Martins | Anthea | |
| 2002 | The Last Time | Evelyn | Short |
| The Hours | Nelly Boxall | ||
| 2003 | This Little Life | Nurse Nina | TV movie |
| Calendar Girls | Cora | ||
| 2004 | Spivs | Auntie Vee | |
| The Brief | Maureen Tyler | TV series (8 episodes: 2004-2005) | |
| 2005 | Separate Lies | Maggie | |
| Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story | Trolley Lady | ||
| Kinky Boots | Melanie | ||
| Heartbeat | Beryl Palmer | TV series (1 episode: "Burden of Proof") | |
| The English Harem | Monica Pringle | TV movie | |
| 2007 | Midsomer Murders | Eileen Carnack | TV series (1 episode: "The Animal Within") |
| 2008 | Sense and Sensibility | Mrs. Jennings | TV mini-series (3 episodes) |
| Cass | Doll | ||
| The Reader | Ms. Brenner | ||
| Lark Rise to Candleford | Queenie Turrill | TV series (30 episodes: 2008-2011) | |
| 2010 | West is West | Ella Khan | |
| Grandma's House | Grandma | TV series (6 episodes) |