Barbara Rafferty
| Barbara Rafferty | |
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| Born |
Barbara Ann Brown 13 January 1950 Clydebank, Scotland |
| Years active | 1973-present |
| Spouse(s) | Sean Scanlon |
Barbara Rafferty (born 15th January 1950, in Clydebank), is a Scottish actress.
Career
Rafferty is best known for playing Ella Cotter in Rab C Nesbitt between 1990 and 1999, and then again from 2008 - 2011 when the show made a comeback. Rab C Nesbitt made a comeback for a special Episode in 2014 then a followed on series in 2014 summer . Other notable television roles include playing pub landlady Agnes Meldrum in Hamish Macbeth and Alice MacAllister in The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star. Also, in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland, Barbara Rafferty starred as Mrs. Garrigan.[1] until 2009 she was appearing in the BBC Scotland soap River City as Shirley Henderson[2]
Barbara's daughter, Amy Rafferty, is a singer, songwriter, and musician with the cult Glasgow music collective The Recovery Club.
Her son, Bob Rafferty, fronts the well known Glasgow alternative rock band El Dog.
In 2013 it was announced that Rafferty would join the cast of His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen Pantomime Cinderella with her friend Elaine C. Smith
She currently plays Granny Mainland in the new CBeebies TV series, Katie Morag. It started airing on 3 November 2013.
Filmography
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| The Wicker Man | |
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| The Slab Boys | |
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| The Acid House | |
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| Women Talking Dirty | |
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| The Last King of Scotland | |
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| Sir Billi the Vet | |
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| Perfect Sense | |
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| Fast Romance | |
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| Sir Billi | |
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| The Legend of Barney Thompson | |
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| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
| Tutti Frutti | |
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Mini-series; Episode 3: "Gin a Body, Dig a Body" |
| Taggart | |
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| Take the High Road | |
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| Your Cheatin' Heart | |
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| Doctor Finlay | |
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| Go Now | |
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| The Tales of Para Handy | |
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| Hamish Macbeth | |
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| The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star | |
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| Life Support" | |
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| Tinsel Town | |
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| Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes | |
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| Rockface | |
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| Heartbeat | |
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| Sea of Souls | |
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| River City | |
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| No Holds Bard | |
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| Garrow's Law | |
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| Doctors | |
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| Doctors | |
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| Rab C. Nesbitt | |
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| The Sunny | |
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| Katie Morag | |
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Other appearances
- California Sunshine as Jessica (2014; short film)
- Missing as Rachel (2007; short film)
- Autumn Leaves as Mrs. McBride (1997; short film)
References
External links
- River City official site
- Barbara Rafferty at the Internet Movie Database
- River City, Shirley Henderson Character page