Emily Richard
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Emily Richard (born 25 January 1948) is a British actress and a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Emily Richard | |
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Born | (1948-01-25) 25 January 1948 (age 76) London |
Other names | Emily Petherbridge |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1968–1997 |
Spouse | Edward Petherbridge |
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One of three sisters, Richard was born in London, where she attended drama school in 1966, aged 18, but she was asked to leave after a year as she was "too timid". She then sold programmes in theatres in London's West End. Having acquired an agent, her first professional role was as Mole in a theatre production of Toad of Toad Hall.[1] A former member of the BBC Radio Repertory Company, Richard has worked extensively for radio, and once played 'Tess' in Tess of the d'Urbervilles in that medium.[2]