Rowena Cooper

Rosemary Rowena Cooper (born 1935) is a British actress.

Rowena Cooper
Born	Rosemary Rowena Cooper[1] 1935 (age 89–90) Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
Nationality	British
Other names	R. R. Cooper
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Terrence Hardiman ​ ​ (m. 1964; died 2023)​

She began her career in 1956, joining the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary.^[2] In 1959 she joined the Dundee Repertory Theatre Company and went on to have an extensive career, primarily in British television, for over 50 years.^[3] Cooper starred in The Rag Trade as Mrs Fenner.

Select filmography in television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974–78	Crown Court
1975–92	Rumpole of the Bailey	Marguerite "Matey" Ballard[4]	Series 5–7
1978	Going Straight	Shirley Chapman	Probation Officer
1982	The Bell	Mrs. Mark	6 episodes
1983	Goodnight and God Bless	Audrey	2 episodes
1984	Cockles	Masha Barrington-Pyke	1 episode
1987	Have His Carcase	Mrs. Weldon	4 episodes
1987	The New Statesman	Norman/Norma Bormann
1987	Victoria Wood as Seen on TV		1 episode
1991	Heading Home	Older Janetta	Narrator
1991	Dr Finlay	Mrs McKinney	1 episode
1997	Goodnight Sweetheart	Mrs Bamford
1998	Jinnah	Lady Willingdon
2000 - 2003	Down to Earth	Mac
2001	Spaced	Mrs Topp, Brian's mother
2001	A Is for Acid	Henrietta Helen Olive Robarts Durand-Deacon
2010	The Sarah Jane Adventures	Angela	Lost in Time[5]

Personal life

She married actor Terrence Hardiman in 1964 and the couple had two children;^[6] they remained together until his death in 2023.^[7]