Suzanne Bertish Biography
Suzanne Bertish (born 7 August 1951) is an English actress.
Educated at Woldingham School, Bertish joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared in many of its productions, including its marathon eight-and-a-half-hour version of Charles Dickens's The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, in which she played three roles. She repeated these three roles in the 1982 television version of the complete play. She was later seen in the BBC Television Shakespeare production of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors (1983) as Adriana.
She has also played small roles in several films, including the Harrison Ford vehicle Hanover Street, and the vampire film The Hunger. She had a recurring role as Eleni in the cable television series Rome (2005–2007). In 2009 she had a role in a production of Breakfast at Tiffany's at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
She also appeared as a female Arnold Rimmer (Arlene Rimmer), in an episode of Red Dwarf, "Parallel Universe" (1988).
Actress
- 1978: Armchair Thriller .... Clare Omney (3 episodes, 1978)
- 1979: ITV Playhouse .... Lena (1 episode, 1979)
- 1979: Hanover Street .... The French Girl
- 1979: BBC Play of the Month .... Kate Croy (1 episode, 1979)
- 1981: The Three Sisters (TV) .... Masha
- 1981: Maybury .... Julia Charlton (1 episode, 1981)
- 1982: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby .... Fanny Squeers / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
- 1982: Shakespeare Lives! TV series
- 1983: The Comedy of Errors (TV) .... Adriana
- 1983: The Hunger .... Phyllis
- 1983: To the Lighthouse (TV) .... Lily Briscoe
- 1984: Shine on Harvey Moon .... Frieda Gottlieb (17 episodes, 1984–1985)
- 1984: Freud TV mini-series .... Minna Bernays
- 1984: Play for Today .... Alice Durkow (1 episode, 1984)
- 1986: Girls on Top .... RSC Actress 1 (1 episode, 1986)
- 1986: Ladies in Charge .... Clara Cane (1 episode, 1986)
- 1986: Lenny Henry Tonite (1 episode, 1986)
- 1987: Hearts of Fire .... Anne Ashton
- 1988: Red Dwarf .... Arlene Rimmer (1 episode, 1988)
- 1988: Inspector Morse .... Cheryl Baines (1 episode, 1988)
- 1988: The Modern World: Ten Great Writers .... Rebekka West (1 episode, 1988)
- 1989: The Bill .... Dr. Reece (1 episode, 1989)
- 1989: A Day in Summer (TV) .... Georgina
- 1990: Casualty .... Caroline Collier (1 episode, 1990)
- 1990: The Monk .... Sister Mariana
- 1992: Shakespeare: The Animated Tales .... *ania (1 episode, 1992)
- 1992: Venice/Venice .... Carlotta
- 1993: Screen One .... Rosa Klein (1 episode, 1993)
- 1993: 15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight (TV) .... Margaret Harris
- 1993: Lifestories: Families in Crisis .... Dean Stellar (1 episode, 1993)
- 1994: Mr. Bean .... Art Teacher (1 episode, 1994)
- 1994: Love Hurts .... Mirav Levison (4 episodes, 1994)
- 1995: Absolutely Fabulous .... Gina (1 episode, 1995)
- 1995: Thin Ice .... Lotte
- 1995: Space Precinct .... Regina Baylek (1 episode, 1995)
- 1996: Crimetime .... Lady Macbeth
- 1997: Bent .... Half-woman, half-man
- 1997: Peak Practice .... Dr. Brodie (1 episode, 1997)
- 1998: Coronation Street .... Viv Fay (1 episode, 1998)
- 1999: The Scarlet Pimpernel .... La Touraine (1 episode, 1999)
- 1999: The 13th Warrior .... Hulda
- 2000: Silent Witness .... Eva Horowitz (1 episode, 2000)
- 2003: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (TV) .... Julia
- 2003: The Commander (TV) .... Vivian Newburgh
- 2004: Rosemary & Thyme .... Emma Standish (1 episode, 2004)
- 2004: The Grid TV mini-series .... Sarah Camfield (unknown episodes)
- 2004: Judas (TV) .... Rohab
- 2005: Love Soup .... Sally (1 episode, 2005)
- 2005: The Toybox .... Madeline Usher
- 2005: The Upside of Anger .... Gina
- 2007: Rome .... Eleni (14 episodes, 2005–2007)
- 2007: Trial & Retribution .... Ms Newburgh (1 episode, 2007)
- 2009: Die Päpstin .... Bishop Arnaldo
- 2009: Holy Money .... Charlotte
- 2010: Agatha Christie's Poirot .... Miss Milray (1 episode, 2010)
- 2011: W.E. .... Lady Cunard
- 2016: Mercy Street .... Matron Brannan
- 2017: The Wife .... Dusty Berkowitz
- 2017: Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool .... Fifi Oscard
- 2021: Sex Education .... Relationship Counselor/Therapist
- 2021: Benediction
- 2023: Magic Mike's Last Dance .... Renata
- 2023: The Nun II .... Madame Laurent
- 2024: Vindicta .... Older Hannah
References
External links
- Suzanne Bertish at IMDb
