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'''Jacqueline Hill''' ([[17 December (people)|17 December]] [[1929 (people)|1929]]<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref><ref name="obituary">{{cite web|url=http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php/Jacqueline_Hill_obituary|title=Jacqueline Hill obituary|date of source=4 March 1993|website name=The Stage and Television Today|accessdate=14 December 2016}}</ref> | '''Jacqueline Hill''' (born '''Grace Jacqueline Hill'''<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=JacquelineHill Doctor Who Guide]</ref> on [[17 December (people)|17 December]] [[1929 (people)|1929]]<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref><ref name="obituary">{{cite web|url=http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php/Jacqueline_Hill_obituary|title=Jacqueline Hill obituary|date of source=4 March 1993|website name=The Stage and Television Today|accessdate=14 December 2016}}</ref>, died [[18 February (people)|18 February]] [[1993 (people)|1993]]<ref name="obituary" />) played [[Barbara Wright]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' (including "[[The Pilot Episode]]") to ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''. Hill has the distinction of being the first regular cast member of the series to actually appear on screen, as well as speaking the first line. She continued to play the role for nearly two years, leaving the show in 1965, but returning for an appearance in the 1980 ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'' as the priestess [[Lexa]]. | ||
== Career == | |||
Hill trained at the {{w|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art}} and made her stage debut in [[London]]'s West End in {{wi|The Shrike (play)|The Shrike}}. Many roles followed, including, on television, {{wi|Shop Window}}, {{wi|Fabian of the Yard}} and {{wi|An Enemy of the People}}. It was around this time that she married top director [[Alvin Rakoff]], who cast her opposite [[Sean Connery]] in one of {{w|Associated British Corporation|ABC TV}}'s ''[[Armchair Theatre]]'' plays. She was asked to play Barbara Wright in ''Doctor Who'' after she and producer [[Verity Lambert]], whom she knew socially, discussed the role at a party. (A popular myth which appears in some histories of the series and biographies of Ms. Hill is that she was "discovered" for the role based on work as a model in [[Paris]], a career she never had.) Soon after leaving the series in 1965 she gave up acting to raise a family. She resumed her career in 1979 and gained further TV credits in, amongst other programmes, {{wi|Tales of the Unexpected}} and as {{w|Lady Capulet}} in the {{w|BBC Television Shakespeare}} version of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' in 1978. | Hill trained at the {{w|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art}} and made her stage debut in [[London]]'s West End in {{wi|The Shrike (play)|The Shrike}}. Many roles followed, including, on television, {{wi|Shop Window}}, {{wi|Fabian of the Yard}} and {{wi|An Enemy of the People}}. It was around this time that she married top director [[Alvin Rakoff]], who cast her opposite [[Sean Connery]] in one of {{w|Associated British Corporation|ABC TV}}'s ''[[Armchair Theatre]]'' plays. She was asked to play Barbara Wright in ''Doctor Who'' after she and producer [[Verity Lambert]], whom she knew socially, discussed the role at a party. (A popular myth which appears in some histories of the series and biographies of Ms. Hill is that she was "discovered" for the role based on work as a model in [[Paris]], a career she never had.) Soon after leaving the series in 1965 she gave up acting to raise a family. She resumed her career in 1979 and gained further TV credits in, amongst other programmes, {{wi|Tales of the Unexpected}} and as {{w|Lady Capulet}} in the {{w|BBC Television Shakespeare}} version of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' in 1978. | ||
== Death == | |||
Jacqueline Hill died from [[cancer]] in [[1993 (people)|1993]]. | Jacqueline Hill died from [[cancer]] in [[1993 (people)|1993]]. | ||
=== | == Legacy == | ||
The documentary [[Jacqueline Hill: A Life in Pictures (documentary)|''Jacqueline Hill: A Life in Pictures'']] celebrated Hill's life and career. This was released on the ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'' DVD and ''[[The Collection]]: [[Season 18 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 18]]'' Blu-ray box set. | |||
[[Jemma Powell]] portrayed Hill in ''Doctor Who''<nowiki/>'s 50th anniversary docudrama ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''. This led to her recreating the role of Barbara Wright for [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s ''[[The Early Adventures]]'', ''[[The First Doctor Adventures]]'' and ''[[The Diary of River Song]]'' audio adventures. | |||
== Doctor Who credits == | |||
As Barbara Wright | As Barbara Wright | ||
* [[The Pilot Episode]] | * [[The Pilot Episode]] | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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Jacqueline Hill (born Grace Jacqueline Hill[1] on 17 December 1929[2][3], died 18 February 1993[3]) played Barbara Wright in Doctor Who from An Unearthly Child (including "The Pilot Episode") to The Chase. Hill has the distinction of being the first regular cast member of the series to actually appear on screen, as well as speaking the first line. She continued to play the role for nearly two years, leaving the show in 1965, but returning for an appearance in the 1980 Doctor Who story Meglos as the priestess Lexa.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Hill trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made her stage debut in London's West End in The Shrike. Many roles followed, including, on television, Shop Window, Fabian of the Yard and An Enemy of the People. It was around this time that she married top director Alvin Rakoff, who cast her opposite Sean Connery in one of ABC TV's Armchair Theatre plays. She was asked to play Barbara Wright in Doctor Who after she and producer Verity Lambert, whom she knew socially, discussed the role at a party. (A popular myth which appears in some histories of the series and biographies of Ms. Hill is that she was "discovered" for the role based on work as a model in Paris, a career she never had.) Soon after leaving the series in 1965 she gave up acting to raise a family. She resumed her career in 1979 and gained further TV credits in, amongst other programmes, Tales of the Unexpected and as Lady Capulet in the BBC Television Shakespeare version of Romeo and Juliet in 1978.
Death[[edit] | [edit source]]
Jacqueline Hill died from cancer in 1993.
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
The documentary Jacqueline Hill: A Life in Pictures celebrated Hill's life and career. This was released on the Meglos DVD and The Collection: Season 18 Blu-ray box set.
Jemma Powell portrayed Hill in Doctor Who's 50th anniversary docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time. This led to her recreating the role of Barbara Wright for Big Finish's The Early Adventures, The First Doctor Adventures and The Diary of River Song audio adventures.
Doctor Who credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
As Barbara Wright
- The Pilot Episode
- An Unearthly Child
- The Daleks
- The Edge of Destruction
- Marco Polo
- The Keys of Marinus
- The Aztecs
- The Sensorites
- The Reign of Terror
- Planet of Giants
- The Dalek Invasion of Earth
- The Rescue
- The Romans
- The Web Planet
- The Crusade
- The Space Museum
- The Chase
As Lexa
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Doctor Who Guide
- ↑ REF: Who-ology: The Official Miscellany
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jacqueline Hill obituary. The Stage and Television Today (4 March 1993). Retrieved on 14 December 2016.
