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|image = | | image = Lindsay_Duncan.jpg | ||
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| birth date = [[7 November (people)|7 November]] [[1950 (people)|1950]] | |||
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|birth date = [[7 November (people)|7 November]] [[1950]] | | role = [[Adelaide Brooke]] | ||
| job title = [[Actor]] | |||
|story = | | story = ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'' | ||
|non dwu = | | time = 2009 | ||
| | | non dwu = ''Dick Purpin'', ''Reilly: Ace of Spies'', ''Kit Curran'', ''G.B.H.'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', ''The History of Tome Jones, a Foundling'', ''Mansfield Park'', ''[[Oliver Twist]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''Rome'', ''Starter for 10'', ''Lost in Austin'', ''Margaret'', ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'', ''Come Fly With Me'', ''Christopher and His Kind'', ''Black Mirror'', ''The Hollow Crown'', ''About Time'', ''[[Sherlock]]'', ''The Honourable Woman'', ''Alice Through the Looking Glass'', ''Close to the Enemy'', ''His Dark Materials'', ''Inside No. 9'' | ||
| imdb = 0242026 | |||
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}} | }} | ||
'''Lindsay Duncan''' (born [[7 November (people)|7 November]] [[1950]] | '''Lindsay Duncan CBE''' (born [[7 November (people)|7 November]] [[1950 (people)|1950]]<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref>) played [[Adelaide Brooke]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]''. | ||
At the time of filming ''The Waters of Mars'', Duncan was fifty-eight years old. As her character was identified by the BBC as the Doctor's companion, this made her the oldest actor to play a companion in the franchise's history. This distinction lasted a little over a month until her record was well | She also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''. | ||
At the time of filming ''The Waters of Mars'', Duncan was fifty-eight years old. As her character was identified by the BBC as the Doctor's companion, this made her the oldest actor to play a companion in the franchise's history. This distinction lasted a little over a month until her record was well surpassed by eighty-year-old [[Bernard Cribbins]] in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. | |||
== Career == | |||
She is best known for her portrayal of Katherine in the film ''Under The Tuscan Sun''. Weeks after her appearance in ''Doctor Who'', she played Alice's mother in the billion-dollar-grossing ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''. In 2014, she portrayed Lady Smallwood in the ''[[Sherlock]]'' episode ''{{iw|bakerstreet|His Last Vow}}'', written by [[Steven Moffat]], directed by [[Nick Hurran]], produced by [[Sue Vertue]] and executive produced by Moffat, [[Mark Gatiss]] and [[Beryl Vertue]]. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{imdb name|id=0242026}} | {{imdb name|id=0242026}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:29, 6 November 2021
Lindsay Duncan CBE (born 7 November 1950[1]) played Adelaide Brooke in the Doctor Who story The Waters of Mars.
She also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.
At the time of filming The Waters of Mars, Duncan was fifty-eight years old. As her character was identified by the BBC as the Doctor's companion, this made her the oldest actor to play a companion in the franchise's history. This distinction lasted a little over a month until her record was well surpassed by eighty-year-old Bernard Cribbins in The End of Time.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
She is best known for her portrayal of Katherine in the film Under The Tuscan Sun. Weeks after her appearance in Doctor Who, she played Alice's mother in the billion-dollar-grossing Alice in Wonderland. In 2014, she portrayed Lady Smallwood in the Sherlock episode His Last Vow, written by Steven Moffat, directed by Nick Hurran, produced by Sue Vertue and executive produced by Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Beryl Vertue.
