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[Sorcha Cusack] [Michael Jayston] [Stephanie Beacham] [Geoffrey Whitehead] [Edward de Souza] [Megs Jenkins] [Anna Korwin]
.:Sorcha Cusack:.
Jane Eyre
Sorcha Cusack was born on 9 April 1949 in Dalkey, Ireland. Her parents are actor Sir Cyril Cusack and actress Maureen Kiely. She has two sisters (Sinead and Niamh) and two brothers (Padraig and Paul). All of her siblings are in the entertainment business except for Paul, which made Sorcha at first reluctant to follow. "I really loved teaching. I think I tried to avoid acting as my older sister Sinead had started to act and I didn't wan't to be in contention with her. Eventually though I decided to really go for it and moved to London to see if I could make it in a bigger pond." She went to the University in Dublin and trained as a teacher, teaching Irish, English and Latin in middle and secondary schools. But while a student, she took on acting because she needed the money. She has been with her long term partner- Nigel Cook- for over twenty years, and has two children- Liam and Beth. And for a bit of trivia: her name is pronounced Sor-kah (courtesy of imdb.com)
View Sorcha's profile on her agent's website
Fanmail address (Confirmed!)
Sorcha Cusack
c/o Ken McReddie Associates Limited
36-40 Glasshouse Street
London, W1B 5DL
.:Michael Jayston:.
Edward Rochester
Michael Jayston was born 'Michael James' on 29 October 1935 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. He was educated at the Becket Grammar School in Nottingham, succeeded by Nottingham University. Although his first ambition was to become a journalist or cricketer, he worked briefly as a trainee accountant in the offices of the National Coal Board before he decided to become an actor. "I had always been very keen on the idea of acting, but it wasn't until I happened to see a touring company in action that I decided to have a go." He obtained a scholarship to the Guildhall School Music and Drama, and worked during the holidays at a Nottingham fish market. Michael Jayston made his professorial debut in 'The Amorous Prawn' at the age of 27, and also worked in the Salisbury Repertory (1962-63), Bristol Old Vic (1963-65), and then the Royal Shakespeare Company (1965, Associate Artist 1966-69). Although trained as a classical actor, Jayston has appeared in many diverse stage, film, and television roles. Michael Jayston's first wife was the actress, Lynn Farleigh.
For more information visit the Michael Jayston fan site
Fanmail address (Confirmed!)
Michael Jayston
c/o Diamond Management
31 Percy Street
London, W1T 2DD
.:Stephanie Beacham:.
Blanche Ingram
Stephanie Beacham was born on 28 February 1947 in Casablanca Morocco and raised in Hertfordshire, England. She studied ballet as a young girl and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She has two daughters (Phoebe and Chloe) with her first husband, John McEnery. Besides being a veteran of theatre, film and television, she is a representative of the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association.
For more information visit the Stephanie Beacham fan site
.:Geoffrey Whitehead:.
St. John Rivers
Geoffrey Whitehead was born 1 October 1939 in Sheffield England. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and of the BBC Radio Repertory Drama Company. His many television, film and radio roles include his portrayal of Holmes in Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson and his radio comedy series Old Harry's Game.
.:Edward de Souza:.
Richard Mason
Born'Edward James de Souza' on 4 September 1932, Edward graduated from RADA and began his acting career in theatre before moving on to films and television series. He is probably most known for his role in the James Bond film 'The Spy Who Loved Me' as Sheikh Hoseim. He also has the unusual distinction of having played the role of Richard Mason twice- once in the 1973 version of Jane Eyre, and again in the 1996 version of Jane Eyre starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and William Hurt. His interests include watercolour painting and environmental activisim.
.:Megs Jenkins:.
Mrs. Fairfax
Megs Jenkins was born on 21 April 1917 in Birkenhead, England. She originally trained to be a ballet dancer before moving into acting and appearing in numerous television shows and movies. She married George Routledge in 1943 (divorced in 1959). She passed away on the 5th of October 1998.
.:Anna Korwin:.
Sophie
Such a small role in the series, but she bears mention here because, though I don't know much of her personal life, she has what is now becoming the not-so-unusual distinction of playing the same character in two different adaptations. The first picture is from the 1973 series, and the second is from the 1970 version with Susannah York. Many thanks to Curtis M., who made this interesting discovery.
Sources:
Internet Movie Database
"Casualty" Files
The Irish World
First Person Quiz
Action.org
Audio Book Collection profile
Loose Cannon Hall of Fame
Wikipedia
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