Petra Mavis Markham (born 17 March 1944) is a British theatre, television and film actress.
Petra Markham | |
|---|---|
| Born | Petra Mavis Markham 17 March 1944 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Spouse | David Walsh |
| Parent(s) | David Markham Olive Dehn |
| Relatives | Kika Markham (sister) |
Biography
editBorn on 17 March 1944,[1] she is a daughter of actor David Markham and writer Olive Dehn (1914–2007). She had three sisters: actress Kika Markham (born 1940), playwright Jehane Markham (1949–2024),[2] and make-up artist Sonia Markham (1938–2016).[3]
Filmography
edit- The Deadly Affair (1966) – Daughter at Theatre
- Fragment of Fear (1970) – Schoolgirl
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) – Designer's Girlfriend
- Get Carter (1971) – Doreen Carter
- The Raging Moon (1971) – Mary
- The Hireling (1973) – Edith
- Out of Depth (2000) – Edna Walker
- Lady Godiva (2008) – Jemima's Mother (Pink Dragon)
- Back to the Garden (2013) – Penny
Television appearances
edit- Z-Cars episode "First Foot" (1964) – Elizabeth Cooper
- The Children of the New Forest (1964) – Alice Beverley
- Doctor Who serial The Crusade (1965) – Safiya
- Armchair Theatre episode "Barrett Keller: His Mark" (1966) – Dinky
- Shotgun (1966) – Vicky
- The Wednesday Play episode "Ape and Essence" (1966) – Loola
- Thirty-Minute Theatre episode "Not Just For An Hour" (1966) – René
- Who Is Sylvia? (1967)
- Play of the Month episode "Girls in Uniform" (1967) – Edelgard
- Softly, Softly episode "An Eye for an Eye" (1967) – Marie Berry
- Z Cars episodes "Vigilance: Part 1" and "Vigilance: Part 2" (1968) – Jill Scanlon
- Curry and Chips episode No.1.2 (1969) – Norman's daughter
- Detective episode "Hunt the Peacock" (1969) – Renee
- The First Lady episode "A Banner with a Strange Device" (1969)
- Ryan International episode "Pirouette" (1970)
- Albert and Victoria (1970) – Lydia Hackett
- Follyfoot episode "The Standstill Horse" (1971) – Ginny Tuckwood
- Thirty-Minute Theatre episode "Something for the Children" (1971) – Girlie
- Ace of Wands 20 episodes (1972) – Mikki Diamond
- Public Eye episode "The Trouble with Jenny" (1973) – Jenny Wellard
- Thriller episode "A Killer in Every Corner" (1974) – Helga
- Ripping Yarns episode "The Testing of Eric Olthwaite" (1977) – Enid Bag
- After Julius (1978)
- Angels episodes No.9.12, No.9.22 and No.9.24 (1983) – Felicity
- Bergerac episode "Sins of the Fathers" (1985) – Suzie Borden
- Love's Labour's Lost (1985) – Katharine
- Aliens in the Family (1987) – Pet
- The Bill episode "Tourist Trap" (1989) – Mrs. Belcham
- The Ruth Rendell Mysteries episode "Some Lie and Some Die" (1990) – hotel receptionist
- EastEnders 13 episodes (1993) – Rose Chapman
- Peak Practice episode "Coming Out" (1995) – Cissy Banks
- Rich Deceiver (1995) – Bella Beasley
- Plotlands (1997) – Grace Foster
- Doctors episode "Post Mortem" (2007) – Penny Cable
References
edit- ^ birth registered 1st quarter (Jan, Feb, Mar) 1944
- ^ Markham, Petra (3 November 2024). "Jehane Markham obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ Nicholas Tucker, "Obituary. Olive Dehn: Poet and children's writer", The Independent, 7 April 2007
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