Judy Parfitt

Judy Parfitt (born 7 November 1935) is a BAFTA-nominated English theatre, film and television actress who began her career on stage in 1954.

Life and work

Judy Catherine Claire Parfitt was born in Sheffield in 1935 to Catherine Josephine (née Caulton) and Lawrence Hamilton Parfitt. As a teenager, she attended Notre Dame High School for Girls and later trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

In 1978, Parfitt appeared opposite Laurence Olivier, Joan Plowright and Frank Finlay in the episode "Saturday, Sunday, Monday" of Laurence Olivier Presents. In 1981 she created the role of Eleanor in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Peter Nichols' Passion Play. In 1984 she played Deidre in Jack Rosenthal's The Chain. In 1987, she appeared in Maurice. Two of her most notable past roles are Mildred Layton in The Jewel in the Crown (1984; for which she received her first BAFTA nomination) and Lady Catherine de Bourgh in the 1980 TV serial version of Pride and Prejudice. In 1995, she portrayed Kathy Bates' former, domineering employer in Dolores Claiborne, who is dying in present-time, but is seen as a vibrant, glowing woman in flashback sequences.

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Maurice review – Merchant Ivory’s EM Forster adaptation richer than ever

The Observer 26 Jul 2018

This film was clearly capitalising on the 80s Varsity chic of Chariots of Fire and the TV Brideshead Revisited, but it is darker, less picturesque, more claustrophobically and even tragically male (though Judy Parfitt and Helena Bonham Carter do what they can with cameo roles) ... Maurice at 30. the gay period drama the world wasn't ready for. Read more. Its fascination and power are even more intense 30 years on. Maurice is a revelation ... ....

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Acrophobic actor the first victim of Grylls' thrills

Arkansas Online 06 May 2018

When I grow up, I want to be Bear Grylls ... Wild (2006--2011) ... He led another team across the north Atlantic in an open rigid inflatable boat. They had to dodge icebergs ... Note ... In the episode, the team prepares for Sister Monica Joan's (Judy Parfitt) birthday; expectant mothers flood Nonnatus House when a maternity home closes; and Olive's (Scarlett Alice Johnson) father, Stanley Hodgkiss (David Bamber), has a secret he can no longer keep....

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Call the Midwife adds Miriam Margolyes and more star names for series 8 and 2018 Christmas special

Digital Spy 03 May 2018

Call the Midwife has unveiled details of its next series and upcoming Christmas special, adding none other than the legendary Miriam Margolyes to the cast ... Other confirmed cast for series eight include Linda Bassett (Nurse Crane), Judy Parfitt (Sister Monica Joan), Laura Main (Shelagh Turner) and Victoria Yeates (Sister Winifred) ... ....

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What’s on TV this week?: 04.19.18 through 04.25.19

The Tribune Greeley 19 Apr 2018

TODAY. 6 p.m. on FREE Siren. A police investigation seems to be leading detectives straight to Ryn (Eline Powell) in the new episode "Interview With a Mermaid ." ... Alex Roe and Fola Evans-Akingbola also star. 7 p.m. on CBS The Big Bang Theory ... Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Simon Helberg, Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch also star. 7 p.m ... 7 p.m ... Bio ... While awaiting her eye operation, Sister Monica Joan (Judy Parfitt) finds a friend in another patient....

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What’s on TV this week?: 04.12.18 through 04.18.18

The Tribune Greeley 12 Apr 2018

TODAY. 6 p.m. on SHOW Movie. The Sense of an Ending. A gallery of fine performances enhances director Ritesh Batra's character-driven 2017 adaptation of Julian Barnes' novel, which casts Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent as Tony Webster, an elderly London camera shop owner who receives a puzzling bequest from the late mother of an old girlfriend (Charlotte Rampling) ... Jenny Agutter, Helen George, Jennifer Kirby and Judy Parfitt also star....

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What’s on TV this week?: 04.05.18 through 04.11.18

The Tribune Greeley 05 Apr 2018

THURSDAY. 1 p.m. on ESPN 2018 Masters Tournament. The PGA's first Major of the year gets under way with the first round of The Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia ... 6 p.m. on MTV Jersey Shore. Family Vacation ... 6 p.m ... Sister Monica Joan (Judy Parfitt) refuses to acknowledge her vision problem until handyman Fred (Cliff Parisi) steps in ... Judy Joo and Iron Chef Marc Forgione make the judgment call as to who gets sent home....

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Call the Midwife ends series seven with yet more tears

Digital Spy 11 Mar 2018

... of the same sex😢 — Leah Jackson (@leahjacks) March 11, 2018 David Bamber is outstanding in this #callthemidwife — Miserable Wench (@passtheprosecco) March 11, 2018 At the end of the episode, Sister Monica Joan (Judy Parfitt) had a beautiful birthday party thrown for her which was full of reflection - and that got the tears flowing all over again....

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2018 Spring-Summer TV Survey Results

Rotten Tomatoes 09 Mar 2018

2018 Spring-Summer TV Survey Results. We surveyed fans and asked which returning and premiering TV and streaming shows they were most looking forward to in spring and summer of 2018 ... Click through to find out which other series are tops in each category. NEW SEASON PREMIERES . NEW SERIES & TV MOVIES . REALITY. New Season Premieres ... (Please note ... Top 20 out of 46 titles. ... 10px;'> ... #16% ... Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris, Judy Parfitt, Helen George....

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Call the Midwife causes tears as Trixie battles her demons

Digital Spy 11 Feb 2018

Tonight's episode of Call the Midwife was full of emotion, with the show serving up its usual teary cocktail of heartache and hope ... After all your hard work ... Shhhh I'm a genius#callthemidwife — David Collinson #FBPE (@DaveyCCC) February 11, 2018 Another storyline getting you all talking was Sister Monica Joan (Judy Parfitt)'s failing eyesight and Fred (Cliff Parisi)'s kind and compassionate treatment of her ... ....

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Call The Midwife’s Sister Monica struggles with failing eyesight in new series

Belfast Telegraph 21 Jan 2018

Actress Judy Parfitt, who plays Sister Monica, said she is terrified when she finds out her cataracts need to be treated....

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Call The Midwife actress discusses real life childbirth

RTE 21 Jan 2018

Call The Midwife actress Helen George who plays Trixie has discussed how her own experience of a difficult pregnancy would not be used in the programme as it is set in 1963 and her illness was only diagnosed in the 1970s. Call The Midwife is set in 1963 ... She said ... Judy Parfitt who plays Sister Monica is 82-years-of age and is one of the most favourite characters of the series writer Heidi Thomas ... ....

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Call the Midwife isn't cosy Sunday night TV viewing – it's bold, brave and brilliant

Digital Spy 21 Jan 2018

Far too often dismissed as cosy end-of-the-weekend viewing, BBC One's Sunday-night centrepiece Call the Midwife has, in recent years, tackled everything from female genital mutilation to a prescription drugs scandal ... Her trilogy of books were a rich source of characters and material ... Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris and Judy Parfitt were the nuns whose worldliness (or lack thereof) provided much of the show's contrasts ... ....

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BBC One's Call The Midwife: Much-loved television institution that keeps delivering

Belfast Telegraph 20 Jan 2018

Now it's series seven and, while the snow shows no sign of shifting, the Call The Midwife team is facing lots of changes ... The wonderfully eccentric nun Sister Monica Joan, played by 82-year-old Judy Parfitt, is one of the most-adored characters in the show and it sounds like we could be in for an emotional watch. "I've created a storyline for Judy, which is to do with her failing eyesight," says Heidi ... And I love writing about her." ... ....

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