Rosalind Ayres (born 7 December 1946) is an English actress, director and producer. Active since 1970, Ayres is well known for her role in the 1997 film Titanic, in which she played Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon. Her husband, Martin Jarvis, played her character's husband Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon in the film.
Biography Ayres has appeared in numerous films and television series, including regular performances in Coronation Street (1970, as Jasmine), Armchair Thriller, Penmarric, Play for Today, The Bounder, Father's Day and Trevor's World of Sport. She has acted in and directed numerous audio plays for L.A. Theatre Works and Hollywood Theater of the Ear.
Ayres appeared on the BBC One semi-improvised sitcom Outnumbered as Gran in series 3 (2010) for the episodes "The Family Outing" and "The Internet". She returned as Gran in the first episode of series four (2011) named "The Funeral". Ayres also appeared in the Christmas special in 2012.
In addition to her film and television work, in 2011, Ayres provided voice and motion capture work for Katherine Marlowe, the main antagonist of the video game Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, opposite Nolan North, Richard McGonagle and Graham McTavish. Together with her husband, Ayres runs the radio production company Jarvis & Ayres Productions, producing and directing plays and serials for BBC Radio 4.
Ayres also played the character of Iris in the comedy sitcom Kate & Koji, a customer in the café who regularly consulted the doctor on various ailments. It aired in April 2020, and she appeared in three episodes. In September 2022, Ayres appeared alongside her husband in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Ellie Chilton.
TV and filmography
Year Title Role Notes1972 Home and Away Grace1973 That'll Be The Day Jeanette The Lovers! Veronica1974 From Beyond the Grave Prostitute – Edward's first victim Segment 1 "The Gate Crasher" Little Malcolm Ann Gedge Stardust Jeanette Shoulder to Shoulder Maisie Dunn 1 episode: "Outrage" Father Brown Christabel"The Head of Caesar" Coronation Street Judy Cookson / Alison Wright / Jasmine Soap opera Public Eye Mrs Grant TV seriesWithin These Walls Rowena Patterson Series 1, Episode 10 - "Guessing 1975Affairs of the Heart Millie Episode 91976 Laurence Olivier Presents: Hindle Wakes Fanny Hawthorn Directed by Laurence Olivier The Slipper and the Rose Isobella1980 Cry Wolf Maria Moore The Gentle TouchFrances West Agony Ward Sister1981 Only When I LaughAmy GlossopTV sitcom1982 The BounderMary MountjoyTV sitcom 1984 The Weather in the Streets Etty TV film 1985 Juliet Bravo Linda Markham 1992 Emily's Ghost Mama 1994 Black Beauty Mistress Gordon 1996 Police Story 4: First Strike Australian Group #1 1997 Titanic Lady Duff Gordon1998 Gods and Monsters Elsa Lanchester Heartbeat Ann MarsdenEpisode: “For Better or Worse” Midsomer Murders Doreen AndersonEpisode: “Faithful unto Death” 1999 Beautiful People Nora Thornton1999 “ Sabrina The Teenage Witch - Aunt Dorma 2001 Christmas in the Clouds Mabel 2003 Trevor's World of Sport Theresa TV sitcom 2004 Steamboy Edward Steam, voice English version 2005 Age of Empires III Queen Elizabeth, voice Video game 2010–2012 Outnumbered Gran Semi-improvised sitcom; Series 3 (episodes 1–2); Series 4 (episode 1); Christmas Special 2012 2011 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Katherine Marlowe, voice Video game2017 Hampstead Susan2020Kate & Koji Iris 2022 Doctors Ellie Chilton Episode: "Mustn't Grumble"
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