Angharad Rees
| Angharad Rees | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Angharad Mary Rees 16 July 1944 Edgware, Middlesex, England, UK |
| Died | 21 July 2012 (aged 68) London, England |
| Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer |
| Residence | Knightsbridge, London |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Occupation | Actress, jewellery designer |
| Notable work | Poldark |
| Spouse(s) |
Christopher Cazenove (1973-1994) divorced Sir David McAlpine (2005-2012) her death |
| Children | Linford James Cazenove (20 July 1974 – 10 September 1999) car accident Rhys William Cazenove (born 1976) |
| Awards | Fellow, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama |
Angharad Mary Rees, Lady McAlpine CBE (16 July 1944 – 21 July 2012) was a Welsh actress, best known for her British television roles during the 1970s and in particular her leading role as Demelza in the 1970s BBC TV costume drama Poldark.
Rees was born at Redhill Hospital (now Edgware Community Hospital), Edgware, Middlesex, to Welsh psychiatrist Linford Rees (William Linford Llewellyn Rees, M.D., B.Ch, D.P.M., 24 October 1914 – 29 July 2004) by his marriage to Catherine Thomas (died 1993).
When she was two, in 1946, her family moved from 13 Engel Park, Mill Hill, to Cardiff. Rees had two brothers and a sister. She attended the independent Commonweal Lodge School, then the Sorbonne in Paris for two terms and the Rose Bruford Drama College in Kent. She also studied at the University of Madrid and taught English in Spain before acting in repertory theatre in England.
Rees made her television debut as a parlour maid in 1968 in an adaptation of Shaw’s Man and Superman, appearing alongside Eric Porter and Maggie Smith. Other appearances in various television dramas and comedy series quickly followed, including The Way We Live Now, The Avengers, The Wednesday Play, Doctor in the House, Crown Court, and Within These Walls.
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