Bernadette O'Farrell
| Bernadette O'Farrell | |
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| Born |
30 January 1924 Birr, County Offaly, Ireland |
| Died |
26 September 1999 (aged 75) Monaco |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947-1959 |
| Spouse(s) |
Frank Launder (1950–97; his death) 2 children |
Bernadette O'Farrell (30 January 1924 – 26 September 1999) was an Irish actress. She was married to the film writer and producer Frank Launder.[1]
She is best known for playing Maid Marian in the 1950s TV version of The Adventures of Robin Hood. She left the show in 1957, after 78 episodes, to be replaced by Patricia Driscoll.
She played an English mistress, Miss Harper, in The Happiest Days of Your Life (1949), Jessie Bond in The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953) and Peg Curtis in the boxing film The Square Ring (1953). She retired from acting in 1959 to live on a farm in Buckinghamshire, England. Later, O'Farrell and Launder moved to Monaco.[1] Her last film appearance was in The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980).
Selected Filmography
- Captain Boycott (1947)
- The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
- Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)
- Lady in the Fog (1952)
- The Bridal Path (1959)
- The Wildcats of St Trinians (1980)
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