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Rachel Roberts

Actor · Died November 26, 1980, aged 53 · Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rachel Roberts (20 September 1927 – 26 November 1980) was a Welsh actress noted for her fervour and passion; Roberts is best remembered for her forthright screen performances in two key films of the 1960s, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and This Sporting Life, in both of which she played the older mistress of the central male character. In Australia, she is remembered for her performance as Mrs Appleyard in Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rachel Roberts (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 20, 1927
Died
November 26, 1980 (aged 53)
From
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 36% in 30 days

What are Rachel Roberts' films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
22%
Bonds
19%
Survival
19%
Self
15%
Morality
14%
Society
9%
Ideas
1%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 5
Shapeshifter
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
6
Absurd
4
Contemplative
4
Joyful
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rachel Roberts' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rachel Roberts' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Under Milk Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Mrs. Dai Bread Two (voice) (archive sound)

  • The Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Regina Kowalska

  • Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen(1981)

    as Mrs. Dangers

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Hostage Tower(1980)

    as Sonya

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Sorrows of Gin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Mrs. Henlein

  • Yanks(1979)

    as Mrs. Clarrie Moreton

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • When a Stranger Calls(1979)

    as Dr. Monk

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Old Crowd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Pauline

  • Foul Play(1978)

    as Delia Darrow / Gerda Casswell

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Clara Mooney

  • A Circle Street of Children(1977)

    as Helga

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Tony Randall Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 10 episodes · as Bonnie McClellan

  • Picnic at Hanging Rock(1975)

    as Mrs. Appleyard

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Murder on the Orient Express(1974)

    as Hildegarde Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Back of Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Olwen

  • Graceless Go I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Dorothy

  • Alpha Beta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Nora Elliot

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Mrs. Gargery

  • Baffled(1972)

    as Mrs. Farraday

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • O Lucky Man!(1973)

    as Gloria Rowe / Madame Paillard / Mrs. Richards

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Belstone Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Cathie Smith

  • You're Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Gladys Taylor

  • Wild Rovers(1971)

    as Maybell

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Doctors' Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Della Randolph

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Rebecca Brigham (segment "Certain Shadows on the Wall")

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Olwen

  • The Reckoning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Joyce Eglington

  • Destiny of a Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Megan Thomas

  • A Flea in Her Ear(1968)

    as Suzanne de Castilian

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Dorothy

  • Blithe Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Ruth Condomine

  • Frankenstein Mark 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Anna Preston

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Gladys Taylor

  • This Sporting Life(1963)

    as Mrs. Margaret Hammond

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Girl on Approval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Anne Howland

  • A Subject of Scandal and Concern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Mrs. Holyoake

  • Saturday Night and Sunday Morning(1960)

    as Brenda

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Our Man in Havana(1959)

    as Prostitute (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Our Mutual Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lizzie Hexam

  • The Good Companions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Elsie and Effie Longstaff

  • The Crowded Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Maggie

  • Young and Willing(1954)

    as Pat

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Limping Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Barmaid

  • Valley of Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Bessie Lewis

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles from 1951 to 1992; peak year 1974.

Biggest box office

Foul Play (1978)

$45M worldwide

Highest rated

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Foul Play (1978)

Film career

19511992

Peak 1974 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 45: 45 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1950s7 · acting1960s11 · acting1970s23 · acting1980s3 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 9% of 11 roles
6075

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Rachel Roberts' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

A Circle Street of Children (1977)

65th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Rachel Roberts' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Rachel Roberts work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rachel Roberts' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lindsay Anderson shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Mixed roles