Judy Parfitt

Q: Has Judy Parfitt won any awards?

Judy Parfitt has received several award nominations throughout her career, including BAFTA nominations. However, she has not won an Academy Award.

Q: What was Judy Parfitt's first film?

Judy Parfitt made her film debut in 'The Killing of Sister George' in 1968, marking the beginning of her extensive film career.

Q: What is Judy Parfitt's estimated net worth?

Judy Parfitt's estimated net worth is around 1 million USD, reflecting her successful career in acting.

Q: How many children does Judy Parfitt have?

Judy Parfitt has one child, a daughter named Emily Parfitt, who has also pursued a career in the arts.

Q: In which television series did Judy Parfitt gain widespread recognition?

Judy Parfitt gained widespread recognition for her role as Sister Monica Joan in the popular series 'Call the Midwife,' which began airing in 2012.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of Judy Parfitt's acting style?

Judy Parfitt is known for her powerful presence and emotional depth in her performances, often bringing complex characters to life with nuance.

Q: What is one of Judy Parfitt's major filmography milestones?

One of Judy Parfitt's major milestones was her role in 'The Mother,' which showcased her ability to portray profound emotional struggles and earned her critical acclaim.

Known for

Dolores Claiborne (1995)

IMDb 7.4 / 10

1995 / Crime, Drama / 132mins

Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk...

EverAfter (1998)

IMDb 7.1 / 10

1998 / Comedy, Drama / 121 min

A unique 16th century woman, Danielle possesses a love of books, and can easily quote from Sir Thomas More’s UTOPIA. An intriguing mix of...

Name

Judy Parfitt

Height

5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Born

7 November 1935, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Spouses

Robert McBain (1960–1975)

Children

1, Emily Parfitt

Parents

John Parfitt, Mary Parfitt

Estimated Net Worth

1 million USD

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2014	TV The Game "The Game" is a 1970s Cold War spy thriller set in the world of espionage. It tells the story of...	Hester Waterhouse	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2013	Movie Hello Carter Down-on-his-luck Carter has recently become homeless, single and unemployed. Desperate to win back his ex-girlfriend, he goes off on an...	Miriam	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2013	TV Up the Women It's 1910 and we're in Banbury church hall at the Banbury Intricate Craft Circle. Margaret has been to London and...	Myrtle	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2012	TV Call the Midwife Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s,...	Sister Monica Joan	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2011	TV Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most...	Self - Participant	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2011	Movie The Moth Diaries Rebecca is a young girl who, haunted by her father’s suicide, enrolls in an elite boarding school for girls. Before...	Miss Rood	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2011	Movie W.E. In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great excitement. For one woman,...	Queen Mary	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2011	TV Vera A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in...	Maggie	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2008	Movie Dean Spanley Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be...	Mr. Brimley	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2008	TV Little Dorrit Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a long...	Mrs. Clennam	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2005	TV Funland Carter Krantz arrives in Blackpool to investigate the murder of his mother. He gets a job in the local strip...	Mercy Woolf	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2005	Movie Asylum A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the...	Brenda Raphael	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2004	TV Agatha Christie's Marple The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During...	Cicely Beauclerk	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2004	Movie The Aryan Couple A German Jewish industrialist is forced to hand over his business to the Nazis in order to ensure his family's...	Rachel Krauzenberg	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2004	TV The Long Firm The lives of characters who live, love and suffer through their association with the charismatic charms of gangster Harry Starks.	Lady Thursby	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2003	Movie Girl with a Pearl Earring This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the...	Maria Thins	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2003	Movie Hearts of Gold An old-fashioned love story set in the South Wales valleys during the 1930s. Well-to-do doctor Andrew joins his father's infirmary,...	Isobel John	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2001	TV Murder in Mind A series of self-contained stories, each recounting a murder scene as seen from the chilling viewpoint of the killer. Explore...	Margaret Collins	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2000	Movie Falling Through A newly hired security expert on the American Embassy in Paris questions who to trust, as he investigates an elaborate...	Ambassador	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1998	Movie EverAfter Danielle, a vibrant young woman, was forced into servitude after the death of her father when she was a young...	Queen Marie	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1997	Movie The Ruby Ring A magic ruby ring transports fifteen-year-old Lucy (Emily Hamilton) one hundred years back in time to a castle, where she's...	Mrs. Puxley	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1997	Movie Wilde Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. After much toil, Wilde debuts...	Lady Mount-Temple	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1997	TV Midsomer Murders The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up...	Caroline Halsey	TMDB 7.5 / 10
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1996	Movie Element of Doubt A woman has doubts about the intentions of her husband, even to the point where she thinks he might kill...	Genevieve	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1996	Movie Loving An upper class English family owns a villa in the Irish countryside. When the man of the house leaves to...	Mrs. Tennant	TMDB 3.7 / 10
1996	Movie Rosamunde Pilcher: September Verena Steynton is holding a party for her daughter. All the aristocratic families of Strathcroy in the Scottish Highlands are...	Verena	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1996	TV September Scottish aristocrats' secrets and relationships are threatened by the return of a woman who left under suspicious circumstances 20 years...	Verena	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1995	Movie Heavy Weather At Blandings Castle, the Earl of Emsworth only cares about his prize pig 'The Empress' and is wilfully ignorant of...	Lady Constance Keeble	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1995	Movie Dolores Claiborne Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she...	Vera Donovan	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1994	TV ER ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and...	Isabelle Corday	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1993	TV The Return of the Borrowers The Borrowers leave their new home and find a model village just the right size for them. They find George...	Mrs. Platter	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1993	Movie Silent Cries In 1942, the Japanese occupied the island of Singapore. During the take-over, not only military soldiers were taken prisoner, but...	Beryl Stacton	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1993	TV The Blackheath Poisonings The investigation of Paul Vandervent into the mysterious death of his father brings further discord among two feuding families tied...	Harriet Collard	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1993	TV Eye of the Storm A father and daughter's search for a covered-up threat to the environment collides with a malevolent old local woman, her...	Martha Tabbert	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1992	Movie The Blackheath Poisonings The investigation of Paul Vandervent into the mysterious death of his father brings further discord among two feuding families tied...	Harriet Collard	Not rated
1992	TV The Borrowers The Borrowers are small, 15cm high humans who live in the English hinterland. They live out their lives in mouse-hole...	Mrs. Platter	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1992	Movie Midnight's Child Spooky tale of a lawyer who sees Satan in the Swiss au pair she and her artist husband have hired...	Mother Superior	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1992	TV Heartbeat Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical...	Lady Veronique Victor	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1991	TV The Gravy Train Goes East A fictitious Balkan state adaps to life after Communism.	Hilda Spearpoint	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1991	Movie King Ralph As the only relative in line to ascend the Royal throne, a down-on-his-luck American slob must learn the ways of...	Queen Katherine	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1990	TV The Gravy Train A four-part comedy about bureaucratic bribery and corruption in the European Union.	Hilda	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1990	Movie Diamond Skulls Hugo Buckton seems to have it all: He is apparently rich and has a beautiful wife and a doting son....	Lady Crewne	TMDB 3.4 / 10
1989	Movie Getting It Right Gavin is 31 years old and still lives with his parents. He is awfully shy but before he knows it...	Lady Stella Munday	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1989	TV Agatha Christie's Poirot From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits...	Miss Van Schuyler	TMDB 8.2 / 10
1987	TV The Charmer The Charmer was a 1987 British television serial set in the 1930s, and starring Nigel Havers as Ralph Ernest Gorse,...	Unknown character	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1987	Movie Maurice After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.	Mrs. Durham	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1987	TV The Charmings The Charmings is an American fantasy sitcom that aired from March 1987 to February 1988 on ABC. Based on the...	Queen Lillian White	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1986	TV Mr Pye Mr Pye travels to the Channel Island of Sark to spread the love of God. But doing good deeds means...	Miss Dredger	TMDB 4.3 / 10
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1985	Movie Bon Voyage Roddy and Lola strike up a romance on the cruise liner SS Mara as it heads to Hong Kong from...	Lola Widmeyer	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1985	Movie Covenant A powerful family that controls the world's banks has made a deal with Satan to help the forces of evil...	Renata Beck	TMDB 3.4 / 10
1985	Movie Deceptions Twin sisters -- one a European jet-setter, the other an unhappy New Jersey housewife -- impulsively decide to swap lives...	Lady Chasson	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1984	Movie The Chain Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving day, each one dependent on...	Deidre	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1984	TV Murder, She Wrote An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.	Peggy Brooks	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1984	TV Weekend Playhouse Anthology show based off Playhouse	Daphne Mayhew	Not rated
1984	Movie Champions The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National	Dr. Merrow	TMDB 6.6 / 10
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1983	Movie Office Romances Angela is insecure and gawky, overawed by her new job at an advertising agency. Her boss, Pam, is poised and...	Pam Ivygale	Not rated
1983	Movie The Bloody Chamber A beautiful teenage girl, marries an older, wealthy French Marquis, whom she does not love. He gifts her a choker...	Unknown character	Not rated
1982	Movie The Breadwinner Charles Battle has been 'hammered' in the London Stock Exchange, to the point where he may be bankrupted.	Dorothy Granger	Not rated
1982	Movie Northern Lights A middle-aged doctor has an affair with the student actor she's housing during the Edinburgh Festival.	Susan	Not rated
1981	TV Plays for Pleasure A series of six plays about relationships.	Meg	Not rated
1980	TV A Tale of Two Cities Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves...	Thérèse Defarge	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1980	Movie The Unborn A physicist has apocalyptic visions of his unborn baby.	Roma	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1980	Movie Death of a Princess A journalist investigates a newspaper story of the execution of an Arab princess.	Elsa Gruber	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1980	Movie "If Only..." Micky is dead. Brian was his mate. Brian won't go to school, won't go out and he won't talk -...	Micky's Mother	Not rated
1980	TV Yes Minister Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy...	Unknown character	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1980	TV Pride and Prejudice In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible...	Lady Catherine de Bourgh	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1979	TV Heartland A series of plays concerning the theme of love.	Alice Pearson	Not rated
1979	TV Malice Aforethought Malice Aforethought is a four-part 1979 BBC Two miniseries by Philip Mackie, adapted from Anthony Berkeley Cox's (pen name Francis...	Julia Bickleigh	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1979	Movie Secret Orchards The true story of successful and respectable Edwardian businessman Roger Ackerley, who managed to conceal the existence of a secret...	Muriel Perry	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1978	Movie Saturday, Sunday, Monday One Saturday evening Rosa Priore is preparing a magnificent Sunday lunch for her family and their friends. By Sunday afternoon...	Aunt Meme	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1977	Movie The White Elephant With the coming of television, a cinema owner finds her patrons rapidly diminishing.	Marion Curtis	Not rated
1977	TV Jubilee 1977 Jubilee 1977 is a thirteen-part 1977 BBC One television limited series produced by Pieter Rogers, an anthology centred around the...	Marion Curtis	Not rated
1976	TV Laurence Olivier Presents Laurence Olivier Presents is a British television series made by Granada Television which ran from 1976 to 1978. The plays,...	Aunt Meme	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1976	Movie Stones From BBC2 Playhouse's The Mind Beyond series. Professor Reeve wonders about strange events that seem to be connected to Stonehenge...	Anne Reeve	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1976	Movie Well Thank You, Thursday Miss Shepherd of the registry office is getting a new desk, but things don't go entirely as expected.	Miss Shepherd	Not rated
1976	TV Red Letter Day It happens in almost everyone's life. There is a special day - a day of unusual significance. A turning point...	Miss Shepherd	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1975	TV Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer....	Anna Aspen	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1975	Movie Post Mortem With her boss unexpectedly absent. Helen, his secretary takes charge.	Helen Anstey	Not rated
1975	Movie Galileo Challenged by a new student, tutor and theorist Galileo co-opts emerging telescope technology and discovers irrefutable proof of the heretical...	Angelica Sarti	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1974	TV Playhouse A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.	Anne Reeve	TMDB 7.0 / 10
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1973	Movie Alice Through the Looking Glass 1973 BBC TV movie adaptation of the book by Lewis Carroll.	The Red Queen	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1973	TV Then and Now Six new plays showcasing female writers, three set in the 1930s and three in the 1970s.	May	Not rated
1973	TV Centre Play Anthology series of half hour plays produced in BBC's Television Centre's studios.	Helen Anstey	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1973	Movie Edward G: Like the Filmstar Edward G is nothing like a film star; his life has been ordinary - until now. But he's just had...	Elizabeth Hulme	Not rated
1972	TV The Edwardians The Edwardians is an eight-part miniseries broadcast in 1972–73. An anthology, each 90-minute episode explores influential figure(s) of the Edwardian...	Edith Nesbit	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1972	TV Crown Court Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972,...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.7 / 10
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1971	TV The Ten Commandments An anthology series wherein the ten commandments are interpreted in contemporary scenarios by different writers. It was transmissioned from 30...	Vivien	Not rated
1971	Movie Journey to Murder Television movie that consists of two episodes from the UK TV series Journey to the Unknown (1968): Do Me a...	Faith Wheeler	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1970	TV Biography Anthology series of plays about significant incidents in the lives of famous people.	Josephine Deym	Not rated
1970	Movie The Mind of Mr. Soames A 30-year-old man, who has been in a coma since birth, is finally restored to consciousness by a breakthrough brain...	Jenny Bannerman	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1970	TV Shadows of Fear Anthology series in which characters find themselves in weird and scary situations. Not evoked by the supernatural but by other...	Emmy Erikson	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1970	TV Villette Possibly lost adaptation of the 1853 Charlotte Brontë novel of the same name.	Lucy Snowe	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1969	Movie Hamlet Tony Richardson's Hamlet is based on his own stage production. Filmed entirely within the Roundhouse in London (a disused train...	Gertrude	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1968	TV Journey to the Unknown A British television anthology series with a fantasy, science fiction and supernatural theme, similar to the American television series The...	Faith Wheeler	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1967	TV ITV Playhouse ITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such...	Dorothy Granger	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1967	TV Angel Pavement BBC adaptation of J.B. Priestley's tale of a mouldering city firm, and the effect on it of a fast-talking newcomer.	Lilian Matfield	Not rated
1967	TV Girl in a Black Bikini When Lisa Martin's body is dragged from the Thames, it becomes clear that the evil she caused has not died...	Ann Napier	Not rated
1965	Movie Tomorrow, Just You Wait Jimmy is young, earning good money and going out with a smashing girl. What more could a man wish for?	Dorothy Gorbet	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1965	Movie Time in Advance The future. Criminals serve prison sentences before they commit their crimes. Prisons are on new planets that are being colonised....	Marie	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1965	TV BBC Play of the Month A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured...	Mrs. Clandon	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1965	TV Thirty-Minute Theatre An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a...	The Woman	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1965	TV Out of the Unknown Out of the Unknown is a British television science fiction anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on...	Marie	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1965	TV Londoners London itself takes the starring role in this series of plays from the BBC – a role which varies between...	Lavender	Not rated
1965	TV A Man Called Harry Brent A company director has been murdered by a perfect stranger. DI Alan Milton is put in charge of the case....	Jacqueline Dawson	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1964	TV The Wednesday Play An anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually...	Dorothy Gorbet	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1962	TV The Saint Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to...	Anne Liskard	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1961	TV Drama 61-67 Drama 61-67 is anthology drama series which took a different title, based on year of transmission, each year. It alternated...	Margaret	Not rated
1961	TV The Avengers A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan...	Vesta	TMDB 7.8 / 10
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1956	TV Armchair Theatre Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956...	Giulia Donelli	TMDB 6.0 / 10
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