Philippa Urquhart

Philippa Urquhart is a British actress, best known for her performance as Lillian Cartland in the 1980s BBC television drama Tenko.

She has worked as a film, television and theatre actress for more than 50 years.[1][2]

Her television credits include: Vanity Fair, A Very Peculiar Practice, Dempsey and Makepeace, Wish Me Luck, The Bill, Dixon of Dock Green, Within These Walls, and Casualty.[1][3]

A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, she has appeared in numerous West End productions including The Sea (2008), Lady Windermere's Fan (2002), Wit (2001), and The Forest (2000).[2]

Her feature film credits include Laughter in the Dark (1969) and the role of Janice in Alfonso Cuarón's 2006 film Children of Men.[1]

She is the mother of the film director Jack Jewers, and she currently lives in the town of Rye, East Sussex.