Cheryl Campbell (born 22 May 1949) is an English actress. She starred opposite Bob Hoskins in the 1978 BBC drama Pennies From Heaven, before going on to win the 1980 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for Testament of Youth and Malice Aforethought, and the 1982 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for A Doll's House. Her film appearances include Chariots of Fire (1981), Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) and The Shooting Party (1985).
Early life Born 22 May 1949 in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Campbell is the daughter of an airline pilot. She was educated at Francis Bacon Grammar School, St Albans, and at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Her repertory theatre experience includes the Palace Theatre, Watford, Birmingham Rep and the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow.
Career Film and TV Campbell earned her first BAFTA nomination in 1978 for her portrayal of Eileen Everson, opposite Bob Hoskins in Dennis Potter's television serial Pennies from Heaven (1978).
Campbell is known for her starring role as Vera Brittain in the BBC's television dramatisation of Testament of Youth (1979), for which she received Best Actress awards from the British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) and the Broadcasting Press Guild Award.
Campbell's one other role in a work by Potter was as Janet in Rain on the Roof (1980). The same year, she starred as Sheila McVicar alongside Roger Daltrey in the prison escape film McVicar (1980), and played Jennie Liddell in Chariots of Fire (1981). She played Lady Alice Clayton, alongside Ian Holm and Christopher Lambert in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984).
In 2010 Campbell played Lucetta in the film Tamara Drewe (2010).
Stage As a stage performer Campbell has twice been a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. At the RSC in 1982, she appeared as Diana in All's Well That Ends Well, she played Nora Helmer in Adrian Noble's production of Ibsen's A Doll's House, for which she was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival.
She returned to the RSC in the 1992–94 season, playing Lady Macbeth in Noble's production of Macbeth; Beatrice-Joanna in The Changeling; Mistress Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Natasha in Misha's Party. She worked at the Royal National Theatre: playing as a junior member of the company in 1975, as Freda in Sir Peter Hall's Old Vic production of John Gabriel Borkman (starring Sir Ralph Richardson, Dame Peggy Ashcroft and Dame Wendy Hiller) and as Maggie in W. S. Gilbert's Engaged; in 1995, as Lady Politic Would-Be in Matthew Warchus's Volpone; and in 2003 as Dotty Otley in the NT's touring (and London) revival of Noises Off."For mirth and mayhem this is matchless", Telegraphy.co.uk, 15 August 2003.
Campbell's other stage performances in London include You Never Can Tell (Lyric, 1979); Miss Julie (1983) in the title role; Little Eyolf (1985) as Asta; The Daughter-in-Law (1985) as Minnie; The Sneeze (a Chekhov selection) (1988) in various roles; Betrayal (1991) as Emma; The Strip (1995) as Loretta; Some Sunny Day (1996) as Emily; The Seagull (1997) as Arkadina; Passion (2000) as Nell; and Life After George (2002) as Beatrix.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes1980McVicar Sheila McVicar1980Hawk the Slayer Sister Monica1981Chariots of Fire Jennie Liddell1984Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Lady Alice Clayton1985 Aline, Lady Hartlip2010Tamara Drewe Lucetta
Television Year Title RoleNotes1974Affairs of the HeartEmma Gosselin 1975Edward the SeventhPrincess Beatrice Episodes 8 and 101975Within These WallsSusan Carpenter Episode: Long Shadows1976KillersMiss DuncanEpisode: "The Crumbles Murder"1977Z CarsHelen MilneEpisode: "Attack"1978Pennies From HeavenEileen1978Erica Taylor Episode: Feet of Clay1978LillieSarah Bernhardt1979Malice AforethoughtMadeleine Cranmere1979Testament of YouthVera Brittain1980Rain on the RoofJanet1981Lady Eileen 'Bundle' Brent1984Caroline AshurstTV series, 3 episodes1985Absurd Person SingularEva JacksonTV movie1986 Agatha Christie’s Miss MarpleGriselda ClementEpisode: “The Murder at the Vicarage”1987 Elizabeth FellowesTV series, 6 episodes 1990 CentrepointMaria WearingTV Mini-Series (4 episodes) 1990 BoonPamela DrakeEpisode: “The Tender Trap” 1990 Inspector MorseSylvie MaxtonEpisode: “The Infernal Serpent” 1990 Lady Frances CarfaxEpisode: “The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax”1991Corrine LastEpisode: “Means of Evil” Part 1 & 2 1992 Winnie Verloc 1992 MaigretAline Bauche1995 GhostsMrs. MaradickEpisode: "Shadowy Third 1996 BramwellEmily Coxon 1997 Bessy Tulliver 1999 Wing and a PrayerLouise McAllister 1999 Diana GreyEpisode: "Appendix Man" as the assistant to the police coroner 2000 Monsignor RenardMadeleine Claveau 2000 Midsomer MurdersSandra MacKillopEpisode: "Beyond the Grave" 2001 Lady Carbury 2002 Foyle's WarEmily GascoigneEpisode: "A Lesson in Murder" 2003 William and MaryMolly Gilcrest 2005 To the Ends of the EarthLady Somerset 2005 Waking the DeadMaureen HuntEpisode: "Undertow" 2005 FunlandValerie Hinchcliffe 2006 Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!Louie WilliamsTV movie 2006 Dalziel and PascoeJean Swainbank Episode: “Fallen Angel” Part 1 & 2 2006 SpooksDeputy Prime MinisterEpisode: “Aftermath” 2007 Peep ShowPenny ChapmanEpisode: “Sophie’s Parents”, “Wedding” 2008 LewisValli Helm Episode: "Music to Die For" 2008 Agatha Christie's PoirotLady Boynton Episode: "Appointment with Death" 2010 Ocean Waters Episode: "The Vault of Secrets" Part 1 & 2 2011 CasualtyMiriam TurnerTV series, 10 episodes 2012, 2014 Call the MidwifeLady BrowneTV series - 3 episodes2013BreathlessMrs TruscottTV Mini-Series - 5 episodes 2013 Midsomer MurdersVivian Stannington Episode: "The Sicilian Defence" 2015 Doctor FosterHelen FosterTV series, 3 episodes
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