Zuleika Robson is a former British film and television actress and child performer. She began her career in the 1960s as a child actress, excelling in roles in children's classics.
Early life Robson was born in Acaster Malbis, West Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Named after Max Beerbohm's 1911 novel Zuleika Dobson, she discovered her talent for acting while a pupil at Sutherland House School in Cromer, partaking in the annual Cromer Festival. After her family moved from Sheringham to Nottingham, she became a pupil at Hethersett Old Hall School but due to her enthusiasm and dramatic ability, her parents agreed she should go for an audition and interview at the Corona Theatre School in London. Aged 13-and-a-half, Robson was accepted and took part in several radio broadcasts for schools. Before starting at the school, she was given a part in the television series Blackmail.
Career Her early and most notable roles include Susan in the 1967 BBC television adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and Klara in the 1968 television film Heidi (also known as Heidi kehrt heim). She appeared in other children's productions such as the miniseries The Changes (1975), and the adaptations of Anne of Green Gables (1972) and Anne of Avonlea (1975).
As she entered young adulthood, Robson transitioned to roles in television dramas, thrillers, and art films. Her film credits include a minor role in the biographical drama Isadora (1968), the horror film The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971), and the thriller Revenge (1971), also known as Inn of the Frightened People.
Her television work also included appearances in series such as Bouquet of Barbed Wire (1976), Return of the Saint (1978), Crown Court, and the Granada TV children's drama Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House (1982), where she played the role of Charlotte.
Theatre roles included productions of "Equus", "Romeo and Juliet", "Alfie" and "Spring at Marino".
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1968 Isadora Cast 1971 The Blood on Satan's Claw Coven Member 1971 Revenge (also Inn of the Frightened People) Jill Radford 1978 Let's Get Laid Thelma
Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1966 Blackmail 1 episode 1967 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Susan TV series 1967 Sexton Blake 1 episode 1968 A Man of Our Times 2 episodes 1968 The Growing Summer 6 episodes 1968 Heidi Klara TV film 1969 The Good Son, Armchair Theatre Series 14 Beverley 10 February 1969 1969 Special Branch Sheila Madgwick 1 episode 1970ITV Sunday Night Theatre, Married AliveHenrietta JardineEpisode aired Jun 6, 1970 1972 Anne of Green GablesJane Andrews Miniseries, appeared in 4 of 5 episodes 1972 Crown Court June Deacon 3 episodes 1973 Hunter's Walk, Vanishing Trick Sally Lawrence Series 1, episode 5 1974 Melissa Mary Antrobus 1 episode 1975 Anne of Avonlea Jane Andrews TV Miniseries 1975 The Changes Margaret Miniseries 1976 Bouquet of Barbed Wire Nurse 1 episode 1978 Return of the Saint The Gent's Wife 1 episode 1978 People Like Us 7 episodes 1980 Lady Killers Sarah 2 episodes 1981 Break in the Sun Van Driver TV series 1982 Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House Charlotte TV miniseries, 6 episodes
References
External links
Zuleika Robson at British Film Institute