Linda Bassett

Linda Bassett Movies and TV Shows

Linda Bassett was born in the Kentish village of Pluckley - location for the television series The Darling Buds of May (1991). She was brought up in Pimlico, South London, by her typist mother and police officer father. She became interested in acting as a child when she was frequently taken to see plays in London, most notably at the Old Vic, the famous classical theater. On leaving school, Linda went to work at the Old Vic as an usherette and catering manager, before going to read English at Leeds University. However, she dropped out after a year and became involved in a local drama group which put on plays in community-based locations, such as schools. She regards this as her theatrical schooling, having had no formal training. She made her London stage debut at the age of 32 in 1982 and, in 1991, joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. Although she was a well-regarded stage performer, it was the 1999 film version of the play East Is East (1999) (in which she had been an original stage cast member) which brought her to a larger audience and, throughout the 2000s, she has been a familiar face in a variety of films and television series. In the late 1980s, she returned to live in Pluckley.

Personal info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 2/4/1950 (74 years old)
  • Place of birth: Pluckley, Kent, England, UK
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Queenie
Not available
2023

Drama

6.8
66%
Not available
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 69%
role:
Dr Yasmine Vondenburg
Not available
2017

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
69%
Not available
Effie Gray
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 59%
role:
Anna
2014

Drama

6.0
59%
Call the Midwife
IMDB 8.6
TMDB 74%
role:
Nurse Phyllis Crane
2012

Drama

Family

8.6
74%
West Is West
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 66%
role:
Ella Khan
Not available
2010

Comedy

6.4
66%
Not available
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Grandma's House
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Not available
2010

Comedy

7.8
66%
Not available
Lark Rise to Candleford
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 85%
role:
Queenie Turrill & 1 more
2008

Drama

8.2
85%
Cass
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 59%
role:
Doll
2008

Crime

Drama

6.4
59%
The Reader
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 74%
role:
Ms. Brenner
2008

Drama

Romance

7.6
74%
Sense and Sensibility
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 78%
role:
Mrs. Jennings
2008

Drama

8.0
78%
2005

Comedy

Drama

Music

7.1
67%
2003

Comedy

Drama

6.9
66%
The Hours
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 73%
role:
Nelly Boxall
2002

Drama

7.5
73%
East Is East
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 66%
role:
Ella Khan
1999

Comedy

Drama

6.9
66%
Mary Reilly
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 59%
role:
Mary's Mother
1996

Drama

History

Horror

Thriller

5.8
59%
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Haunted
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 62%
role:
Madame Brontski
Not available
1995

Horror

Mystery

6.2
62%
Not available

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Linda Bassett are, for example, Effie Gray, Call the Midwife and Lark Rise to Candleford.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
The best Anystream ratings are Lark Rise to Candleford (8.4), Call the Midwife (8.0) and Sense and Sensibility (7.9).
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