Jill Townsend
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Jill Townsend, born 25 January 1945 in Santa Monica
, California
, United States, is an actress best known for her roles as Elizabeth Warleggan in Poldark
and Dulcey Coopersmith in the 1967 western television series Cimarron Strip
. Her father, Robert Townsend
, a former head of Avis
, wrote the bestseller Up The Organization.
She was married to actor Nicol Williamson
between 1971 and 1977. Her son Luke was born 1973, in 1976 she and Nicol Williamson parted temporarily.
Townsend ended her career as an actor in 1979. She studied at The London School of Journalis and worked as a journalist for the Daily Mail
, contributing a page for the financial section.
Townsend moved back to the United States in 1989.
She worked as a council trainer and facilitator at Crossroads School, Santa Monica, California
and several others schools from 1989 and 1995.
She has been Director of Leadership Directories, Inc. since 1993.
She is currently married to Bob Sorel. She has a granddaughter named Sorel.
Santa Mônica
Santa Mônica is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States, is an actress best known for her roles as Elizabeth Warleggan in Poldark
Poldark
Poldark is a BBC television series based on the novels written by Winston Graham which was first transmitted in the UK between 1975 and 1977.-Outline:...
and Dulcey Coopersmith in the 1967 western television series Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from September 1967 to March 1968. Starring Stuart Whitman as Marshal Jim Crown, the series was produced by the creators of Gunsmoke...
. Her father, Robert Townsend
Robert Townsend (author)
Robert Townsend was an American business executive and author who is noted for transforming Avis into a rental car giant. He was born in Washington, D.C. in 1920. His parents moved to Great Neck, N.Y. where he spent his childhood. After high school, he was accepted to Princeton, graduating in 1942...
, a former head of Avis
Avis Rent A Car System
Avis Rent a Car System, LLC is a car rental company headquartered in Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, New Jersey, United States. Avis, Budget Rent a Car and Budget Truck Rental are all units of Avis Budget Group....
, wrote the bestseller Up The Organization.
She was married to actor Nicol Williamson
Nicol Williamson
Nicol Williamson is a Scottish-born English actor who was described by English playwright John Osborne as "the greatest actor since Marlon Brando".-Early life:...
between 1971 and 1977. Her son Luke was born 1973, in 1976 she and Nicol Williamson parted temporarily.
Townsend ended her career as an actor in 1979. She studied at The London School of Journalis and worked as a journalist for the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
, contributing a page for the financial section.
Townsend moved back to the United States in 1989.
She worked as a council trainer and facilitator at Crossroads School, Santa Monica, California
Crossroads School (Santa Monica, California)
Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences is a K-12 independent, college preparatory school in Santa Monica, California, United States. The school is a member of the G20 Schools Group.-History:...
and several others schools from 1989 and 1995.
She has been Director of Leadership Directories, Inc. since 1993.
She is currently married to Bob Sorel. She has a granddaughter named Sorel.
Films
- 1967 The Spirit Is Willing: Jenny/Priscilla Weems/Carol Weems
- 1972 Sitting TargetSitting TargetSitting Target is a 1972 British film directed by Douglas Hickox and shot in London.-Plot:It is a violent crime thriller starring Oliver Reed as Harry Lomart, a convicted murderer, and Ian McShane as Birdy Williams, as two convicts planning a breakout. Before the two men can abscond to another...
: Maureen - 1975 Alfie DarlingAlfie DarlingAlfie Darling is a 1975 British comedy drama film directed by Ken Hughes. It is the sequel to the 1966 film Alfie. This time Alan Price takes over Michael Caine's role of Alfie....
: Abby Summers - 1976 The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionThe Seven-Per-Cent SolutionThe Seven-Per-Cent Solution: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D. is a 1974 novel by American writer Nicholas Meyer. It is written as a pastiche of a Sherlock Holmes adventure, and was made into a film of the same name in 1976....
: Mrs. Holmes - 1980 The Awakening: Anne Corbeck
TV series
- 1965 The Wild Wild WestThe Wild Wild WestThe Wild Wild West is an American television series that ran on CBS for four seasons from September 17, 1965 to April 4, 1969....
: Sylvia Nolan - 1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. is an American spy-fi TV series that aired on NBC for one season from September 16, 1966 to April 11, 1967. The series was a spin-off from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and used the same theme music composed by Jerry Goldsmith, which was rearranged into a slightly different,...
: Sherilee - 1967 IronsideIronside (TV series)Ironside is a Universal television series which ran on NBC from September 14, 1967 to January 16, 1975. The show starred Raymond Burr as the wheelchair-using Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside. The character's debut was in a TV-movie on March 28, 1967. The original title of the show in the...
: Betty - 1967 Cimarron StripCimarron StripCimarron Strip is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from September 1967 to March 1968. Starring Stuart Whitman as Marshal Jim Crown, the series was produced by the creators of Gunsmoke...
: Dulcey Coopersmith - 1969 The VirginianThe Virginian (TV series)The Virginian is an American Western television series starring James Drury and Doug McClure, which aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971 for a total of 249 episodes. Filmed in color, The Virginian became television's first 90-minute western series...
: Roseanna - 1969 BonanzaBonanzaBonanza is an American western television series that both ran on and was a production of NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series and still continues to air in syndication. It centers on the...
: Abigail Hought - 1972 The ProtectorsThe ProtectorsThe Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It is Anderson's second TV series using live actors as opposed to electronic marionettes, and also his second to be firmly set in the present day...
: Monica Davies - 1975 Space: 1999Space: 1999Space: 1999 is a British science-fiction television series that ran for two seasons and originally aired from 1975 to 1977. In the opening episode, nuclear waste from Earth stored on the Moon's far side explodes in a catastrophic accident on 13 September 1999, knocking the Moon out of orbit and...
: Sahala - 1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. KingScarecrow and Mrs. KingScarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show starred Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner as divorced housewife Amanda King and top-level "Agency" operative Lee Stetson who begin a strange association, and eventual romance,...