Rachel Roberts

Rachel Roberts (September 20, 1927 - November 26, 1980) was a British actress. Born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, she debuted in movies in 1953 in The Limping Man, but she became well-known by her 1960 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, in which she appeared opposite Albert Finney.

In 1962 she married Rex Harrison. They were divorced in 1971. She starred in 1963's This Sporting Life, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Other movies include Our Man in Havana, A Flea in Her Ear, Doctors' Wives, Wild Rovers, O Lucky Man!, Murder on the Orient Express, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Yanks and Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen.

Roberts committed suicide by barbiturate poisoning in Los Angeles, California.


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Roberts committed suicide by barbiturate poisoning in Los Angeles, California. She took up competitive poker in 2003, and finished in the money in her first major tournament at the World Poker Tour's 240 player Shooting Stars main event No-Limit Texas hold 'em tournament in San Jose, California on March 4, 2004. Other movies include Our Man in Havana, A Flea in Her Ear, Doctors' Wives, Wild Rovers, O Lucky Man!, Murder on the Orient Express, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Yanks and Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen. She is a member of the Church of Scientology, and she was once married to Tom Cruise. She starred in 1963's This Sporting Life, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She has appeared in blockbuster sci-fi films such as Lost in Space (1998), as well as the cult television series The X-Files (1998-99). In 1962 she married Rex Harrison. They were divorced in 1971. Since then, her career has largely been focused on independent films, most notably the controversial Rapture (1991). Although she continues to do independent films, Rogers is certainly not averse to Hollywood.

Born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, she debuted in movies in 1953 in The Limping Man, but she became well-known by her 1960 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, in which she appeared opposite Albert Finney. Her breakthrough role was opposite Tom Berenger in Someone to Watch Over Me (1987). Rachel Roberts (September 20, 1927 - November 26, 1980) was a British actress. Mimi Rogers (born Miriam Spickler, January 27, 1956) is an American movie actress.