Umbridge - Keeping Up Appearances

[jennivirides]

Steve wrote:
> I think I have a potential actress for the Umbridge role.
> Well, I think that fat wife actress, who
> ever she is, would make a great Umbridge. She plays a pretty
> lighthearted character in that show, but I sense she is a veteran
> actress with the skill to play a darker role. (Either the fat 
husband
> is Hyacinth's husband's brother, or the fat wife is Hyacinth's 
sister.)
> 
> Apologies for the sketchy details, I was hoping someone could tell 
me
> who she was, and if you think she has potential?

Oh my God, I can't believe I never thought of her! Her name is Judy 
Cornwell, and she's a really good actress who's been in quite a few 
things.

There's a Christmas movie with Dudley Moore and John Lithgow that 
they seem to show every year on the BBC - I think it's called Santa 
Claus the Movie or something like that - in which she plays Mrs. 
Claus.

She was also a very good Miss Marple in a Christie adaptation (I 
have a funny feeling it was The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side, 
but I'm not certain). Not quite Angela Lansbury, and the adaptation 
itself wasn't great if I remember correctly, but she was not bad at 
all.

Physically she has the right look, though I feel really mean saying 
it, considering how Umbridge is described. :)

I definitely think she could do it, and at least it's a new 
suggestion. Thanks for giving me something to think about!

Going back into my lurkerdom now.

Dessie, who hopes Yahoo will let her post this time - this is the 
third attempt!