14 Facts About Carol Drinkwater

Carol Drinkwater was born on 22 April 1948 and is a British actress, writer and filmmaker residing in France.

Carol Drinkwater portrayed Helen Herriot in the television adaptation of the James Herriot books All Creatures Great and Small, which led to her receiving the Variety Club Television Personality of the Year award in 1985.

Carol Drinkwater won a Critics' Circle Best Screen Actress award for her role, Anne, in the feature film Father in which she appeared opposite Max von Sydow.

Carol Drinkwater portrayed Helen Herriot, the wife of James Herriot, for the first three series of the original BBC television series All Creatures Great and Small.

Carol Drinkwater left the role in 1985 after appearing in 39 episodes.

Carol Drinkwater was a breath of fresh air; never moody or difficult, a warm, merry and very natural girl.

We were only working with Chris and a cow, which had fallen and become stuck in a small burn, so Carol Drinkwater had decided to come out to watch and meet everyone.

Carol Drinkwater hadn't got any scenes that first day, so she was dressed for the summer in her own clothes.

Carol Drinkwater was oblivious, smiling and chatting to everyone, just enjoying the beautiful weather and getting to know who was who on the crew.

In 2013 Carol Drinkwater worked on a series of five documentary films inspired by her two Mediterranean travel books, The Olive Route and The Olive Tree.

In 2015 Penguin Books UK announced a deal signed with Carol Drinkwater to write two epic novels.

Carol Drinkwater was unrelated to the late actress Ros Drinkwater, although the contrary has sometimes been suggested to be the case.

Carol Drinkwater was born in London, and acquired her Irish passport because she felt vulnerable when travelling on a British passport in certain countries, including those in North Africa.

Carol Drinkwater is married to French television producer Michel Noll, and has two stepdaughters from Noll's first marriage.