Charlotte Cornwell was an English actress, singer, and a teacher of acting on the faculty at the University of Southern California.
14 Facts About Charlotte Cornwell
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Charlotte Cornwell rose to fame for her portrayal of the drug-addicted rock star Anna Wynd in the television drama Rock Follies in which she was part of a musical trio which included Julie Covington as Dee and Rula Lenska as Q The music the three women recorded for this television drama was released as a soundtrack album which reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.
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Charlotte Cornwell's father was a con artist who had served terms in prison for fraud and obtaining money under false pretences.
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Charlotte Cornwell had two half-brothers from her father's first marriage, the cricketer Anthony Cornwell and the MI6 agent David Cornwell who wrote spy novels under the name John le Carre.
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Charlotte Cornwell credited her brother David with suggesting she pursue a career as an actress, and at his prompting, she auditioned and earned a place at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
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Charlotte Cornwell has an excellent voice and an unusual ability to sing equally well in several different styles according to the mood and situation of the character.
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In 1976 Cornwell rose to fame for her portrayal of the drug addicted rock star Anna Wynd in the BAFTA Award winning television drama Rock Follies in which she was part of a musical trio which included Julie Covington as Dee and Rula Lenska as Q The music the three women recorded for this television drama was released as a soundtrack album which reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.
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Charlotte Cornwell worked as an actress with the Royal National Theatre from 1984.
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Charlotte Cornwell worked extensively both in the West End and at fringe venues, and appeared in the United States in several productions, including Richard III and An Enemy of the People opposite Sir Ian McKellen, Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca, Terence McNally's Master Class, Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, and Alan Bennett's The History Boys at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Charlotte Cornwell worked extensively on television including series lead roles in Rock Follies and No Excuses, and appearances in The Men's Room, The Governor, Shalom Salaam, Shoestring, Lovejoy, Love Hurts, Where the Heart Is, A Touch of Frost, Silent Witness, The Mentalist, Dressing for Breakfast, Capital City, The West Wing, Casualty, The Practice, New Tricks, Toast of London, and Midsomer Murders, among other television programmes in Britain and the United States.
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Charlotte Cornwell taught at the University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts from 2004 to 2012, and returned to resume her acting career in the UK in June 2012.
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Charlotte Cornwell won a libel action against the journalist Nina Myskow and The Sunday People in December 1985.
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Charlotte Cornwell had a daughter, Nancy Cranham, from a past relationship with actor Kenneth Cranham.
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Charlotte Cornwell died from cancer on 16 January 2021, at the age of 71.