10 Facts About Mary Wimbush

Mary Wimbush was an English actress whose career spanned sixty years.

Mary Wimbush played Julia Pargetter in BBC Radio 4's popular soap opera The Archers from 1992 until her death.

Mary Wimbush's father was a schoolmaster and her mother had trained at RADA, but did not pursue a stage career, although the family enjoyed taking part in amateur dramatics.

Mary Wimbush trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, before joining the Amersham repertory company.

In 1959 Mary Wimbush acted in a radio play opposite Richard Attenborough.

Mary Wimbush later appeared in two other films, Fragment of Fear and Vampire Circus.

Mary Wimbush played Prudie Paynter in the BBC's adaptations of the Poldark novels in the 1970s, and Zasulich in 1974's Fall of Eagles.

Mary Wimbush had guest appearances in episodes of a variety of programmes during her career, from Z-Cars and All Creatures Great and Small in the 1970s to Midsomer Murders, Heartbeat and Doctors in the 2000s.

Mary Wimbush died on the evening of 31 October 2005 at the Mailbox studios of BBC Birmingham, shortly after completing work on a recording session for The Archers.

Mary Wimbush was buried in Berkhamsted next to the graves of her parents in Rectory Lane Cemetery.