Linda Bassett

Linda Bassett

Linda Bassett was born in the Kentish village of Pluckley - location for the television series The Darling Buds of May (1991). She was brought up in Pimlico, South London, by her typist mother and police officer father. She became interested in acting as a child when she was frequently taken to see plays in London, most notably at the Old Vic, the famous classical theater. On leaving school, Linda went to work at the Old Vic as an usherette and catering manager, before going to read English at Leeds University. However, she dropped out after a year and became involved in a local drama group which put on plays in community-based locations, such as schools. She regards this as her theatrical schooling, having had no formal training. She made her London stage debut at the age of 32 in 1982 and, in 1991, joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. Although she was a well-regarded stage performer, it was the 1999 film version of the play East Is East (1999) (in which she had been an original stage cast member) which brought her to a larger audience and, throughout the 2000s, she has been a familiar face in a variety of films and television series. In the late 1980s, she returned to live in Pluckley.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1950-02-04
Place of Birth: Pluckley, Kent, England, UK
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Movies List of Linda Bassett

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The Hours

2002 Movie
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East Is East

1999 Movie
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Calendar Girls

2003 Movie
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Lounge Act

2000 Movie
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Spivs

2004 Movie
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West Is West

2010 Movie
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Kinky Boots

2005 Movie
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The Martins

2001 Movie
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A Small Dance

1991 Movie
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Waiting for the Moon

1987 Movie
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The English Harem

2005 Movie
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Beautiful People

1999 Movie
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News Hounds

1990 Movie
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Loved Up

1995 Movie
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Mary Reilly

1996 Movie
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Spoonface Steinberg

1998 Movie
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Alive and Kicking

1996 Movie
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Effie Gray

2014 Movie
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Let Him Have It

1991 Movie
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A Village Affair

1995 Movie
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Cass

2008 Movie
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Colour Me Kubrick

2005 Movie
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Separate Lies

2005 Movie
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The Reader

2008 Movie
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Careful How You Go

2018 Movie
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Skallagrigg

1994 Movie
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This Little Life

2003 Movie
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Oscar and Lucinda

1997 Movie
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Paris by Night

1989 Movie
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Haunted

1995 Movie
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Don Quixote

2000 Movie