Petra Markham

Petra Markham
Born	Petra Mavis Markham (1944-03-17) 17 March 1944 Prestbury, Cheshire, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1964–present
Spouse	David Walsh
Parent(s)	David Markham Olive Dehn
Relatives	Kika Markham (sister)

Petra Mavis Markham (born 17 March 1944) is a British theatre, television and film actress.

Biography

Born on 17 March 1944, she is a daughter of actor David Markham and writer Olive Dehn (1914–2007). She had three sisters: actress Kika Markham (born 1940), playwright Jehane Markham (1949–2024), and make-up artist Sonia Markham (1938–2016).

Filmography

• The Deadly Affair (1966) – Daughter at Theatre
• Fragment of Fear (1970) – Schoolgirl
• Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) – Designer's Girlfriend
• Get Carter (1971) – Doreen Carter
• The Raging Moon (1971) – Mary
• The Hireling (1973) – Edith
• Out of Depth (2000) – Edna Walker
• Lady Godiva (2008) – Jemima's Mother (Pink Dragon)
• Back to the Garden (2013) – Penny

Television appearances

• Z-Cars episode "First Foot" (1964) – Elizabeth Cooper
• The Children of the New Forest (1964) – Alice Beverley
• Doctor Who serial The Crusade (1965) – Safiya
• Armchair Theatre episode "Barrett Keller: His Mark" (1966) – Dinky
• Shotgun (1966) – Vicky
• The Wednesday Play episode "Ape and Essence" (1966) – Loola
• Thirty-Minute Theatre episode "Not Just For An Hour" (1966) – René
• Who Is Sylvia? (1967)
• Play of the Month episode "Girls in Uniform" (1967) – Edelgard
• Softly, Softly episode "An Eye for an Eye" (1967) – Marie Berry
• Z Cars episodes "Vigilance: Part 1" and "Vigilance: Part 2" (1968) – Jill Scanlon
• Curry and Chips episode No.1.2 (1969) – Norman's daughter
• Detective episode "Hunt the Peacock" (1969) – Renee
• The First Lady episode "A Banner with a Strange Device" (1969)
• Ryan International episode "Pirouette" (1970)
• Albert and Victoria (1970) – Lydia Hackett
• Follyfoot episode "The Standstill Horse" (1971) – Ginny Tuckwood
• Thirty-Minute Theatre episode "Something for the Children" (1971) – Girlie
• Ace of Wands 20 episodes (1972) – Mikki Diamond
• Public Eye episode "The Trouble with Jenny" (1973) – Jenny Wellard
• Thriller episode "A Killer in Every Corner" (1974) – Helga
• Ripping Yarns episode "The Testing of Eric Olthwaite" (1977) – Enid Bag
• After Julius (1978)
• Angels episodes No.9.12, No.9.22 and No.9.24 (1983) – Felicity
• Bergerac episode "Sins of the Fathers" (1985) – Suzie Borden
• Love's Labour's Lost (1985) – Katharine
• Aliens in the Family (1987) – Pet
• The Bill episode "Tourist Trap" (1989) – Mrs. Belcham
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries episode "Some Lie and Some Die" (1990) – hotel receptionist
• EastEnders 13 episodes (1993) – Rose Chapman
• Peak Practice episode "Coming Out" (1995) – Cissy Banks
• Rich Deceiver (1995) – Bella Beasley
• Plotlands (1997) – Grace Foster
• Doctors episode "Post Mortem" (2007) – Penny Cable

External links

• Petra Markham at IMDb