Charlotte Long
Charlotte Helen Long (born October 9, 1965 in Devizes , England , † October 6, 1984 in Oxfordshire , England) was a British actress .
Life
Long was born the youngest daughter of Margaret Frances Frazer and the politician Richard Gerard Long, a British peer from Wiltshire . She attended several schools in Bradford-on-Avon before devoting herself to acting.
Long played the role of Alison in the television productions Schoolgirl Chums and St. Ursula's in Danger as well as the role of Rosemary in the film A Move Rarely Comes from 1984. Her most famous role, however, was that of Eloise de Ricordeau in the television series The Three Legged Rulers . Here she played the daughter of a French nobleman in three episodes of the first season.
Just three weeks after filming The Three Legged Rulers , Long died of a car accident. A truck drove into the vehicle on the hard shoulder on the M4 Motorway because the driver of the truck was sneezing. While her passenger sustained only minor injuries, Long succumbed to her injuries after three days.
Filmography
- 1982: Schoolgirl Chums
- 1983: St. Ursula's in Danger
- 1984: The Tripods (The Tripods)
- 1984: Moving Seldom Comes Alone (The Chain)
Web links
- Charlotte Long in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Charlotte Long on "Find A Grave" (English)
- Charlotte Long in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p5882.htm#i58818
- ↑ The Times, December 21, 1984; page 5
- ↑ Clark, Alan; Diaries: In Power 1983-1992. London: Phoenix. ISBN 978-1857991420
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Long, Charlotte |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Long, Charlotte Helen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Devizes , England , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 1984 |
| Place of death | Oxfordshire , England , UK |