
Angharad Rees
- Date of Birth: 1944-07-16
- Date of Death: 2012-07-21
- Place of Birth: Edgware, Middlesex, England, UK
Biography
Angharad Rees was a London-born Welsh actress and, later, jewellery designer, best known for her British television roles during the 1970s and in particular her leading role as Demelza in the 1970s ... Angharad Rees was a London-born Welsh actress and, later, jewellery designer, best known for her British television roles during the 1970s and in particular her leading role as Demelza in the 1970s BBC TV costume drama "Poldark". Her father was a prominent Welsh psychiatrist Linford Rees (William Linford Llewellyn Rees) and mother Catherine Thomas. When she was two, in 1946, her family returned to Wales to live into Cardiff. Rees studied at the Sorbonne in Paris for two terms and the Rose Bruford Drama College in Kent, England. She also studied at the University of Madrid and taught English in Spain before acting in repertory theatre in England. On 18 September 1973, Rees married the actor Christopher Cazenove. They had two sons: Linford James and Rhys William. Linford was killed in a car accident on the M11 motorway in Essex while driving to pick up books from Cambridge University, where he had been awarded the degree of Master of Philosophy. Cazenove and Rees divorced in 1994 but remained close. Cazenove died from the effects of septicaemia in 2010. Rees later married David McAlpine, a member of the McAlpine construction company, at The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London. She remained married to McAlpine until her death. Rees founded a jewellery design company, Angharad, based in Knightsbridge, London, England.

Play for Today
Drama • 1970 October

Under Milk Wood
Comedy, Drama • 1972 January

Hands of the Ripper
Horror, Thriller • 1971 October

The BBC Television Shakespeare
Drama, Comedy • 1978 December

Master of the Game
Drama • 1984 February

The Protectors
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama • 1972 September

Moments
Drama, Romance • 1974 November

Close to Home
Comedy • 1989 October

Crown Court
Drama • 1972 October

Crown Court
Drama • 1972 October