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name: "Lynn Farleigh"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lynn-farleigh"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 May 1942"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 77
updated: "2026-09-17T06:18:11.500100+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Lynn Farleigh

Actor. Born 3 May 1942 in Bristol, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 May 1942, Bristol, England
- **Active:** 1978–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 81 (1), 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 88 (1), 2010s 78 (1), 2020s 50 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3269551, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0267622/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1220072

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Watership Down*](https://film.one/film/watership-down.md) (81)

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## Biography

Lynn Farleigh is an English actress. Born on 3 May 1942 in Bath, Somerset, she trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and made her professional stage debut in 1962 in a production of *Under Milk Wood* at the Salisbury Playhouse.

She has worked extensively in theatre, including with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and has appeared in many television series and films. Her credits include the voice of the Cat in the animated film *Watership Down* (1978), Mrs Phillips in the 1995 BBC adaptation of *Pride and Prejudice*, Lady Sybil in *Miss Potter* (2006), and roles in series such as *Sherlock* (2010), *Peep Show* (2003), *Midsomer Murders* (1997) and *Vera* (2011).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *The Flash* (2023), Fi1m 50, as Judge — [page](https://film.one/film/the-flash.md)
- *Sherlock* (2010), Fi1m 78, as Professor Cairns — [page](https://film.one/tv/sherlock.md)
- *Peep Show* (2003), Fi1m 88, as Pam Corrigan — [page](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md)
- *Pride and Prejudice* (1995), Fi1m 88, as Mrs. Phillips — [page](https://film.one/tv/pride-and-prejudice.md)
- *Watership Down* (1978), Fi1m 81, as Cat (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/watership-down.md)

## Also known for

- *Miss Potter* (2006), Lady Sybil
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Sonia Madrigal
- *Vera* (2011), Valerie Furlow
- *FairyTale: A True Story* (1997), Mrs. Thornton, the Teacher
- *From Time to Time* (2009), Gypsy
- *Silent Witness* (1996), Ann Cunningham
- *Grace* (2021), Alma Starr
- *The Bill* (1984)

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