---
name: "Marion Bailey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marion-bailey"
fi1m_id: "marion-bailey"
imdb_id: "nm0047392"
tmdb_id: 72307
wikidata_id: "Q6765072"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 May 1951"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-02T03:18:15.437148+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."
---

# Marion Bailey

## Identity

Marion Bailey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/marion-bailey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** marion-bailey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0047392
- **TMDB ID:** 72307
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6765072
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Bailey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6765072, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047392/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72307

Actor. Born 5 May 1951 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 May 1951, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2004–2016
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 84 (1), 2010s 81 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 79 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, History 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $35m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Bailey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6765072, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047392/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/72307

## Coming up

- *Tender Loving Care* (2026-12-04), as Birdie

## Biography

Marion Bailey is an English actress. She was born on 5 May 1951 in Watford, Hertfordshire. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and began her career in theatre, including work with the National Youth Theatre.

Bailey has had a long professional association with filmmaker Mike Leigh, appearing in his films *Meantime* (1983), *All or Nothing* (2002), *Vera Drake* (2004), *Mr. Turner* (2014) — in which she played Sophia Booth — and *Peterloo* (2018). Other notable screen roles include Mrs. Fowler in *Vera Drake*, Mrs. Sinclair in *Allied* (2016), the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in *The Crown* (2019–2020), and Madame Manec in *All the Light We Cannot See* (2023). She received a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the ensemble cast of *The Crown*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Crown* (2016), Fi1m 78, as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Mr. Turner* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Sophia Booth — [page](https://film.one/film/mr-turner.md)
- *Vera Drake* (2004), Fi1m 84, as Mrs. Fowler — [page](https://film.one/film/vera-drake.md)

## Complete filmography (58)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Tender Loving Care* (2026), as Birdie
- *Prisoner 951* (2025), series, as Barbara Ratcliffe
- *Murder Before Evensong* (2025), series, as Kath
- *The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!* (2025), Actor
- *All the Light We Cannot See* (2023), series, as Madame Manec
- *Good Boy* (2023), as Jackie
- *Obsession* (2023), series, as Elizabeth
- *Tommies* (2022), as Mrs. Willis
- *The Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen* (2022), series, as Lady Islington
- *Brighton* (2019), as Dinah
- *Temple* (2019), series, as Ingrid
- *Peterloo* (2018), as Lady Conyngham
- *Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)* (2018), as Penny
- *Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators* (2018), series, as Edie Brosnan
- *Allied* (2016), as Mrs. Sinclair
- *National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea* (2016), as Mrs. Elton
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *The Lady in the Van* (2015), as Convent Housekeeper
- *The Trials of Jimmy Rose* (2015), series, as Sue Anderson
- *Fuel to Fire* (2015), as Dena Monk
- *Mr. Turner* (2014), as Sophia Booth — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-turner.md)
- *Case Histories* (2011), series, as Gloria Hatter
- *Toast* (2010), as Mrs. Adams
- *Monday Monday* (2009), series, Actor
- *Being Human* (2009), series, as Ruth
- *Persuasion* (2007), as Mrs. Croft
- *The Sickie* (2006), as Carol
- *Cherished* (2005), as Marion Harding
- *Vera Drake* (2004), as Mrs. Fowler — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/vera-drake.md)
- *I'll Be There* (2003), as Mary
- *All or Nothing* (2002), as Carol
- *Shades* (2001), series, as Caroline MacIntyre
- *Nasty Neighbours* (2000), as Jean Peach
- *The Thing about Vince* (2000), series, as Wendy Skinner
- *Heat of the Sun* (1998), series, Actor
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Alyssa Bradley — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Lorraine Wildgoose
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), series, as Eileen Grant
- *The Chief* (1990), series, as Isabelle Melly
- *Stay Lucky* (1989), series, Actor
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Jane Mason
- *Coppers* (1988), as Julia
- *The Ruth Rendell Mysteries* (1987), series, as Ros Swan
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), series, as Fran Pierce — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)
- *Way Upstream* (1987), as June
- *Worlds Beyond* (1986), series, as Norma Moran
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Joy Waddington, Anna Longford
- *To Have and to Hold* (1986), series, as Ann Fletcher
- *Reservations* (1985), as Hotel Receptionist
- *Flights* (1985), as Joanna Potter
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor
- *Big Deal* (1984), series, as Alison Diamond
- *Sakharov* (1984), as Ludmilla Kovalov
- *Charlie* (1984), series, as Susan Alexander
- *Meantime* (1983), as Barbara
- *Shine on Harvey Moon* (1982), series, as Avis
- *Untitled 13*, Actor
- *Security*, Actor

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