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name: "Petra Markham"
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born: "17 March 1947"
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# Petra Markham

Actor. Born 17 March 1947 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 March 1947, Prestbury, Cheshire, England, UK
- **Also known as:** Petra Maria Markham

## Biography

Petra Markham, also credited as Petra Maria Markham, is a British actress with credits in theatre, film and television since the mid-1960s.

She is the daughter of actor David Markham and writer Olive Dehn, and sister of actress Kika Markham. Her other credits include the role of Safiya in the 1965 *Doctor Who* serial *The Crusade*, an appearance in *Sunday Bloody Sunday* (1971), and later television work in series such as *EastEnders* (1993) and *The Bill*.

Markham continues to appear in film and television, with recent roles including *Hoard* (2023).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Get Carter* (1971), Fi1m 86, as Doreen — [page](https://film.one/film/get-carter.md)

## Also known for

- *Sunday Bloody Sunday* (1971), Bob's Partner's/Designer's Girlfriend (uncredited)
- *The Deadly Affair* (1967), Play Spectator
- *The Bill* (1984)

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