---
name: "Tilly Vosburgh"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tilly-vosburgh"
fi1m_id: "tilly-vosburgh"
imdb_id: "nm0903637"
tmdb_id: 185464
wikidata_id: "Q7802907"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 December 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T14:52:44.673999+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."
---

# Tilly Vosburgh

## Identity

Tilly Vosburgh

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tilly-vosburgh
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tilly-vosburgh
- **IMDb ID:** nm0903637
- **TMDB ID:** 185464
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7802907
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilly_Vosburgh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7802907, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0903637/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/185464

Actor. Born 17 December 1960 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 December 1960, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1982–2008
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 50 (2), 2000s 76 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 65 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 3, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Fantasy 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $155m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilly_Vosburgh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7802907, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0903637/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/185464

## Coming up

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

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Boy A*](https://film.one/film/boy-a.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Tilly Vosburgh is a British character actress. Born Matilda Vosburgh on 17 December 1960 in the Westminster district of London, she is the daughter of comedy writer and lyricist Dick Vosburgh and former actress Beryl Vosburgh (née Roques). She was educated at Camden School for Girls and attended after-school classes at the Anna Scher Theatre as a child.

Vosburgh began her career in the early 1980s with roles in films including *Radio On* (1979) and *Phoelix* (1980), and television appearances in series such as *The Gentle Touch* and *Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV*. In the 1980s and 1990s she appeared in *Blind Justice* (1988) as Leoni Mason, *Erik the Viking* (1989), *Poirot* (1989), *Holding On* (1997) as Gabby, and played Susan Rose in 64 episodes of *EastEnders* (1997–1999).

Later credits include *Vera Drake* (2004), *Atonement* (2007) as Mother of Evacuees, *Boy A* (2007) as Shopkeeper, *The Awakening* (2011), *Far from the Madding Crowd* (2015), *Call the Midwife* (2012) and *Inside Man* (2022).

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Boy A* (2008), Fi1m 73, as Shopkeeper — [page](https://film.one/film/boy-a.md)
- *Atonement* (2007), Fi1m 83, as Mother of Evacuees — [page](https://film.one/film/atonement.md)
- *The Smoking Room* (2004), Fi1m 63, as Lois — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-smoking-room.md)
- *Vera Drake* (2004), Fi1m 84, as Mother of Seven — [page](https://film.one/film/vera-drake.md)
- *Erik the Viking* (1989), Fi1m 43, as Unn-the-Thrown-At — [page](https://film.one/film/erik-the-viking.md)
- *The Missionary* (1982), Fi1m 57, as Fermleigh's Maid — [page](https://film.one/film/the-missionary.md)

## Complete filmography (97)

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

- *Tender Loving Care* (2026), as Josie
- *Joke* (2026), as Landlady
- *The Velveteen Rabbit* (2023), as Mary 'Momo'
- *Matterhorn* (2023), as Maggie Walters
- *Inside Man* (2022), series, as Hilda
- *The Chelsea Detective* (2022), series, as Carmel Fry — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-chelsea-detective.md)
- *Ferryman* (2022), as Dolly
- *Dalgliesh* (2021), series, as Miss Wharton
- *The Pact* (2021), series, as Louise
- *Peterloo* (2018), as Potato Thrower's Wife
- *Red Miss* (2017), as Mum
- *Damned* (2016), series, as Rhona
- *Maigret* (2016), series, as Nathalie Moncoeur
- *Far from the Madding Crowd* (2015), as Mrs. Hurst
- *Our Girl* (2014), series, as Shazza
- *Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This* (2014), as Sheila
- *The Look of Love* (2013), as Jenny
- *Darklight* (2012), as Anne
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), series, as Mrs Majorie Gray — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)
- *Turnout* (2011), as Val
- *The Awakening* (2011), as Vera Flood
- *Vera* (2011), series, as Dee Sinton — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *Boy A* (2008), as Shopkeeper — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/boy-a.md)
- *Atonement* (2007), as Mother of Evacuees — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/atonement.md)
- *The Ruby in the Smoke* (2006), as Mrs Thorpe
- *The Kovak Box* (2006), as Amy
- *Murder Prevention* (2004), series, as Carole Cullen
- *Vera Drake* (2004), as Mother of Seven — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/vera-drake.md)
- *The Smoking Room* (2004), series, as Lois — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-smoking-room.md)
- *New Tricks* (2004), series, as Dawn Abbott
- *Margery and Gladys* (2003), as Mrs Wilkins
- *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (2003), as Mabel's mother
- *Danielle Cable: Eyewitness* (2003), as Toni Cameron
- *Tipping the Velvet* (2002), series, as Mrs Milne
- *Silent Cry* (2002), as Sarah Betts
- *The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells* (2001), series, as Rosa Cave
- *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Sarah, Sarah (uncredited)
- *Paranoid* (2000), as Julia
- *The Suicidal Dog* (2000), as Tilly
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song* (2000), as Mrs. Newton
- *Doctors* (2000), series, as Marie Jordan, Deborah Rankin, Lynne Hanson
- *Holby City* (1999), series, as Elaine Dalton
- *Holding On* (1997), series, as Gabby
- *Paul Merton in Galton & Simpson's* (1996), series, as Kirsty
- *Black Hearts in Battersea* (1995), series, as Ella Twite
- *Shopping* (1994), as Mrs Taylor
- *Wycliffe* (1994), series, as Mrs. Sowden
- *The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show* (1994), series, Actor
- *There's No Business...* (1994), as Tilly
- *Frank Stubbs Promotes* (1993), series, as Layla
- *Peak Practice* (1993), series, as Marjorie
- *Full Stretch* (1993), series, as Jools Legge
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), series, as Joy Barton — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-touch-of-frost.md)
- *The Life and Times of Henry Pratt* (1992), series, as Daphne Porringer
- *The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles* (1992), series, as Mrs Newton
- *The Good Guys* (1992), series, as Jackie Greenwood
- *The Men's Room* (1991), series, as Delia
- *Teenage Health Freak* (1991), series, as Mum
- *The Darling Buds of May* (1991), series, as Betty Mason
- *This Is David Harper* (1990), series, as Mary Wendis
- *Tight Trousers* (1990), as Millie
- *Perfect Scoundrels* (1990), series, as Moira
- *Erik the Viking* (1989), as Unn-the-Thrown-At — Fi1m 43, [page](https://film.one/film/erik-the-viking.md)
- *Mornin' Sarge* (1989), series, as Angela
- *KYTV* (1989), series, as Woman in Street
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Jessie Dawlish — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *Teams from Hell* (1989), Actor
- *Colleagues From Hell* (1989), Actor
- *Blind Justice* (1988), series, as Leoni Mason
- *A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery* (1987), series, as Hannah Westlock
- *Will You Love Me Tomorrow* (1987), as Debbie
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), series, as Irene Saunders — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Mary Tyler, Linnie Lowther, Jody Ingram, Sheila Noga — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Hold the Back Page* (1985), series, as Ruby
- *Function Room* (1985), series, Actor
- *EastEnders* (1985), series, as Susan Rose — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md)
- *Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV* (1985), series, as Selina
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Debbie
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor
- *The Treatment* (1984), as Julia's Friend
- *Meantime* (1983), as Haley
- *Tears Before Bedtime* (1983), series, Actor
- *The Pirates of Penzance* (1983), as Daughter
- *The Missionary* (1982), as Fermleigh's Maid — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/the-missionary.md)
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Free Space Company
- *Gulliver in Lilliput* (1982), series, as Cloren
- *Maria Marten or Murder in the Red Barn* (1980), series, as Lucy Marten
- *The Gentle Touch* (1980), series, as Jane
- *Radio On* (1979), Actor
- *Two People* (1979), series, as Sara
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Mary Tate — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *Phoelix* (1979), Actor
- *Grange Hill* (1978), series, as Mary
- *The Cedar Tree* (1976), series, as Emily
- *The Prince and the Pauper* (1976), series, as Nan Canty
- *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Tracy Brett
- *Omnibus* (1967), series, as Erika Mann

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