Chiswick Resident Rosalind Knight Dies Aged 87
Her career spans seven decades from St Trinian's to being a 'Horrible Grandma'
Not so horrible Rosalind Knight in Channel 4's Friday Night Dinner
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Rosalind Knight, a star of stage, film and TV, who lived in on the Glebe Estate in Chiswick has died this Saturday (19 December) aged 87.
Her acting career spanned seven decades starting in the fifties when she appeared in Blue Murder at St Trinian’s and on to her appearances as the ‘Horrible Grandma’ in the TV series Friday Night Dinner.
She also starred in two Carry On films but her range went beyond light entertainment and she was an accomplished stage performer appearing early on in her career with fellow Chiswick resident Vanessa Redgrave in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of As You Like It.
A statement released by her family says, ‘It is with huge sadness that the family of Rosalind Knight announce her death following a glorious career as a well-loved actress in theatre, TV and film.
'She was known to so many generations, for so many different roles, and will be missed as much by the kids today who howl at Horrible Grandma in Friday Night Dinner as by those of us who are old enough to remember her in the very first Carry On films.
'Our mother had the most astute, vibrant personality and made people laugh wherever she went. She was a great reader, art lover and raconteur.
'She contributed in a voluntary way to the theatrical world through her involvement in the building of the Royal Exchange Theatre, alongside her husband Michael Elliott, and her support for the Actors Centre and the Ladies’ Theatrical Guild.
'She was an active member of her local history society and opera society, and was a fierce campaigner and fundraiser for the Hogarth Trust. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.'
She married TV producer Michael Elliott in 1959 and they remained together until his death in 1984. They have two daughters.
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December 22, 2020
