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Edith MacArthur was a Scottish actress noted for her elegant screen presence. Her best-known role was the Lady Laird Elizabeth Cunningham in Take the High Road, which she portrayed from the first episode in 1980, until December 1986 when the character was killed off in a car crash.
Born
Monday, 08 March 1926
Died
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Purves + Pekkala | Mrs MacIver | 2009 |
| Wild at Heart | Dora | 2006 |
| Sea of Souls | Sheila Hall | 2004 |
| Life Support | Joan Andrews | 1999 |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Mother Superior | 1999 |
| Hamish Macbeth | Belle Carter | 1995 |
| Doctor Finlay | Izabel Gant | 1993 |
| French Fields | Marion Bingley | 1989 |
| Menace Unseen | Lady Mercy Lang / Lady Lang | 1988 |
| Casualty | Ariadne Preston | 1986 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Purves + Pekkala | Mrs MacIver | 2009 |
| Wild at Heart | Dora | 2006 |
| Sea of Souls | Sheila Hall | 2004 |
| Life Support | Joan Andrews | 1999 |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Mother Superior | 1999 |
| Hamish Macbeth | Belle Carter | 1995 |
| Doctor Finlay | Izabel Gant | 1993 |
| French Fields | Marion Bingley | 1989 |
| Menace Unseen | Lady Mercy Lang / Lady Lang | 1988 |
| Casualty | Ariadne Preston | 1986 |
| Screen Two | Kitty McVurrich | 1985 |
| City Lights | Brenda | 1984 |
| Taggart | Edith McBain | 1983 |
| Take the High Road | Elizabeth Cunningham | 1980 |
| An Enemy of the People | Katherine Stockman | 1980 |
| The Omega Factor | Mrs. Arden | 1979 |
| Kidnapped | Mistress Allardyce | 1978 |
| The Sandbaggers | Lady Wellingham | 1978 |
| Sunset Song | Jean Guthrie | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Doctor / Audrey Campbell | 1970 |
| His and Hers | Tania Page | 1970 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Mrs. Mculloch | 1969 |
| The Borderers | Margaret Ker | 1968 |
| Joanna | Lady Sanderson | 1968 |
| Mogul | Mrs. MacTavish | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Miss Hamilton / Carol | 1964 |
| Love Story | Harriet | 1963 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Kate Dobbie / Maggie / Mrs. Fenning | 1962 |
| The Cheaters | Miss Price | 1960 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Mrs. Cresswell | 1955 |
