Petra Markham


Petra Mavis Markham is a British theatre, television and film actress.

Biography

Born on 17 March 1944, she is a daughter of actor David Markham and writer Olive Dehn. She had three sisters: actress Kika Markham, poet and playwright Jehane Markham, and make-up artist Sonia Markham.

Filmography

  • The Deadly Affair – Daughter at Theatre
  • Fragment of Fear – Schoolgirl
  • Sunday Bloody Sunday – Designer's Girlfriend
  • Get Carter – Doreen Carter
  • The Raging Moon – Mary
  • The Hireling – Edith
  • Out of Depth – Edna Walker
  • Lady Godiva – Jemima's Mother
  • Back to the Garden – Penny

    Television appearances

  • Z-Cars episode "First Foot" – Elizabeth Cooper
  • The Children of the New Forest – Alice Beverley
  • Doctor Who serial The Crusade – Safiya
  • Armchair Theatre episode "Barrett Keller: His Mark" – Dinky
  • Shotgun – Vicky
  • The Wednesday Play episode "Ape and Essence" – Loola
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre episode "Not Just For An Hour" – René
  • Who Is Sylvia?
  • Play of the Month episode "Girls in Uniform" – Edelgard
  • Softly, Softly episode "An Eye for an Eye" – Marie Berry
  • Z Cars episodes "Vigilance: Part 1" and "Vigilance: Part 2" – Jill Scanlon
  • Curry and Chips episode No.1.2 – Norman's daughter
  • Detective episode "Hunt the Peacock" – Renee
  • The First Lady episode "A Banner with a Strange Device"
  • Ryan International episode "Pirouette"
  • Albert and Victoria – Lydia Hackett
  • Follyfoot episode "The Standstill Horse" – Ginny Tuckwood
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre episode "Something for the Children" – Girlie
  • Ace of Wands 20 episodes – Mikki Diamond
  • Public Eye episode "The Trouble with Jenny" – Jenny Wellard
  • Thriller episode "A Killer in Every Corner" – Helga
  • Ripping Yarns episode "The Testing of Eric Olthwaite" – Enid Bag
  • After Julius
  • Angels episodes No.9.12, No.9.22 and No.9.24 – Felicity
  • Bergerac episode "Sins of the Fathers" – Suzie Borden
  • Love's Labour's Lost – Katharine
  • Aliens in the Family – Pet
  • The Bill episode "Tourist Trap" – Mrs. Belcham
  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries episode "Some Lie and Some Die" – hotel receptionist
  • EastEnders 13 episodes – Rose Chapman
  • Peak Practice episode "Coming Out" – Cissy Banks
  • Rich Deceiver – Bella Beasley
  • Plotlands – Grace Foster
  • Doctors episode "Post Mortem" – Penny Cable