Barbara Rafferty | |
|---|---|
| Born | Barbara Ann Brown[1] 15 January 1950 |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Spouse(s) | Peter Rafferty (divorced)[1] Sean Scanlan (widow)[2][3] |
| Children | Amy Rafferty, Bob Rafferty, Nick Rafferty[1][4] |
| Parent(s) | David Brown, Betty Brown[5] |
Barbara Rafferty (born 15 January 1950 in Clydebank), is a Scottish actress. Credited as Barbara Ann Brown in her early acting career. She is known for her roles as Ella Cotter in the long-running BBC Two sitcom Rab C Nesbitt, then firstly as Shirley Henderson and currently as Bernie O'Hara in BBC Scotland soap opera River City. Also as Agnes Meldon in mystery series Hamish MacBeth and as Grandma Mainland in the CBeebies comedy Katie Morag.
Career
Rafferty is best known for playing Ella Cotter in Rab C Nesbitt between 1990 and 1999, and then again from 2008 and 2011 when the show made a comeback (and again in 2014). Other notable television roles include playing pub landlady Agnes Meldrum in Hamish Macbeth and Alice MacAllister in The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star. She took over the role of Alice Taylor from Muriel Romanes in Take The High Road in 1988. Also, in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland, Barbara Rafferty starred as Mrs. Garrigan.[6] Until 2009 she was appearing in the BBC Scotland soap River City as Shirley Henderson and since 2018 as Bernie O'Hara.[7]
Barbara's daughter, Amy Rafferty (born 1972),[1] is a singer, songwriter, and musician with the cult Glasgow music collective The Recovery Club.[4]
Her son, Bob Rafferty, fronts the well known Glasgow alternative rock band El Dog.[4]
In 2013 it was announced that Rafferty would join the cast of His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen Pantomime Cinderella with her friend Elaine C. Smith.[1]
She portrayed Grandma Mainland in the CBeebies TV series, Katie Morag. It started airing on 3 November 2013.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
| The Wicker Man | 1973 |
Woman with baby |
Credited as Barbara Ann Brown |
| The Slab Boys | 1997 |
Mrs. McCann |
|
| The Acid House | 1998 |
Dr. Callaghan |
Segment: "The Acid House" |
| Women Talking Dirty | 1999 |
Janine |
|
| The Last King of Scotland | 2006 |
Mrs. Garrigan |
|
| Sir Billi the Vet | 2006 |
Barbara the Jag |
Voice |
| Perfect Sense | 2011 |
Woman in car park |
|
| Fast Romance | 2011 |
Mrs. Livingston |
|
| Sir Billi | 2012 |
Barbara the Jag |
Voice |
| The Legend of Barney Thomson | 2015 |
Jean Monkrieff |
|
| Television | |||
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
| Tutti Frutti | 1987 |
Woman in infirmary |
Mini-series; Episode 3: "Gin a Body, Dig a Body" |
| Taggart | 1988 |
Agnes Sweeney |
Episode: "Double Jeopardy" |
| Take the High Road | 1988–89 |
Alice Taylor |
11 episodes |
| Your Cheatin' Heart | 1990 |
Shirley |
Series 1 - 5 episodes |
| Doctor Finlay | 1994 |
Flora |
Series 2, Episode 6 - "In Arcadia" |
| Go Now | 1995 |
Madge Cameron |
Television film |
| The Tales of Para Handy | 1995 |
Madam Isis |
Series 2, Episode 1 - "The Fortune Teller" |
| Hamish Macbeth | 1995–97 |
Agnes Meldrum |
Lead role; 3 series - 20 episodes |
| The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star | 1998 |
Alice MacAllister |
Series 1 |
| Life Support" | 1999 |
Margaret McGovern |
Series 1 - 2 episodes |
| Tinsel Town | 2000 |
Jacqueline Donnelly |
Series 1, Episode 1 |
| Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes | 2001 |
Mrs. Kitson |
Episode: "The White Knight Stratagem" |
| Rockface | 2002–03 |
Alice Urquhart |
Series 1 & 2 - 5 episodes |
| Captain Abercromby | 2002–03 |
Bobweb, various (voice) |
Lead role; 26 episodes |
| Heartbeat | 2003 |
Pam Astbury |
Series 13, Episode 6 - "The Holiday's Over" |
| Sea of Souls | 2004 |
Rena |
Series 1 - 3 episodes |
| River City | 2006–08 |
Shirley Henderson |
|
| No Holds Bard | 2009 |
Granny Braid |
Television film |
| Garrow's Law | 2009 |
Katherine Stanton |
Series 1, Episode 3 |
| Doctors | 2009 |
Margaret Adams |
Episode: "Once Upon a Time" |
| Doctors | 2013 |
Beth Harris |
Episode: "Saving Irene" |
| Rab C. Nesbitt | 1990–2014 |
Ella Cotter |
Lead role; 10 series - 51 episodes |
| The Sunny | 2014 |
Mrs. Dolan |
Television film |
| Katie Morag | 2013–15 |
Grandma Mainland |
|
| Still Game | 2016 |
Winnie Cranston |
Episode: "Job" |
| River City | 2018–present |
Bernadette 'Bernie' O'Hara |
|
| The Scotts | 2021–present |
Moira Scott |
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Other appearances
- California Sunshine as Jessica (2014; short film)
- Missing as Rachel (2007; short film)
- Autumn Leaves as Mrs. McBride (1997; short film)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brian Beacom Senior Features Writer (4 November 2013). "An actress so much more than the sum of her parts". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ↑ Brian Beacom (18 April 2017). "Sean Scanlan star of Rab C Nesbitt and River City loses cancer fight". Evening Times. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "Rab C Nesbitt actor dies at 68 : Other news 2017 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Family Drama as Barbara Rafferty hits stage with her husband and son". Daily Record. Glasgow. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ Brian Beacom Senior Features Writer (5 July 2016). "Betty Brown turned tragic early life into a success story by helping others". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ Barbara Rafferty – IMDb
- ↑ Archived 3 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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