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Jennie Linden (born 8 December 1939) is an English film and television actress. Linden was born in Worthing to Marcus and Freida Fletcher, an architect and housewife. She attended the Central School of Speech and Drama at the age of 17 on a scholarship. Her classmates included Julie Christie and Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave. One of her earliest film appearances was as Barbara in the 1965 Doctor Who film Dr. Who and the Daleks, but her highest profile film role was as Ursula in Women in Love (1969) for which she received a BAFTA nomination. She decided not to pursue a career in Hollywood so... MORE

Jennie Linden (born 8 December 1939) is an English film and television actress. Linden was born in Worthing to Marcus and Freida Fletcher, an architect and housewife. She attended the Central School of Speech and Drama at the age of 17 on a scholarship. Her classmates included Julie Christie and Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave. One of her earliest film appearances was as Barbara in the 1965 Doctor Who film Dr. Who and the Daleks, but her highest profile film role was as Ursula in Women in Love (1969) for which she received a BAFTA nomination. She decided not to pursue a career in Hollywood so that she could bring up her son in England. She was considered for roles in The Lion in Winter (1968) and for the lead role of Lady Marian Trimingham in The Go-Between (1970) that went to Christie. She turned down the role of Amy in Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs (1971). Her television roles include The Rivals (1970), Little Lord Fauntleroy (1976), Lillie (1978), Chancer (1990), and Trainer (1991). LESS