# Delena Kidd

Delena Kidd (born 11 February 1935) is an English actress who has appeared in numerous British television productions since the late 1950s. In recent years she is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Queen Adelaide in Victoria & Albert.

## Biography

Her father was a doctor and her mother the actress Violet Ormonde. She attended Cheltenham Ladies' College, followed by the Central School of Speech and Drama where she won the Sybil Thorndike Prize. She then appeared in repertory theatre in Britain.

## Career

Her television appearances include; The Four Just Men, Family Affairs, Time Trumpet, The Sweeney, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles and most recently Holby City in 2013. Her films include Room at the Top.

## Personal life

She is married to the actor Gary Raymond. The couple met on a production at the Oxford Playhouse and 56 years later they again appeared on stage together in Oxford at the Burton Taylor Studio.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1959 | Room at the Top | Eva | |
| 2019 | In the Trap | Old woman | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1955 | The Browning Version | Mrs. Gilbert | TV film |
| 1958 | ITV Television Playhouse | Sally Rhodes | "A Sense of Justice" |
| 1958 | ITV Play of the Week | Sheila Ray / Lady Caroline Dester | "Mary Broome", "The Enchanted April" |
| 1959 | The Third Man | Yvonne Chanteau | "Dinner in Paris" |
| 1960 | The Four Just Men | Ingrid Brandt | "Crack-Up" |
| 1960 | Saturday Playhouse | Lorraine Sheldon | "The Man Who Came to Dinner" |
| 1960 | Armchair Mystery Theatre | Kate Lehmann | "The Man with a Feather in His Hat" |
| 1960 | BBC Sunday-Night Play | Pat | "The Song of a March Hare" |
| 1960 | ITV Play of the Week | Margaret Winsor | "Loyalties" |
| 1960 | The Citadel | Toppy Le Roy | "1.5" |
| 1960 | No Hiding Place | Gloria | "The Golden Clown" |
| 1961 | Danger Man | Franky | "Name, Date and Place" |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Vera Korsova | "Girl on the Trapeze" |
| 1961 | The Probation Officer | Mrs. Cooper | "2.39" |
| 1961 | Echo Four Two | Effie Mead | "First Day Out" |
| 1961 | Top Secret | Jacquetta | "After the Fair" |
| 1961 | Maigret | Nina | "Shadow Play" |
| 1963 | Secret Beneath the Sea | Dr. Ellen Carey | TV series |
| 1963 | Friday Night | Paddy Rogers | "The Stop-Out" |
| 1964 | No Hiding Place | Janet Nelson | "A Car Is Stolen" |
| 1965 | It's Dark Outside | Fleure Pitt | "The Guilty World of Hosea Pitt" |
| 1965 | Undermind | Nancy Long | "Puppets of Evil" |
| 1965 | The Wednesday Play | Sonia | "The Seven O'clock Crunch" |
| 1965 | The Man in Room 17 | Pat Hardacre | "Black Anniversary" |
| 1965 | Out of the Unknown | Dr. Laura Denville | "Some Lapse of Time" |
| 1965 | ITV Play of the Week | Olive Chadwick | "My Father's Keeper" |
| 1966 | Public Eye | Liz Lodge | "All the Black Dresses She Wants" |
| 1966 | The Spies | Janet | "Full Pay and Funeral Expenses" |
| 1968 | ITV Playhouse | Ruth Kinsale | "Murder: Killer's Odds" |
| 1968 | Detective | Patricia Leggatt | "The Unquiet Sleep" |
| 1973 | Crown Court | Jane Pardoe | "Conduct Prejudicial: Part 3" |
| 1974 | Centre Play | Jean | "Sweetheart" |
| 1975 | Public Eye | Paula | "Take No for an Answer" |
| 1978 | The Sweeney | Mrs. Morris | "One of Your Own" |
| 1978 | Les Misérables | Valjean's Sister | TV film |
| 1980–81 | Together | Sarah Cunningham | Main role |
| 1981 | Maybury | Pat Hardacre | "Weekend" |
| 1987 | The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | Tuchy Bainbridge | TV miniseries |
| 1987 | Strong Medicine | Flora Stedman | TV film |
| 1991 | Minder | Betty | "The Odds Couple" |
| 1994 | Scarlett | Lady Morland | TV miniseries |
| 1995 | Casualty | Amy Gower | "Lost Boys" |
| 1997 | Family Affairs | Elsa Gates | Recurring role |
| 1997 | The Moth | Peggy Waters | TV film |
| 2001 | Gimmme 6 | Music Judge | "London Calling", "Where Is Never, Never Land?" |
| 2001 | Victoria & Albert | Queen Adelaide | TV miniseries |
| 2002 | Doctors | Judith Gordon | "Cast the First Stone" |
| 2004 | New Tricks | Lily | "Home Truths" |
| 2006 | Time Trumpet | Various | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | M.I. High | Hilda | "The Gran Master" |
| 2013 | Holby City | Sally Walken | "Time Has Told Me" |
| 2017 | Holby City | Joan Compton | "Past Imperfect" |