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 carol drinkwater actress author filmmaker
carol drinkwater

carol drinkwater -lrb- born 22 april 1948 -rrb- is an anglo-irish actress , author and filmmaker .
she is best known for her award-winning portrayal of helen herriot -lrb- née alderson -rrb- in the television adaptation of the james herriot books `` all creatures great and small '' , which led to her receiving the variety club television personality of the year award in 1985 .
she was a member of the national theatre company under the leadership of laurence olivier and has acted in numerous television series and films including the highly successful `` chocky '' and `` golden pennies '' .
drinkwater won a critics ' circle best screen actress award for her role , anne , in the feature film `` father '' -lrb- 1990 -rrb- in which she starred opposite max von sydow .
amongst many other film and television series , she has appeared in stanley kubrick 's `` a clockwork orange '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- , `` queen kong '' -lrb- 1976 -rrb- , `` the shout '' -lrb- 1978 -rrb- , `` father '' -lrb- 1990 -rrb- , and the film adaptation of beryl bainbridge 's novel `` an awfully big adventure '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- , directed by mike newell .
she has written a number of children 's books , including her first , `` the haunted school '' , which was produced as a television mini-series and film .
bought by disney , it won the chicago international film festival gold award for children 's films .
her books for adults include commercial fiction and a series of best-selling memoirs about her experiences on her olive farm in provence .
drinkwater has recently finished work on a series of five documentary films inspired by her two mediterranean travel books , `` the olive route '' and `` the olive tree '' .
the films were competed in february 2013 and have since been broadcast on international networks worldwide .
penguin books uk recently announced a deal signed with drinkwater to write two epic novels .
the first , `` the forgotten summer '' , is due for publication at the beginning of 2016 .
she is married to french tv producer michel noll .
