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Beth Morris
Born	(1943-07-19)19 July 1943 Gorseinon, Wales
Died	1 March 2018(2018-03-01) (aged 74) Penllergaer, Wales
Nationality	Welsh
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1969–2004
Spouse(s)	Stephen Moore (m. 1974; div. 1986)
Partner	Bill Nighy

Bethan "Beth" Morris (19 July 1943 – 1 March 2018) was a Welsh actress.

Born in Gorseinon and a lifetime native of Swansea, she was probably best known for her performance as Julia Drusilla in the 1976 BBC adaptation of I, Claudius. Her career spanned from 1969 to 2004 and other notable TV credits include: Softly, Softly, Dixon of Dock Green, I'll Fly You for a Quid, David Copperfield, Thriller, Blake's 7, Armchair Thriller, Minder, The District Nurse and Time Trumpet.

Among her stage roles, she appeared in Bertolt Brecht's Edward II at the Round House Theatre in London.

Personal life

Bethan Morris was born in 1943 to Charles Emlyn Morris (1915–83) and Gwendoline Lillias (John) Morris (1915–2011). She married actor Stephen Moore in the Borough of Lewisham, London in 1974. After they divorced in 1986, she was a partner of actor Bill Nighy. She lived in Y Garn, Penllergaer, and was found dead in her home on St David's Day at the age of 74.

Selected filmography

• Crucible of Terror (1971)
• That'll Be the Day (1973)
• Tales That Witness Madness (1973)
• Son of Dracula (1974)

Selected television roles

References

1. ^ Falling, Robert (14 March 2018). "Swansea actress who starred in films and top TV shows across three decades has died". Wales Online. Retrieved 4 August 2019.

External links

• Beth Morris at IMDb

• 1943 births
• 2018 deaths
• Actresses from Swansea
• Welsh film actresses
• Welsh stage actresses
• Welsh television actresses
• 20th-century Welsh actresses
• 21st-century Welsh actresses
• People from Gorseinon
• 20th-century British businesspeople