in 1973 and 1976. Film An early lead role for Asherson was as King Henry V's love interest, Princess Katherine, in Laurence Olivier's film of Shakespeare's play Henry V. On film, Donat and Asherson reprised their stage roles in The Cure for Love (1949) in Donat's only film as director. During its production, the couple fell in love. They frequently appeared together in later films, such as The Magic Box (1951). In 1945 she appeared in The Way to the Stars as Iris Winterton, the love interest of Peter Penrose (John Mills). Her final film role was as the unnamed old woman in the haunted house thriller The Others. Television In 1976, she played the tragic Miss Gailey over seven episodes of ATV's epic dramatisation of Arnold Bennett's "Clayhanger" opposite Janet Suzman and Denis Quilley. In 1978, she portrayed Mother Ancilla in the Armchair Thriller adaptation of the Antonia Fraser novel Quiet as a Nun, and appeared as Mrs Wainwright in the 1979 TV miniseries A Man Called Intrepid. In 1981, Asherson played the role of Sylvia Ashburton in the first season and for eight episodes of Tenko. As the character Emily Simpson, she was the first victim to die in the TV series Midsomer Murders (‘The Killings at Badger’s Drift’; S1/01,1997). Personal life In 1953 she moved to 8 The Grove, Highgate upon her marriage to fellow actor Robert Donat, separating before his death five years later. She never remarried and died in Primrose Hill, London on 30 October 2014, aged 99. Among her surviving relatives is her nephew, the journalist Neal Ascherson. Filmography References External links Selected stage performances in University of Bristol Theatre Archive Renee Asherson(Aveleyman) 1915 births 2014 deaths Actresses from London Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art English film actresses English stage actresses English people of German-Jewish descent English television actresses People from Gerrards Cross English Shakespearean actresses