Old Roedeanians
Adèle Geras
Adèle Geras (born 1944, Jerusalem, Palestine) is an English writer for young children, teens and adults.
Adèle Geras (born 1944, Jerusalem, Palestine) is an English writer for young children, teens and adults.
Beatrix Ong
Beatrix Ong MBE (born 1976) is a London-based British luxury fashion designer, known for her classic but whimsical women's shoes.
Beatrix Ong MBE (born 1976) is a London-based British luxury fashion designer, known for her classic but whimsical women's shoes.
Buzz Goodbody
Mary Ann "Buzz" Goodbody (1946 – 1975) was an English theatre director.
Mary Ann "Buzz" Goodbody (1946 – 1975) was an English theatre director.
Cicely Saunders
Dame Cicely Mary Saunders, (22 June 1918 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England – 14 July 2005 at St Christopher's Hospice, South London, England) was a prominent Anglican, nurse, physician an...
Dame Cicely Mary Saunders, (22 June 1918 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England – 14 July 2005 at St Christopher's Hospice, South London, England) was a prominent Anglican, nurse, physician an...
Edith Pretty
Edith May Pretty (1883-1942) was an English landowner and amateur archaeologist.
Edith May Pretty (1883-1942) was an English landowner and amateur archaeologist.
Elizabeth Devereux-Rochester
Elizabeth Devereux Rochester (20 December 1917, date of death between 1981-1983 in St. Malo, France) was a member of the First AId Nursing Yeomanry who served with the Special Operations Executi...
Elizabeth Devereux Rochester (20 December 1917, date of death between 1981-1983 in St. Malo, France) was a member of the First AId Nursing Yeomanry who served with the Special Operations Executi...
Elizabeth Gloster
Dame Elizabeth Gloster, DBE (born 05 June 1949), styled The Hon.
Dame Elizabeth Gloster, DBE (born 05 June 1949), styled The Hon.
Enid Marx
Enid Crystal Dorothy Marx FRSA was an English painter and designer.
Enid Crystal Dorothy Marx FRSA was an English painter and designer.
Honeysuckle Weeks
Honeysuckle Weeks (born 1 August 1979) is a British actress, best known for her starring role as Samantha Stewart in the British TV series Foyle's War, since 2002.
Honeysuckle Weeks (born 1 August 1979) is a British actress, best known for her starring role as Samantha Stewart in the British TV series Foyle's War, since 2002.
Jessica Hsuan
Jessica Hester Hsuan, or Suen Huen (; IPA: syn hyn
Born 18 August 1970, is currently one of the most popular television actresses of Hong Kong.
Jessica Hester Hsuan, or Suen Huen (; IPA: syn hyn
Born 18 August 1970, is currently one of the most popular television actresses of Hong Kong.
Jill Balcon
Jill Angela Henriette Balcon (3 January 192518 July 2009) was an English film and radio actress.
Jill Angela Henriette Balcon (3 January 192518 July 2009) was an English film and radio actress.
Katharine Whitehorn
Katharine Elizabeth Whitehorn is a British journalist, writer, and columnist who was known for her wit and humour and as a keen observer of the changing role of women.
Katharine Elizabeth Whitehorn is a British journalist, writer, and columnist who was known for her wit and humour and as a keen observer of the changing role of women.
Lucy Griffiths (actress born 1986)
Lucy Griffiths (born 10 October 1986) is an English actress most famous for her role as Marian in the BBC drama Robin Hood and Ruth in the TV series The Little House.
Lucy Griffiths (born 10 October 1986) is an English actress most famous for her role as Marian in the BBC drama Robin Hood and Ruth in the TV series The Little House.
Lynda Chalker, Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
Lynda Chalker, Baroness Chalker of Wallasey PC (née Bates; born 29 April 1942) is a British Conservative politician who was Member of Parliament for Wallasey from 1974 to 1992.
Lynda Chalker, Baroness Chalker of Wallasey PC (née Bates; born 29 April 1942) is a British Conservative politician who was Member of Parliament for Wallasey from 1974 to 1992.
Margaret Cole
Dame Margaret Isabel Cole, DBE (6 May 1893 - 7 May 1980) was an English socialist politician.
Dame Margaret Isabel Cole, DBE (6 May 1893 - 7 May 1980) was an English socialist politician.
Margery Fry
Margery Fry (11 March 1874 – 21 April 1958) was a British prison reformer as well as one of the first women to become a magistrate.
Margery Fry (11 March 1874 – 21 April 1958) was a British prison reformer as well as one of the first women to become a magistrate.
Margot Heinemann
Margot Claire Heinemann (18 November 1913 – 10 June 1992) was a British Marxist writer, drama scholar, and leading member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB).
Margot Claire Heinemann (18 November 1913 – 10 June 1992) was a British Marxist writer, drama scholar, and leading member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB).
Nancy Spain
Nancy Brooker Spain (13 September 1917 – 21 March 1964) was a prominent English broadcaster and journalist.
Nancy Brooker Spain (13 September 1917 – 21 March 1964) was a prominent English broadcaster and journalist.
Noel Dyson
Noel Dyson (23 December 1916, Manchester – June 1995, Cheltenham) was an English actress.
Noel Dyson (23 December 1916, Manchester – June 1995, Cheltenham) was an English actress.
Perdita Weeks
Perdita Weeks (born ) is a British actress.
Perdita Weeks (born ) is a British actress.
Philippa Tattersall
Major Philippa Tattersall (born 1975, Tarland, Aberdeenshire), nicknamed "Pip", is the first (and so far only) woman to succeed in the 9-week Commando course to join the British Commandos.
Major Philippa Tattersall (born 1975, Tarland, Aberdeenshire), nicknamed "Pip", is the first (and so far only) woman to succeed in the 9-week Commando course to join the British Commandos.
Phyllis Pearsall
Phyllis Pearsall, MBE was a painter and writer, and the creator of the A to Z map of London.
Phyllis Pearsall, MBE was a painter and writer, and the creator of the A to Z map of London.
Rhona Mitra
Rhona Natasha Mitra (born 9 August 1975), sometimes credited as Rona Mitra, is an English actress, model and singer.
Rhona Natasha Mitra (born 9 August 1975), sometimes credited as Rona Mitra, is an English actress, model and singer.
Roedean School
Roedean School is an independent girls' school in Roedean village on the outskirts of Brighton, East Sussex in the United Kingdom.
Roedean School is an independent girls' school in Roedean village on the outskirts of Brighton, East Sussex in the United Kingdom.
Tanya Streeter
Tanya Streeter is a British/Caymanian world champion free-diver, inducted into the Women Diver's Hall of Fame in March 2000.
Tanya Streeter is a British/Caymanian world champion free-diver, inducted into the Women Diver's Hall of Fame in March 2000.
Tessa Dahl
Chantal Sophia "Tessa" Dahl (born on 11 April 1957, in Buckinghamshire, England) is an English author.
Chantal Sophia "Tessa" Dahl (born on 11 April 1957, in Buckinghamshire, England) is an English author.
Ursula Graham Bower
Ursula Violet Graham Bower MBE (later known as U. V. G. Betts) (15 May 1914 – 12 November 1988), was one of the pioneer anthropologists in the Naga Hills between 1937–1946 and a gue...
Ursula Violet Graham Bower MBE (later known as U. V. G. Betts) (15 May 1914 – 12 November 1988), was one of the pioneer anthropologists in the Naga Hills between 1937–1946 and a gue...
Vera Stanley Alder
Vera Dorothea Stanley Alder (29 October 1898 - 26 May 1984) was a portrait painter and mystic.
Vera Dorothea Stanley Alder (29 October 1898 - 26 May 1984) was a portrait painter and mystic.
Verity Lambert
Verity Ann Lambert, OBE (27 November 1935 – 22 November 2007) was an English television and film producer.
Verity Ann Lambert, OBE (27 November 1935 – 22 November 2007) was an English television and film producer.
Zerbanoo Gifford
Zerbanoo Gifford is a Human Rights campaigner, author, and founding director of the ASHA Foundation.Zerbanoo is married to the international human rights lawyer Richard Gifford and lives in England.
Zerbanoo Gifford is a Human Rights campaigner, author, and founding director of the ASHA Foundation.Zerbanoo is married to the international human rights lawyer Richard Gifford and lives in England.
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