Jacqueline Hill

This article is about the actress. For victim of the "Yorkshire Ripper" with the same name, see Peter Sutcliffe § 1980.

Jacqueline Hill
Hill in 1953
Born
Grace Jacqueline Hill

(1929-12-17)17 December 1929
Birmingham, England
Died18 February 1993(1993-02-18) (aged 63)
London, England
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active1953–66; 1978–86
TelevisionDoctor Who (1963–65; 1980)
Spouse
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(m. 1958)​
Children2

Grace Jacqueline Hill (17 December 1929 – 18 February 1993)[1] was a British actress known for her role as Barbara Wright in the BBC science-fiction television series Doctor Who.[2] As the history teacher[3] of Susan Foreman, the Doctor's granddaughter, Barbara was the first Doctor Who companion to appear on-screen in 1963, with Hill speaking the series' first words.[4] She played the role for nearly two years.[5][6]

Hill returned to Doctor Who in 1980 for an appearance in the serial Meglos, as the Tigellan priestess Lexa.[7]

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  4. ^ Philip Bates (25 November 2013). "Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews | All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum". Kasterborous.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill) - Quotes & Bio". Doctorwho.tv. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Doctor Who - Classic Series - Companions - Barbara Wright". BBC. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  7. ^ "David Bradley as William Hartnell, the first Doctor, Claudia Grant as Carole Ann Ford playing Susan, Jamie Glover as William Russell playing Ian Chesterton and Jemma Powell as Jacqueline Hill playing Barbara Wright in An Adventure in Space and Time". Radiotimes.com. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)