Geraldine "Gerry" Cowper, an English actress who is best known for playing Rowan Morrison in The Wicker Man, a 1973 British mystery horror film, directed by who?
The Wicker Man The Wicker Man is a 1973 British mystery horror film directed by Robin Hardy. It stars Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt, and Christopher Lee. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer, inspired by David Pinner's 1967 novel "Ritual", centres on the visit of Police Sergeant Neil Howie to the isolated island of Summerisle, in search of a missing girl. Howie, a devout Christian, is appalled to find that the inhabitants of the island have abandoned Christianity and now practise a form of Celtic paganism. Paul Giovanni composed the film score.
Claire Nielson Claire Nielson (born Claire Isbister on April 1937 in Scotland) is a Scottish actress, primarily known for her television roles. On television, she played the wife of the belligerent American guest, Mr. Hamilton, in the "Waldorf Salad" episode of "Fawlty Towers", appeared as Jean 'Porridge' Carter, Geoffrey Stock's secretary, in the popular 1960s crime series "Ghost Squad" and played the wife of Rikki Fulton's character in many sketches of the Scottish Hogmanay show Scotch and Wry during the 1970s until 1999. Other TV credits include "Upstairs, Downstairs", "Monarch of the Glen", "The Brothers", "The Two Ronnies", "Z-Cars" and "Taggart". She also appeared as Barbara Grant in the 1971 film version of "Kidnapped", opposite Michael Caine and Trevor Howard.