Vikki Richards
Vikki Richards | |
|---|---|
| Born | Viscella Richards 29 December 1944 Port of Spain, Trinidad |
| Died | 6 March 2024 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | British/Trinidadian |
Viscella Richards (29 December 1944 – 6 March 2024[1]), better known as Vikki Richards, was a British and Trinidadian actress.
Life and career
[edit]Richards was born on 29 December 1944, in Port of Spain, Trinidad,[1] and as a child moved with her parents to England. There she began her acting career[2] and also did modelling. She played the role of Barbara in the long-running stage production No Sex Please, We're British[3] and appeared in several television shows, including Onedin Line and Howards' Way,[1] and movies such as Zeta One (1969) and Black Snake (1973).
Richards returned to Trinidad and Tobago in 2004.[1] She worked with the Little Carib Theatre[2] and hosted the home décor television show Living Your Dreams.[1]
Richards held both British and Trinidadian citizenship.[4] She had no children and lived alone in North Valsayn. Richards was found dead at her home on 6 March 2024. She was 79.[4]
Partial filmography
[edit]Movies
[edit]- Zeta One (1969) - Angvisa Girl
- Black Snake (1973) - Cleone
- Percy's Progress (1974) - Dolores
- Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974) - Arab Girl
Television
[edit]- Marty (1968–69) (2 episodes) - Various Characters
- Playhouse (1970) (1 episode) - Jackie White
- Up Pompeii! (1970) (1 episode) - Washroom Attendant
- The Onedin Line (1974) (1 episode) - Alice
- Crown Court (1976) (3 episodes) - Tania Adams
- BBC2 Playhouse (1976) (1 episode) - Gloria
- The Fosters (1977) (1 episode) - Marlene
- The Gentle Touch (1980) (1 episode) - Georgia
- Howards' Way (1985) (1 episode) - Honey Gardiner
- Mind Your Language (1985) (1 episode) - The Newsreader
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Viscella Richards". belgroves.com. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ a b Bartlett, Joey (7 March 2024). "Family of British pensioner: She was a beautiful soul". newsday.co.tt. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Vikki Richards". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ a b Gonzales, Gyasi (7 March 2024). "Woman, 79, found dead in Valsayn home". trinidadexpress.com. Retrieved 8 March 2024.