Veronica Turleigh

Veronica Turleigh (14 January 1899 – 3 September 1971) was an Irish actress.

Biography Bridget Veronica Turleigh was born on 14 January 1899 at Castleforward Demesne, County Donegal, Ireland. She attended the Catholic University in Dublin. Turleigh was the daughter of a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary, Martin Turley. She married James Laver, an expert on fashion and writer, in 1928. Laver and Turleigh had two children, Patrick M. and Bridget Cecilia Laver. Patrick Laver went on to become a British diplomat.

She was a member of the Oxford Playhouse in the 1920s. Turleigh acted alongside and was close friends with actors such as Alec Guinness and Robert Coote. She was proclaimed by Guinness as "one of the six nicest women I know." Her final acting role on the screen was in The Root of All Evil? (1969).

Turleigh died on 3 September 1971, following a fall into a scalding bath at the couple's home, The Glebe, Blackheath, London. Guinness read at her funeral.

Partial filmography and playography The Agamemnon of Aeschylus Teresa of Avila King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942) - (uncredited) The Card (1952) - Mrs. Machin The Horse's Mouth (1958) - Lady Beeder Theatre 625 (1964, Episode: "Women in Crisis My Grandmother") - Mrs. Wallace ITV Play of the Week (1965, TV Series) - Amelia Madras / Hecuba Knock on Any Door (1965, Episode: "Guests of Honour") - Ursula's Mother ITV Sunday Night Theatre (1969, Episode: "The Innocent Ceremony") - Mrs. Wingate The Root of All Evil? (1969, "Floating Man") - Mother (final appearance)