Virginia Stride

Virginia Stride

Known for

Acting

Birthplace

Yokohama, Japan

Biography

Virginia Stride (born Virginia Thomas in Yokohama, Japan) is a British actress of stage and screen who first came to public attention on television in the 1960s. She was the first wife of the actor John Stride (1936–2018), whom she met when they were studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), and in 1964 she introduced the first programme to be seen on BBC2. Virginia Stride played the recurring role of BD Girl Katy Hoskins in Z-Cars (1962–64), the long-running BBC television series about the police in an area of Liverpool. In 1964 she appeared in an episode of The Avengers as Alice Brisket, secretary to Quilpie (played by Ronald Radd), who was the controller of John Steed (Patric...

Best known work

Hustle
Hustle
2004
The Avengers
The Avengers
1961
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
I Want What I Want
I Want What I Want
1972
Callan
Callan
1967
London Suite
London Suite
1996
Z-Cars
Z-Cars
1962
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
1959
Target
Target
1977

Filmography

  1. 2024

    Olive

    as Olive

  2. 2004

    HustleTV

    as Albert's Grandmother (1 episode)

  3. 1996

    London Suite

    as Beatrice

  4. 1977

    TargetTV

    as Gemma Marshall (1 episode)

  5. 1977

    This Year Next YearTV

    as Liz Shaw (13 episodes)

  6. 1972

    New Scotland YardTV

    as Diana Thomas (1 episode)

  7. 1972

  8. 1971

    The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesTV

    as Ulla Holst (1 episode)

  9. 1968

    The ExpertTV

    as Susan Bartlett (10 episodes)

  10. 1967

  11. 1967

  12. 1966

  13. 1966

  14. 1962

    Out of This WorldTV

    as Miss Hayes (1 episode)

  15. 1962

    Z-CarsTV

    as Katy Hoskins (2 episodes)

  16. 1961

  17. 1959

  18. 1956

    Armchair TheatreTV

    as Caroline Marshall (1 episode)

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