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Cherie Lunghi

Date of birth: 1952-04-04

Place of birth: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Cherie Mary Lunghi, Cheri Lunghi

Cherie Lunghi

Biography

Cherie Lunghi (born 4 April 1952) is an English film, television and theatre actress. She is probably best known for her role as Guinevere in the 1981 film Excalibur, as football manageress Gabriella Benson in the 1990s television series The Manageress and for starring in a series of adverts for Kenco coffee. She also competed in the 2008 series of Strictly Come Dancing. She is the mother of the actress Nathalie Lunghi. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cherie Lunghi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Movie Credits

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
3.2

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

1994-11-04

Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during ch

Jack & Sarah
3.4

Jack & Sarah

1995-06-02

Jack always lands on his feet. He lands on his feet when he marries the beautiful Sarah. He lands on

Excalibur
3.5

Excalibur

1981-04-10

A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conce

The Mission
3.7

The Mission

1986-09-06

When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of conv

Viper in the Fist
3.3

Viper in the Fist

2004-10-06

1920. Jean Rezeau and his elder brother were living happily in their family estate in Brittany, unti

Back to the Secret Garden
3.1

Back to the Secret Garden

2000-09-02

A youngster living in a stately home discovers the magical garden Mary, Colin & Dickon stumbled acro

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
3.6

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

1999-02-24

Acting Lieutenant Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who ha

Edward & Mrs. Simpson
5

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978-11-06

While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis

Little White Lies
1.5

Little White Lies

1998-06-17

The tragic, unexpected death of David in a car-crash causes the cozy, safe life of gardener Beth to

To Kill a Priest
3

To Kill a Priest

1988-09-07

A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.

Oliver Twist
3.3

Oliver Twist

1982-03-23

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serv

Diversion
0

Diversion

1979-01-01

Gary is a happily married man, devoted to his wife, their kid and the family dog. A weekend without

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1.9

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

1998-02-27

Filmmaker Alan Smithee finds himself the unwilling puppet of a potentially bad big budget action fil

Dead Man's Kit
0

Dead Man's Kit

1980-09-30

After shore-leave in Lisbon for the crew of HMS Diana, Master-at-Arms 'Toby' Toberman makes an offic

Silent Cries
0.5

Silent Cries

1993-03-08

In 1942, the Japanese occupied the island of Singapore. During the take-over, not only military sold

Quell and Co.
2.5

Quell and Co.

1982-01-30

A malevolent land mogul has threatened an honest group of Texas homesteaders, and when the innocent

The Sign of Four
3.2

The Sign of Four

1983-12-06

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson try to track down the Great Mogul, the second-largest diamond in the

Coast to Coast
3

Coast to Coast

1987-01-04

Two guys meet, one American, a deserter from the US army, one Brit, and they are drawn together by t

When Calls the Heart
3.3

When Calls the Heart

2013-10-05

Elizabeth Thatcher, a cultured young teacher in 1910, fears leaving her comfortable world in the cit

Forever Young: How Rock 'n' Roll Grew Up
0

Forever Young: How Rock 'n' Roll Grew Up

2010-07-02

Despite the mantra of 'live fast, die young', Britain's first rock 'n' roll generations are now enjo

The Comedy of Errors
4.4

The Comedy of Errors

1978-10-17

The Royal Shakespeare Company act (and sing and dance!) Shakespeare's play about two sets of identic

The Canterville Ghost
3.1

The Canterville Ghost

1996-01-27

When a teenaged girl moves to England, with her brothers and parents into the ancient Canterville Ha

Diversion ...
1.5

Diversion ...

1980-09-30

This short film was the basis for the hit film Fatal Attraction

King David
2.8

King David

1985-03-29

This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.

Harem
2.5

Harem

1986-02-09

A young British woman is kidnapped by an Arabian sheikh and held captive in his harem. At first she

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1.7

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

1988-11-28

In this drama, an American art student is trapped amidst the political turmoil of war-torn Europe wh

Praying Mantis
2.5

Praying Mantis

1982-01-01

A middle-aged professor's young bride and his assistant plan to commit a double murder disguised as

The Seasons Alter
3.5

The Seasons Alter

2002-12-10

The world is burning up, icecaps melt, floods drown the landscape and people starve. These images ar

The Lady's Not For Burning
0

The Lady's Not For Burning

1987-01-01

A war and world weary soldier tries to talk a witch-hunting cleric into hanging him; he is shaken fr

Intrigue
2.8

Intrigue

1988-09-11

A spy is looking for his old colleague who now works for the other side.

The Misanthrope
0

The Misanthrope

1980-01-27

One man's defiant stand against the hypocrisy of polite society is the theme of Molière's comic mast

Much Ado About Nothing
3.1

Much Ado About Nothing

1984-12-22

Benedick and Beatrice fight their merry war of words. But when Beatrice's friend, Hero, is humiliati

'Tis Pity She's a Whore
2.5

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

1980-05-07

Lord Sorenzo marries the beautiful young Annabella, but unbeknownst to him, she is pregnant as a res

Parker
2.6

Parker

1985-05-03

An Aussie businessman is trying to find out why and by whom he was kidnapped and then later released

Patrick
3.4

Patrick

2018-06-29

A woman's chaotic life becomes more complicated when she inherits her grandmother's dog.

The Open Doors
3

The Open Doors

2004-01-01

The Open Doors is a short British film based on a short story 'The Open Window' by Saki (H. H. Munro

Letters to an Unknown Lover
1.3

Letters to an Unknown Lover

1986-05-28

During World War II, two allied soldiers escape from a Nazi POW camp to Lyons, where they accept the

Love's Kitchen
2.6

Love's Kitchen

2011-06-24

Rob Haley, an up-and-coming chef and restaurateur in London, is grief-stricken when he loses his wif

Desert of Lies
0

Desert of Lies

1984-03-13

The fortunes of two expeditions a century and a half apart become mysteriously linked in the same de

A Question of Guilt
0

A Question of Guilt

1993-05-23

The brutal murder of a woman appears to be an open and shut case. But while there is a suspect and a

Hidden Histories: WW1's Forgotten Photographs
0

Hidden Histories: WW1's Forgotten Photographs

2014-03-13

Documentary telling the extraordinary untold story of soldiers' photography in the First World War.

Excalibur: Behind the Movie
0

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

2013-12-20

This retrospective documentary looks back on the making of director John Boorman's 1981 movie, Excal

Vicious Circle
0

Vicious Circle

1985-04-28

Versailles: The Dream of a King
2.7

Versailles: The Dream of a King

2008-09-16

Docudrama about the life of Louis XIV nicknamed "the Sun King", the King of France who ran a glamoro

Preview
0

Preview

1982-01-29

Four television critics gather in a Wardour Street preview theatre to see a documentary and get the

The Man Who Shot Christmas
0

The Man Who Shot Christmas

1984-12-01

A Christmas story set in contemporary London, about a woman, Debbie, who feels threatened by her hus