- Born
- DiedSeptember 19, 2023 (cancer)
- Birth nameHildegard Hope Zimmermann
- Hildegard Neil was born on May 20, 1939 in Cape Town, South Africa. She was an actress, known for Antony and Cleopatra (1972), Macbeth (1997) and King Lear (1999). She was married to Brian Blessed, John Cartmel-Crossley and Barry Wenn. She died on September 19, 2023.
- SpousesBrian Blessed(December 28, 1978 - September 19, 2023) (her death, 1 child)John Cartmel-Crossley(1971 - ?) (divorced)Barry Wenn(1961 - ?) (divorced)
- Mother of Rosalind Blessed.
- She first met Brian Blessed in a television drama Double Agent then met again four years later when making the television series Dominic. They lived together until their daughter Rosalind was 4 then they married.
- Her first husband was a teacher named John.
- In her earliest screen appearance, in Julius Caesar (1963), Hildegard Neil played Calpurnia, Julius Caesar's wife. In Antony and Cleopatra (1972) she played Cleopatra, Caesar's most famous mistress.
- An avid supporter of Liverpool F.C..
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