Jill Townsend


Jill Townsend is an American actress best known for her roles as Elizabeth Chynoweth in Poldark and Dulcey Coopersmith in the 1967 western television series Cimarron Strip.

Life and career

Townsend was born in Santa Monica, California. Her father, Robert Townsend, a former head of Avis, wrote the bestseller Up The Organization.
After co-starring with Nicol Williamson in John Osborne's 1965 stageplay Inadmissible Evidence, she married Williamson. They were married from 1971 to 1977. Their son Luke Williamson was born in 1973, but in 1976 she and Nicol Williamson parted temporarily, after Townsend began a relationship with Alan Price, her co-star in Alfie Darling.
Townsend ended her acting career in 1985. She studied at the London School of Journalism and worked as a journalist for the Daily Mail, contributing a page for the financial section. She moved back to the United States in 1989.
She worked as a council trainer and facilitator at Crossroads School, Santa Monica, California and several others schools from 1989 to 1995.
She was on the Board of Directors at Leadership Directories, Inc. starting in 1993 but is no longer serving.
She is currently married to Bob Sorel.

Filmography

Film

Television