After landing a position with the Midland Theatre Company in Coventry, she was spotted by a producer.
Her big break came thanks to them, after they cast her as a schoolgirl in Blue Murder at St Trinian s in 1957.
She performed alongside her father in the BBC production of Nicholas Nickleby, and the Carry On parts came soon after.
Rosalind Knight in Only Fools with David Jason (Image: GETTY)
Rosalind Knight most recently starred in Friday Night Dinner (Image: CHANNEL 4)
She played Nurse Nightingale in her first role in the franchise, followed by Felicity Wheeler, a prim school inspector.
Rosalind made countless appearances on television, in shows such as Coronation Street (1981) and Only Fools and Horses (1989).
Carry On and Friday Night Dinner actress Rosalind Knight dies aged 87
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20 December 2020, 1:39 pm
Rosalind Knight – whose credits spanned from early Carry On films to Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner – has died at the age of 87, her family have said.
The TV, film and theatre actress appeared in Carry On Teacher and Carry On Nurse in the 1950s.
Other screen classics include Blue Murder At St Trinian’s where she played a schoolgirl in 1957, and decades later she was a teacher in The Wildcats Of St Trinian’s in 1980.
More recently she appeared in Friday Night Dinner as the character known as “Horrible Grandma”.
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image captionRosalind Knight also played Beryl Merit in BBC sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme
Actress Rosalind Knight - whose credits include early Carry on films and Channel 4 s Friday Night Dinner - has died aged 87, her family has said.
The TV, film and theatre actress appeared in Carry On Teacher and Carry On Nurse in the 1950s.
More recently, she played the character known as Horrible Grandma in Channel 4 comedy show Friday Night Dinner.
In a statement, her family said the well-loved actress who had a glorious career died on Saturday.
Her other screen credits include 1957 s Blue Murder At St Trinian s, where she played a schoolgirl and a teacher in The Wildcats Of St Trinian s in 1980.
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Veteran actress Rosalind Knight, famed for her roles in Friday Night Dinner and early Carry On Films has died. She was 87.
The London-born TV, film and theatre actress – whose credits also included 1957 s Blue Murder At St Trinian’s and 1980s The Wildcats Of St Trinian’s – passed away on Saturday, according to a statement released by her family. It is with huge sadness that the family of Rosalind Knight announce her death following a glorious career as a well-loved actress in theatre, TV and film, they said.
RIP: Veteran actress Rosalind Knight, famed for her roles in Friday Night Dinner and early Carry On Films has died. She was 87