Morag hood biography definition

Actress

This article is about the actress. For the author, see Morag Hood (author).

Morag Hood (12 December – 5 October ) was a British actress who featured in numerous television programmes, stage productions, and audio presentations in the UK from the s up to the late s.

Early life

Hood was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and attended Bellahouston Academy. She was a graduate of the University of Glasgow.^[1]

Career

Television

One of Hood's earliest jobs was as a presenter of youth programmes on Scottish Television in In April , she and fellow presenter Paul Young interviewed the Beatles.^[1] The interview, recorded at the Scottish Television studios in Cowcaddens, Glasgow, was thought to be lost for many years.

The reel of 16mm film was found in , in a rusting film can in a south London garage.^[2]

She is best known for playing Natasha Rostova in the epic BBC television adaptation of War and Peace,^[3][4] th