Jill Townsend
Townsend in 1967
Born	Santa Monica,California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1967–1985
Spouse(s)	Tom Sutton (m. 1968;div. 1969) Nicol Williamson ​ ​ (m. 1971; div. 1977)​ Bob Sorel (m. 1993)
Children	1

Jill Townsend is an Anglo-American actress best known for her roles as Elizabeth Chynoweth inPoldark and Dulcey Coopersmith in the 1967 western television seriesCimarron Strip.

Townsend was born around 1945 inSanta Monica,California. Her father,Robert Townsend, a former head ofAvis, wrote the bestsellerUp the Organization.^[1] Her mother was the daughter of Frank Tours, a famous English-born musician and conductor whose credits include an association with Irving Berlin.^{[citation needed]}

Townsend, who was a debutante, graduated in 1963 from The Master's School in Dobbs Ferry, New York. At that time, she moved to England where she had been accepted into theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art.^{[citation needed]}

After co-starring withNicol Williamson in John Osborne's 1965 London stageplayInadmissible Evidence,^[2] she became engaged to Williamson and lived with him for 21 months. However, due to his volatile personality, she temporarily split with him, at which time she married actor Tom Sutton (1968 to 1969). After that brief marriage, she reunited with Williamson. They were married from 1971 to 1977. Their son Luke Williamson was born in 1973,^[3] but in 1976, she and Nicol Williamson parted temporarily^[4] after Townsend began a relationship withAlan Price, her co-star inAlfie Darling.^[5]

Townsend ended her acting career in 1985. She studied at theLondon School of Journalism and worked as a journalist for theDaily Mail, contributing a page for the financial section. She moved back to the United States in 1989.^{[citation needed]}

She worked as a council trainer and facilitator atCrossroads School, Santa Monica, California, and several other schools from 1989 to 1995.^{[citation needed]}

She was on the Board of Directors at Leadership Directories, Inc., starting in 1993, but is no longer serving.^{[citation needed]}

She is currently married to Bob Sorel, whom she wed in 1993.^[6]

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