Career
Educated at Woldingham School, Bertish joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared in many of its productions, including its marathon eight-and-a-half-hour version of Charles Dickens"s The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, in which she played three roles. She repeated these three roles in the 1982 television version of the complete play. She was later seen in the British Broadcasting Corporation Television Shakespeare production of Shakespeare"s The Comedy of Errors (1983) as Adriana.
She has also played small roles in several films, including the Harrison Ford vehicle Hanover Street, and the vampire film The Hunger.
She had a recurring role as Eleni in the cable television series Rome (2005-2007). In 2009 she had a role in a production of Breakfast at Tiffany"s at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
She also appeared as a female Arnold Rimmer (Arlene Rimmer), in an episode of Red Dwarf, "Parallel Universe" (1988). 2016: Mercy Street. Matron Brannan
2010: Agatha Christie"s Poirot.
Mission Milray (1 episode, 2010)
2009: Die Päpstin.
Bishop Arnaldo
2009: Holy Money. Charlotte
2007: Rome.
Eleni (14 episodes, 2005–2007)
2007: Trial & Retribution. Ms Newburgh (1 episode, 2007)
2005: Love Soup.
Sally (1 episode, 2005)
2005: The Toybox.
Madeline Usher
2005: The Upside of Anger. Gina
2004: Rosemary & Thyme. Emma Standish (1 episode, 2004)
2004: The Grid television mini-series.
Sarah Camfield (unknown episodes)
2004: Judas (television).
Rohab
2003: The Roman Spring of Mistress Stone (television).. Julia
2003: The Commander (television).
Vivian Newburgh
2000: Silent Witness. Eva Horowitz (1 episode, 2000)
1999: The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Louisiana Touraine (1 episode, 1999)
1999: The 13th Warrior.
Hulda
1998: Coronation Street. Viv Fay (1 episode, 1998)
1997: Bent. Half-woman, half-man
1997: Peak Practice.
Doctor Brodie (1 episode, 1997)
1996: Crimetime.
Lady Macbeth
1995: Absolutely Fabulous. Gina (1 episode, 1995)
1995: Thin Ice.
Lotte
1995: Space Precinct. Regina Baylek (1 episode, 1995)
1994: Mr.
Bean.. Art Teacher (1 episode, 1994)
1994: Love Hurts.
Mirav Levison (4 episodes, 1994)
1993: Screen One. Rosa Klein (1 episode, 1993)
1993: 15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight (television). Margaret Harris
1993: Lifestories: Families in Crisis.
Dean Stellar (1 episode, 1993)
1992: Shakespeare: The Animated Tales.
Titania (1 episode, 1992)
1992: Venice/Venice. Carlotta
1990: Casualty.
Caroline Collier (1 episode, 1990)
1990: The Monk. Sister Mariana
1989: The Bill.
Doctor Reece (1 episode, 1989)
1989: A Day in Summer (television).
Georgina
1988: Red Dwarf. Arlene Rimmer (1 episode, 1988)
1988: Inspector Morse. Cheryl Baines (1 episode, 1988)
1988: The Modern World: Ten Great Writers.
Rebekka West (1 episode, 1988)
1987: Hearts of Fire.
Anne Ashton
1986: Girls on Top. Royal Society of Chemistry 1 (1 episode, 1986)
1986: Ladies in Charge.
Clara Cane (1 episode, 1986)
1986: Lenny Henry Tonite (1 episode, 1986)
1984: Shine on Harvey Moon. Frieda Gottlieb (17 episodes, 1984–1985)
1984: Freud television mini-series.
Minna Bernays
1984: Play for Today.
Alice Durkow (1 episode, 1984)
1983: The Comedy of Errors (television). Adriana
1983: The Hunger. Phyllis
1983: To the Lighthouse (television).
Lily Briscoe
1982: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
Fanny Squeers /.. (2 episodes, 1982)
1982: Shakespeare Lives! television series
1981: The Three Sisters (television). Masha
1981: Maybury.
Julia Charlton (1 episode, 1981)
1979: Independent Television Playhouse. Lena (1 episode, 1979)
1979: Hanover Street.
The French Girl
1979: British Broadcasting Corporation Play of the Month.
Kate Croy (1 episode, 1979)
1978: Armchair Thriller. Clare Omney (3 episodes, 1978).