Tessa Peake-Jones

Tessa Peake-Jones is an English actress born on May 9, 1957, in London. She is best known for her role as Raquel in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses from 1988 to 2003. She has also appeared in various other television shows and films including The Danedyke Mystery (1979), Pride and Prejudice (1980), When We Are Married (1987), Up the Garden Path (1990–1993), So Haunt Me (1992–1994), The Demon Headmaster (1996–1998), The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling (1997), Summer in the Suburbs (2000), Poppy Shakespeare (2008), Doctors (2009–2011), and Unforgotten (2015). In addition, she portrayed Tawny Owl in the animated series The Animals of Farthing Wood and Mrs. Maguire in Grantchester (2014-2022). Peake-Jones received her education at Kenmore Park Junior School, Harrow, and Canons High School before training at the Central School of Speech and Drama.