Please answer the following question: Facts:   - birth name: rosemary claxton      - birth date: 28 october 1941    - name: rosemary nicols    - birth place: united kingdom    - occupation: actress , author   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of rosemary nicols .
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rosemary nicols -lrb- born 28 october 1941 -rrb- is a british actress , born rosemary claxton in bradford , west yorkshire .she comes from a theatrical family and was the author of the 1967 book `` the loving adventures of jaby '' .she was educated at haberdashers ' aske 's girl 's school in acton , west london .she made appearances as a child actress , before studying at the central school of speech and drama and went into rep at harrowgate , frinton-on-sea and wimbledon amongst others .her first london lead was in `` something nasty in the woodshed '' .in films , she featured in `` the guns of navarone '' , `` the pleasure girls '' and `` the mini affair '' , and on stage in `` fiddler on the roof '' with topol .she appeared in numerous television series , such as `` undermind '' -lrb- 1965 -rrb- and `` man in a suitcase '' -lrb- 1968 -rrb- , but her best-known role was as computer expert annabelle hurst in the television series `` department s '' .later roles included anna sergeyevna in a 1971 adaptation of ivan turgenev 's `` fathers and sons '' , and appearances in shows like `` the persuaders ! ''and `` general hospital '' , and had her own folk music programme on tv but nicols was soon to give up acting ; she married writer , frederic mullally and moved to malta to concentrate on writing .she subsequently moved to the united states and recently contributed to the documentary `` wan na watch a television series ? ''