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- Freema Agyeman is a British actress who is known for playing Martha Jones in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2007-2010), Alesha Phillips in crime procedural drama Law & Order: UK (2009-2011), Amanita Caplan in the Netflix science fiction drama Sense8 (2015-2018), and Dr. Helen Sharpe in the NBC medical procedural series New Amsterdam (2018-2022).
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Neve McIntosh (born Carol McIntosh on 9 April 1972) is a Scottish actress.
Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, McIntosh grew up in Edinburgh, where she attended Boroughmuir High School. She was a member of Edinburgh Youth Theatre in the late 1980s, appearing in Mother Goose and Doctor in the House. She moved to Glasgow to attend the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, after which she was in repertory companies at Perth and at The Little Theatre on the Isle of Mull.
During the Second World War, McIntosh's grandfather was captured in Dunkirk and died of pneumonia in a German prisoner-of-war camp in Poland.
She next played in a Glasgow stage production of The Trick is to Keep Breathing. She then played in the RSC production of Dickens' Great Expectations in Stratford, and starred as Portia in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice at the Lyceum in Edinburgh. In summer 2009, she performed in the Sylvia Plath play Three Women at the Edinburgh Festival. In February 2010 McIntosh appeared as the lead character 'Catherine' in the play Proof at Perth Theatre. In September 2011 she played Goneril in a production of King Lear at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. McIntosh appeared in the Actors Touring Company production of David Greig's The Events in mid-2013, also appearing in a production in New York in early 2015. She appeared in the play Meet Me At Dawn in the 2017 Edinburgh International Festival, for which she received praise.
She also appeared in American director Mark L. Feinsod's first film, Love And Lung Cancer. Alongside her television work she has appeared in the films Gypsy Woman and One Last Chance. In 2008 and 2009, McIntosh starred in several films including Salvage, Spring 1941 (with co-star Joseph Fiennes) and the award-winning Be All and End All.
In December 2009 McIntosh appeared in an episode of Sky 1's 10 Minute Tales playing the wife of Peter Capaldi's character.
In May 2010, McIntosh appeared in two episodes of the 2010 series of Doctor Who beside the Doctor played by Matt Smith. She plays Alaya and Restac, two Silurian sisters who have been disturbed under the earth, one captured by humans and the other demanding vengeance. In October 2010, she starred alongside former Doctor Who star, David Tennant, in Single Father, a BBC drama. She portrayed the part of Anna, the sister of the dead wife of Tennant's character (Dave).
In 2017, McIntosh played Kay Gillies in the BBC One drama The Replacement.- Actress
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Ingrid Oliver was born on 25 February 1977 in Germany. She is an actress and writer, known for Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008), Last Christmas (2019) and The Hustle (2019). She has been married to Richard Osman since 3 December 2022.- Actress
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As both a writer and performer, Jessica Hynes has worked prolifically in television, film and theatre. Born in Lewisham, South London in 1972, she was brought up in Brighton, Sussex. At school, she would write bizarre sci-fi stories. At age 15, she joined the National Youth Theatre and left home at age 18. She then moved to London and took bit parts as an actress and comedienne. She worked on stage with Katy Carmichael, who would later appear as "Twist" on Spaced (1999), they both joined Simon Pegg on the sketch show, Six Pairs of Pants (1995). Simon Pegg recommended Jessica for a part on another sketch show, Asylum (1996), which was directed by Edgar Wright. Simon and Jessica became friends, immediately, and decided that they wanted to write comedy together. They came up with Spaced (1999), a sitcom about dysfunction among a group of strange twenty-somethings. Edgar Wright was brought in to direct and the show was filmed in 1998 in North London, during Jessica's first pregnancy. An instant success, "Spaced" was commissioned for a second series and Jessica moved on to work in films, winning two British Comedy Awards. She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for her work in the play, "The Night Heron", in 2001, during filming of series 2. She was also nominated for a Best Actress BAFTA Award for the film, Tomorrow La Scala! (2002). Jessica, Simon and Edgar was reunited for the film, Shaun of the Dead (2004), in which Jessica played Simon's school-friend, "Yvonne". Her second child was born in 2002. She is now working mainly in film, and is still writing comedy.- Jennifer Hennessy was born in 1970 in Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Dickensian (2015), South Riding (2011) and Paradox (2009).
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Eve Myles was born on 26 July 1978 in Ystradgynlais, Wales, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Torchwood (2006), Dragon Age II (2011) and Keeping Faith (2017). She has been married to Bradley Freegard since 18 May 2013. They have two children.- Actress
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Miranda grew up in Burnham Thorpe on the North Norfolk coast and trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Her father, Nick, is a jazz pianist and her mother, Caroline, read the news for Anglia television. In 2011, she played the title role in 'Anne Boleyn' at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to great critical acclaim.- Alexandra Moen was born in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. Having an oceanographer as a father meant that she and her family - teacher mother and two younger brothers - travelled along with his work and, at age six, she moved to Canada and then to Bermuda, ending up in England, where she completed her schooling. She read English at Leeds University before studying acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. She made her professional stage debut in 2003 at the Chichester theatre in Chekhov's 'The Seagull' and has since worked widely on stage and television. To many small screen viewers she is probably best known for her appearance in 'Doctor Who', doing something the doctor failed to and ridding the world of his great enemy, the Master. In addition to acting she sings and is a member of a psychedelic pop band.
- Jo Joyner was born on 24 May 1977 in Harlow, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for For Her Sins (2023), Stay Close (2021) and Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (2018). She has been married to Neil Madden since 14 July 2007. They have two children.
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Daisy Haggard was born on 22 March 1978 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), Back to Life (2019) and I Give It a Year (2013). She is married to Joe Wilson.- Actress
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Sarah Smart was born on 3 March 1977 in Birmingham, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Wallander (2008), Five Days (2007) and New Tricks (2003).- Actress
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Keeley Hawes was born on 10 February 1976 at St Mary's Hospital, London, England as Clare Julia Hawes. She is an actress and producer, known for The Bank Job (2008), High-Rise (2015) and Death at a Funeral (2007). She has been married to Matthew Macfadyen since 8 October 2004. They have two children. She was previously married to Spencer McCallum, with whom she has an older child.- Ayesha Dharker was born in 1977 in Bombay, India. She is an actress, known for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), The Father (2020) and Outsourced (2006).
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Sarah was born in Croydon, South London. She is best known for writing the multi-award wining Ellen (2016), Amazon Prime's The Power (2023), His Dark Materials (BBC - Season 2) and The Trial: A Murder in the family (C4 - 2017). In 2017, Sarah was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit. Sarah began her career as an actor, appearing in shows such as Rillington Place, Doctor Who, Call the Midwife and Lewis. Her first TV role was in the BBC sitcom Carrie and Barry where she played teenager Sinead, alongside Claire Rushbrooke, Michelle Gomez, Mark Williams and Neil Morrissey. Sarah had an extensive career on stage and was the original Bobbie in Mike Kenny's The Railway Children York Theatre Royal. She transferred with the production to London where it won the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment. Other theatre includes Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion (York Theatre Royal), Celia in As You Like It (Derby Playhouse), Forty Years On (York Theatre Royal) and an assortment of new writing. She played Natalie in James Phillips's City Stories during its residency at The Other Palace, London and transferred with the play to 59East59 New York as part of the Brits Off Broadway season. She trained as an actor at The Manchester School of Theatre.- Actress
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Suranne Jones was born on 27 August 1978 in Greater Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Doctor Foster: A Woman Scorned (2015), Scott & Bailey (2011) and Coronation Street (1960). She has been married to Laurence Akers since 4 August 2015. They have one child.- Actress
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Rachael Stirling was born on 30 May 1977 in St Marylebone, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), The Young Victoria (2009) and Tipping the Velvet (2002). She has been married to Guy Garvey since 3 June 2016. They have one child.- Actress
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Film and television actress Christine Adams was born in London, United Kingdom.
She starred on several British and American films and television series since early 2000s.
On television, she is known for roles as "Katherine Williams Osgood" on the British miniseries, NY-LON (2004); "Simone Hundin" on the American comedy-drama series, Pushing Daisies (2007) (2007-2009); as "Lena Boudreaux" on the short-lived ABC legal drama series, The Whole Truth (2010); and as "Mira" in FOX's science-fiction drama series, Terra Nova (2011).
In 2012, she starred, opposite Anthony LaPaglia, on the ABC drama series, Americana (2012). Adams appeared on several films, such as Submerged (2005), Batman Begins (2005), Eye of the Dolphin (2006), Green Flash (2008), Beneath the Blue (2010), Tron: Legacy (2010) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). She resides in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.- Anna-Louise Plowman is a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and the Lecoq School in Paris. Originally from New Zealand, she has worked in theatre, film & television in London, Tokyo, Hong-Kong, Dublin, Sydney & Paris.
- Michelle Duncan (born 14 April 1978) is a Scottish-Canadian actress. Duncan trained in acting at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh before studying English and Classics at The University of St Andrews.
Her television roles include: Baptiste, Hanna, Grantchester, Sugar Rush, Doctor Who, Low Winter Sun, Lost in Austen, and a TV film, Whatever Love Means, as Princess Diana opposite Olivia Poulet as Camilla Parker Bowles and Laurence Fox as Prince Charles.
Film work includes: Bohemian Rhapsody, Elizabeth is Missing, Atonement, The Broken, and as Rupert Grint's love interest in Driving Lessons with Julie Walters. Duncan's role in Atonement was particularly praised by The New Yorker theatre critic Anthony Lane. Duncan's stage work includes: Time and the Conways (Bath Theatre Royal/ touring), A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Burning at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Further television work includes: New Tricks and Call the Midwife. Duncan lent her voice to an adaptation of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen at Little Angel Puppet Theatre in 2006 alongside Dame Judy Dench, Sir Michael Gambon, Rory Kinnear, Claudie Blakley, Rosamund Pike, Claire Rushbrook and Peter Wight.
In 2007 she was cast as Portia in The Merchant of Venice at Shakespeare's Globe, but was unable to continue after the previews and was replaced by Kirsty Besterman. In 2012 Duncan appeared alongside Amanda Hale in Scrubber, a film written and directed by Romola Garai.
In 2015 she starred alongside Ruth Negga, Douglas Henshall and Tom Brooke in Scott Graham's Film "Iona". The closing gala film of the Edinburgh Film Festival. She took the role of Bea (originally performed by Helen Baxendale) in Deborah Bruce's play The Distance, directed by Charlotte Gwinner, for Sheffield and the Orange Tree Theatres.
She stars opposite Jamie Robson in the award winning Blue Christmas (2016) directed by Cannes Critics' Week (2022) favourite Charlotte Wells. - Catalina Alexandru was born on 13 November 1978. She is an actress, known for The Prophecy: Uprising (2005), Hellraiser: Deader (2005) and Imaginary Lover (2008).
- Cordelia Bugeja was born in Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017), The IT Crowd (2006) and Family Affairs (1997).
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Rachel Anne McAdams was born on November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada, to Sandra Kay (Gale), a nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams, a truck driver and furniture mover. She is of English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish descent. Rachel became involved with acting as a teenager and by the age of 13 was performing in Shakespearean productions in summer theater camp; she went on to graduate with honors with a BFA degree in Theater from York University. After her debut in an episode of Disney's The Famous Jett Jackson (1998), she co-starred in the Canadian TV series Slings and Arrows (2003), a comedy-drama about the trials and travails of a Shakespearean theater group, and won a Gemini award for her performance in 2003.
Her breakout role as Regina George in the hit comedy Mean Girls (2004) instantly catapulted her onto the short list of Hollywood's hottest young actresses. She followed that film with a star turn opposite Ryan Gosling in the adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks bestseller The Notebook (2004), which was a surprise box office success and became the predominant romantic drama for a new, young generation of moviegoers. After filming, McAdams and Gosling became romantically involved and dated through mid-2007. McAdams next showcased her versatility onscreen with the manic comedy Wedding Crashers (2005), the thriller Red Eye (2005), and the holiday drama The Family Stone (2005).
McAdams then explored the independent film world with Married Life (2007), which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and also starred Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson. Starring roles in the military drama The Lucky Ones (2008), the newspaper thriller State of Play (2009), and the romance The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) followed before she starred opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law in Guy Ritchie's international blockbuster Sherlock Holmes (2009). McAdams played the plucky producer of a failing morning TV show in Morning Glory (2010), the materialistic fiancée of Owen Wilson in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris (2011), and returned to romantic drama territory with the hit film The Vow (2012) opposite Channing Tatum. The actress also stars with Ben Affleck in Terrence Malick's To the Wonder (2012) and alongside Noomi Rapace in Brian De Palma's thriller Passion (2012).
In 2005, McAdams received ShoWest's "Supporting Actress of the Year" Award as well as the "Breakthrough Actress of the Year" at the Hollywood Film Awards. In 2009, she was awarded with ShoWest's "Female Star of the Year." As of 2011, she has been romantically linked with her Midnight in Paris (2011) co-star Michael Sheen.- Actress
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Mandy Gonzalez was born on 22 August 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Man on a Ledge (2012), Across the Universe (2007) and In the Heights (2021). She has been married to Douglas Melini since 16 October 2004. They have one child.- Actress
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Sara Ramirez was born in Mazatlán, Mexico, on August 31, 1975, and moved to the United States at 7 after their parents' divorce. Sara is a graduate of The Juillard School (1997). Ramirez made their Broadway debut in the Paul Simon musical The Capeman (1998) before winning a Tony Award for their portrayal of the Lady of the Lake in the 2005 production of Spamalot.
Ramirez appeared as Dr. Callie Torres in 239 episodes of the ABC hit Grey's Anatomy, and has gained acclaim for their role as Che Diaz in the Sex and the City reboot, "And Just Like That..."
In addition to their acting career, Sara is a singer/songwriter and activist in support of LGBT rights. They are a member of the True Colors United board of directors and the San Diego, New York, and San Francisco LGBT Centers. In 2015, they were awarded the Ally for Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.- Actress
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Angela Gots, also known as Angela Maria Gots, is an American-born, Russian actress. Born and raised in New York City, into a family of artists from St. Petersburg, Russia, Gots' mother is a renowned ballet teacher and her father is a creator of a Russian theater of mime. Angela had an early admiration and passion for the art of acting and graduated from NYU with a bachelor's degree in Education. She is known for Madam Secretary (2014), Molly's Game (2017), and City of Lies (2018).- Actress
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Stephanie J. Block was born on 19 September 1972 in Brea, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Madam Secretary (2014), Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Homeland (2011). She has been married to Sebastian Arcelus since 25 October 2007. They have one child.- Actress
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Anna is a Pakistani and Indian American actress and writer.
She is best known for her recurring roles as 'Manisha' on NBC's The Good Place, 'Indira' on AMC's The Walking Dead World Beyond, and as 'Rachel' on Silicon Valley.
In 2022, Anna starred as 'Jaya' in the NETFLIX feature film 'Definition Please,' written and directed by Sujata Day and produced by Ava DuVernay.
In 2015, she booked the role of Sita Parrish on Quantico. She recurs on The Good Place, For the People, Madam Secretary & Lethal Weapon.
Theatre: Anna is also an award-winning playwright and solo performer. Her play 'Shaheed: The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto' had an extended Off-Broadway run in NYC. ... Time Out called her performance "a wonder", the NY Times praised her as a "gifted actress," and Backstage said the play was "heart-stopping, engrossing, funny, and profound theatre." Edge Magazine said Shaheed was "a one-woman triumph, and a testament to Khaja's talent, capacity and gifts, of which Hollywood must take full notice."
In Los Angeles, Anna is the winner of the Ovation Award for Lead Actress in a play, and a 5 time Ovation nominee. She also won the LA Weekly Award for Best Solo Performance.
Anna is the recipient of the Google x Black List Storytelling Fellowship, a Sundance Lab alum, and was selected for the Mentorship Matters TV Writers program. In 2023, she became the winner of Screencraft's Pilot writing contest, when her pilot What Doesn't Kill Me was selected out of 3,500 pilot submissions.
She also starred in the John Legend music video "Surefire" which won an MTV Music Award for 'Best Music Video with a Message.'
Anna lives in Los Angeles with her husband, screenwriter Chris Rossi .- Actress
Lyne Renée (real name Line van Wambeke, born 17 May 1979) is a Belgian actress.
She graduated from the Studio Herman Teirlick in Antwerp, Belgium. From 2003 to 2005, she worked as a stage actress in Belgian theaters, and then starred in the Belgian TV series Kinderen van Dewindt and the Dutch film Ober, by Alex van Warmerdam. In 2006 she moved to Los Angeles and appeared in the movies The Box Collector (2008) and The Hessen Affair (2009). The latter is a film noir, the plot of which takes place in US-occupied Germany right after the end of World War II. In it, Renée plays a femme fatale, the driving force behind a jewelry heist.
In 2011 she moved to London, where she starred in The River Line at the Jermyn Street Theatre. She also appeared in the TV series Strike Back and Parade's End.
In 2016, she had a recurring role on the ABC series Of Kings and Prophets as the Witch of Endor, appeared in the miniseries Madoff as Catherine Hooper, fiancee of Andrew Madoff, and had a role in the thriller Split. Then in 2017, she appeared in the second season of the PBS series Mercy Street as well as the film The Hippopotamus. In 2019, she had another major film role, in Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen.- Actress
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Purva Bedi was born in India. Purva is an actor and producer, known for One Of Us Is Lying (2021), Sully (2016) and Gossip Girl (2007). Purva has been married to David Andrew Stoler since 3 October 2010.- Actress
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Tammy Blanchard was born on 14 December 1976 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Into the Woods (2014), The Invitation (2015) and Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001).