Lyndsey Marshal (born 16 June 1978) is an English actress best known for her performance in The Hours, as the recurring character Cleopatra on HBO's Rome, and as Lady Sarah Hill in BBC period drama Garrow's Law.
Lyndsey Marshal | |
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 Marshal in Garrow's Law (Season 2, 2010). | |
| Born | 16 June 1978[1] Manchester, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Awards | Nominated: Best Supporting Actress 2002 The Boston Marriage |
Biography edit
Marshal was born in Manchester, England. She attended Old Trafford Junior School and Lostock High School.[2] After studying the classics at college for a career in archaeology, she applied to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.[3]
Her first major part was in the play Fireface at the Royal Court Theatre, which she took just before graduation.[4] In 2001 she won the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Newcomer in 2001 for her performances in Redundant at the Royal Court Theatre and Boston Marriage at the Donmar Warehouse. In 2003, she won the TMA Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Since then she has performed leading roles in 14 theatre productions, most recently alongside James McAvoy in the 2009 West End production Three Days of Rain.[5] In 2011 she appeared in Greenland at the National Theatre.
Marshal has appeared in the films The Hours alongside Nicole Kidman, and Hereafter, directed by Clint Eastwood.[5]
Marshal starred as Cleopatra in HBO's Rome.[5] Since 2009 she has played Lady Sarah Hill in the three series of the BBC One drama Garrow's Law and, with Julie Walters, in the BBC TV film A Short Stay in Switzerland. She starred also in ITV's new series of Agatha Christie's Marple.
In January 2013 Marshal played Eileen Blair, wife of Eric Blair, in the BBC Radio 4 drama The Real George Orwell – Homage to Catalonia. She also played Queen Gertrude in the radio drama series “Elsinore”.
Filmography edit
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Peak Practice | Natalie Pearce | TV series (Episode: "Masquerade") |
| 2002 | The Gathering Storm | Peggy | TV film |
| Midsomer Murders | Emma Tysoe | TV series (Episode: "Ring Out Your Dead") | |
| The Hours | Lottie Hope | ||
| 2003 | Sons & Lovers | Miriam Leivers | TV film |
| The Young Visiters | Ethel Monticue | TV film | |
| 2004 | The Calcium Kid | Mags Livingston | |
| 2005 | Stories of Lost Souls | Simon's Girlfriend | (segment: "Standing Room Only") |
| Frozen | Tracey | ||
| Born and Bred | Mary Pilling | TV series (Episode: "Never Seek to Tell") | |
| Festival | Faith Myers | ||
| Snuff-Movie | X | ||
| Agatha Christie's Poirot | Anne Meredith | TV series (Episode: "Cards on the Table") | |
| Rome | Cleopatra | TV series (5 episodes: 2005–2007) | |
| 2007 | Green | Izzie | TV film |
| The Shadow in the North | Isabel Meredith | TV film | |
| 2008 | Kiss of Death | George Austen | TV film |
| 1234 | Emily | ||
| Marple: Murder is Easy | Amy Gibbs | TV film in Agatha Christie's Marple series | |
| 2009 | A Short Stay in Switzerland | Jessica | TV film |
| 10 Minute Tales | Gemma | TV series short (Episode: "Ding Dong") | |
| Garrow's Law | Lady Sarah Hill | TV series (8 episodes 2009–2011) | |
| 2010 | Being Human | Lucy | TV series (8 episodes) |
| Hereafter | Jackie | ||
| No Pressure | Schoolteacher | Short produced by climate change mitigation campaign 10:10 | |
| 2012 | Titanic | Mabel Watson | TV series (4 episodes) |
| The Cricklewood Greats | Florrie Fontaine | TV film | |
| The Forgotten | Sarah | Post-production | |
| Blackout | Lucy | TV series | |
| In the Dark Half | Kathy | ||
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Laura | Episode "The Understudy" |
| That Day We Sang | Sal | ||
| 2016 | Silent Witness | Sasha Blackburn | TV series (Episode: "Life Licence", 2 parts) |
| Trespass Against Us | Kelly Cutler | ||
| 2017 | The League of Gentlemen | Ellie | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2019 | Hanna | Rachel | TV series |
| Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar | Agatha Christie | TV movie | |
| 2022 | Inside Man | Mary Watling | TV series (4 episodes) |
Theatre edit
Awards edit
- 2001 Critics' Circle Theatre Award Best Newcomer (Redundant / The Boston Marriage)
- nomination 2002 Evening Standard Award Best Newcomer (Redundant / The Boston Marriage)
- nomination 2002 Olivier Award Best Supporting Actress (The Boston Marriage)
- 2003 TMA Theatre Award Best Supporting Actress (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
- nomination 2006 Ian Charleson Award (The Hypochondriac)
- 2016 1st International Film Festival & Awards – Macao Best Actress (Trespass Against Us)[10]
References edit
- ^ Kennedy, Hannah (13 December 2004), "20 Questions with ... Lyndsey Marshal", What's on Stage, archived from the original on 27 September 2007, retrieved 26 March 2007
- ^ "Old Trafford actress with Hollywood link is heading HOME for play". Messenger Newspapers. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "20 Questions With... Lyndsey Marshal – Sleeping Beauty at Barbican Centre – London – Interviews – Whatsonstage.com". Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ Lyndsey Marshal | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
- ^ a b c Barnett, Laura (26 January 2011). "Lyndsey Marshal: 'Clint? Such a sweet man'". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ Hytner, Nicholas (15 February 2007), National Theatre Plans for 2007, archived from the original on 7 October 2007, retrieved 25 March 2007
- ^ Coveney, Michael (24 April 2013). "Othello". The Stage. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ Alfred Hickling (29 October 2015). "The Oresteia review – gripping Aeschylus in a hellish beach resort". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ Tripney, Natasha (24 October 2018). "The Wild Duck review at Almeida Theatre, London". The Stage. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ Daniel Beitler (14 December 2016). "IFFAM – Jury Announces Winners, Festival Closes". Macau Daily Times. Retrieved 24 December 2016.