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'''Lyndsey Marshal''' (born 16 June 1978) is an [[England|English]] actress best known for her performance in ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]'' and as the recurring character [[Cleopatra (character of Rome)|Cleopatra]] on HBO's ''[[Rome (TV series)|Rome]]''. |
'''Lyndsey Marshal''' (born 16 June 1978) is an [[England|English]] actress best known for her performance in ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]'' and as the recurring character [[Cleopatra (character of Rome)|Cleopatra]] on HBO's ''[[Rome (TV series)|Rome]]''. |
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Marshal was born in [[Manchester]], [[England]]. After studying the classics at college for a career in archeology, she applied to the [[Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama]].<ref>http://www.whatsonstage.com/interviews/theatre/london/E8821101403877/20+Questions+With...Lyndsey+Marshal.html</ref> |
Marshal was born in [[Manchester]], [[England]]. After studying the classics at college for a career in archeology, she applied to the [[Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama]].<ref>http://www.whatsonstage.com/interviews/theatre/london/E8821101403877/20+Questions+With...Lyndsey+Marshal.html</ref> |
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Her first major part was in the play ''Fireface'' at the Royal Court Theatre, which she took just before graduation.<ref>http://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/other/profiles/lyndsey_marshal.aspx</ref> 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 fourteen theatre productions, most recently alongside [[James McAvoy]] in the 2009 West End production ''Three Days of Rain.'' |
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Marshal starred as Cleopatra in HBO’s ''Rome,'' with [[Julie Walters]] in the BBC One Drama ''[[A Short Stay in Switzerland]],'' and in the new series of Agatha Christie’s Marple for [[ITV1]]. She has also starred in films, including in ''The Hours'' alongside [[Nicole Kidman]]. |
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Marshal presently lives in [[Kings Cross, London]] with her partner, a documentary maker. |
Marshal presently lives in [[Kings Cross, London]] with her partner, a documentary maker. |
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Lyndsey Marshal (born 16 June 1978) is an English actress best known for her performance in The Hours and as the recurring character Cleopatra on HBO's Rome.
Biography
Marshal was born in Manchester, England. After studying the classics at college for a career in archeology, she applied to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.[2]
Her first major part was in the play Fireface at the Royal Court Theatre, which she took just before graduation.[3] 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 fourteen theatre productions, most recently alongside James McAvoy in the 2009 West End production Three Days of Rain.
Marshal starred as Cleopatra in HBO’s Rome, with Julie Walters in the BBC One Drama A Short Stay in Switzerland, and in the new series of Agatha Christie’s Marple for ITV1. She has also starred in films, including in The Hours alongside Nicole Kidman.
Marshal presently lives in Kings Cross, London with her partner, a documentary maker.
List of performances
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Company | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hereafter | Warner Bros. | Clint Eastwood | |
| 2008 | 1234 | Emily | Giles Borg | |
| 2006 | Stories of Lost Souls | Simon's Girlfriend | Deborra-Lee Furness | |
| 2005 | Snuff-Movie | X | Sandy Juggernaut Films | Bernard Rose |
| 2005 | Festival | Faith | Pirate Films | Annie Griffin |
| 2005 | Frozen | Tracy | Liminal Films | Juliette MacOwen |
| 2004 | The Calcium Kid | Mags | Working Title Films | Alex de Rachov |
| 2002 | The Gathering Storm | Peggy | HBO / Labrador Film | Richard Loncraine |
| 2002 | The Hours | Lottie | Paramount Pictures | Stephen Daldry |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Company | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Being Human | Lucy Jaggat | BBC | Colin Teague |
| 2009 | Ding Dong | Gemma | BSkyB | Dawn Shadforth |
| 2009 | Garrow's Law | Lady Sarah Hill | BBC | Peter Lydon |
| 2009 | Marple | Amy Gibbs | ITV Studios | Hettie MacDonald |
| 2009 | A Short Stay In Switzerland | Jessica | BBC | Simon Curtis |
| 2008 | Kiss of Death | Dr George Austen | BBC Northern Ireland | Paul Unwin |
| 2007 | Green | Izzie | Granada Television | Alex Hardcastle |
| 2007 | The Shadow in the North | Isabel | BBC | John Alexander |
| 2005 | Poirot | Miss Anne Meredith | Granada | Sarah Harding |
| 2005/2007 | Rome | Cleopatra | HBO | Steve Schill |
| 2005 | Born and Bred | Mary | BBC | Dermot Boyd |
| 2003 | The Young Visiters | Ethel Monticue | BBC | David Yates |
| 2003 | Sons and Lovers | Miriam | Company Pictures | Stephen Whittaker |
| 2002 | Midsomer Murders | Emma Tysoe | Bentley Productions | Sarah Hellings |
| 2000 | Peak Practice | Natalie Pierce | Carlton Television | Sue Dunderdale |
| That’s Not Me | Julie | BBC Belfast | Peter Lawrence |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Company | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Three Days of Rain | Nan/Lida | Apollo Theatre | Lindsay Posner | |
| 2008 | The Pride | Sylvia | Royal Court Theatre | Jamie Lloyd | |
| 2007 | Absurdia | Lucienne/ Uncle Ted | Donmar Warehouse | Douglas Hodge | |
| 2007 | A Matter of Life and Death | June | Olivier Theatre | Emma Rice [4] | |
| 2005-06 | The Hypochondriac | Toinette | Almeida Theatre | Lindsay Posner | |
| 2005 | Blood Wedding | Wife | Almeida Theatre Co | Rufus Norris | lead role |
| 2004-05 | Sleeping Beauty | Beauty | Young Vic / Victory Theatre NYC | Rufus Norris | lead role |
| 2004 | The Crucible | Mary Warren | Sheffield Crucible | Anna Mackmin | |
| 2003 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Hermia | Bristol Old Vic | David Farr | |
| Bright | Polly | Soho Theatre | Paul Jepson | ||
| 2001-02 | Redundant | Lucy | Royal Court Theatre | Dominic Cooke | |
| 2001-02 | Boston Marriage | Catherine | Donmar Warehouse / West End | Phyllida Lloyd | |
| Top Girls | Shona / Kit / Waitress | New Vic Theatre | Roxanna Silbert | ||
| 2000 | Fireface | Olga | Royal Court Theatre | Dominic Cooke |
Awards
- nomination 2006 Ian Charleston Award (The Hypochondriac)
- 2003 TMA Theatre Award Best Supporting Actress (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
- nomination 2002 Olivier Award Best Supporting Actress (The Boston Marriage)
- nomination 2002 Evening Standard Award Best Newcomer (Redundant / The Boston Marriage)
- 2001 Critics' Circle Theatre Award Best Newcomer (Redundant / The Boston Marriage)
References
- ^ Kennedy, Hannah (13 December 2004), "20 Questions with...Lyndsey Marshal", What's On Stage
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- ^ http://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/other/profiles/lyndsey_marshal.aspx
- ^ Hytner, Nicholas (February 15, 2007), National Theatre Plans for 2007, retrieved 2007-03-25
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