Résumé/CV

After studying for a French degree at Royal Holloway, University of London, I worked in financial publishing. My job involved a lot of international travel and client presentation, sometimes in French.

In 1996, I left the City to train for three years at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and since graduating, I’ve been fortunate enough to work regularly and with gifted directors and fellow performers.

In 2002, I joined John Calder’s Godot Company where I played most of Samuel Beckett’s female roles. Highlights include Mouth in "Not I" which I performed in 10 1/2 minutes for a No1 Irish Tour for Richard Ryan Productions. I also played Woman 2 in "Play" and the Assistant Director in "Catastrophe" both at the Traverse, Edinburgh. In addition, Miss Fitt in “All That Fall” with the great Tony Rohr, May in "Footfalls", "Rockaby" and "Hey Joe". I have performed an extract of Winnie in "O Les Beaux Jours" (Happy Days) in French with David de Keyser and wrote, and performed in, "Beckett and the French."

I love clever comedy, particularly Noel Coward. I played Liz Essendine in "Present Laughter" for G&G Productions and was asked back to play Jean in "Funny Money" by Ray Cooney, my first farce. I was fortunate enough to work in weekly Rep, playing four leads in six weeks, including Ruth in "Blithe Spirit" and Fiona in Alan Ayckbourn’s "How the Other Half Loves."

Another career highlight was working on the fantastic writer John Stanley’s play "Proud" at LOST Theatre with a dream team cast and wonderful director, Oliver Jack, with Patrick Wilde as dramaturg. I played Rachel McCain, a mother to be reckoned with.

I recently enjoyed reprising the role of Virette in another feature length Dr Who radio drama, "Eternity Rises" for BBC Children in Need. A previous episode, "Dark Times", raised over £120,000 - both were directed by the great Brendan Sheppard. He also directed a talking book I recorded for his Word of Mouth company, "Guy Fawkes, a Desperate Remedy."

Recent film work includes "Ghosted" for London Independent Pictures/Amazon Prime UK & US, "Camden Town" for Amberdan Films and "Hang" for London Independent Pictures (released 2024), "I’ll Walk with God" for Encore Films (for which I was honoured by a Best Actress award at the CFF, Virginia, USA) and "Broken Dreams" for Dewdrop Media Ltd.