Lucy Robinson (actress)
Lucy Robinson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lucy Jane Robinson 1966 (age 57–58) London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse |
Nicholas Murchie (m. 1999) |
| Parent | Robert Robinson |
Lucy Jane Robinson (born 1966) is a British actress working mostly in television.
Her television roles include Louisa Hurst in Pride and Prejudice (1995), Robyn Duff in the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth series of Cold Feet, Mayoress Christabel Wickham in the second series of The Thin Blue Line and Pam Draper in Suburban Shootout. She has also played Fran Clovis, secretary to the Duke of Manhattan, in the Doctor Who episode "New Earth" and Mrs. Elton in the 1996 TV adaptation of Emma. She also appeared in a single episode of the ‘IT Crowd’ as a prospective employer to Jen. She had a role as Harriet Burgess in EastEnders, and appeared in a single episode of BBC TV children's series Powers.[1] In 2006 she played the part of Louise Mallory in 'Expiation', the final episode of the first series of Lewis. She has also appeared in ITV drama William and Mary as Mrs Rick, alongside Martin Clunes and Julie Graham. She has more recently worked alongside Clunes in Doc Martin, in which she played cellist Holly.
On the big screen she played Janey in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, and Judith in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. On stage, in 2014, she played the part of 'Liz', (the younger of two versions of Queen Elizabeth II) in the Moira Buffini play Handbagged.[2] Lucy Robinson's roles as a voice actor include Lydia Gwilt in Wilkie Collins' Armadale.
Her father was the journalist and presenter Robert Robinson.[3] She is married to the actor Nicholas Murchie.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Clarissa | Deb | 3 episodes |
| 1994 | Heartbeat | Jennifer Radcliffe | 3 episodes |
| 1994–1995 | Revelations | Rachel Rattigan | 24 episodes |
| 1995 | All Quiet on the Preston Front | Kim | Episode: "Polson's Lilo" |
| Pride and Prejudice | Mrs Hurst | 6 episodes | |
| 1996 | Emma | Mrs Elton | Television film |
| The Thin Blue Line | Dame Cristabelle Wickham | 3 episodes | |
| 1996, 2002 | Casualty | Paula Rogers / Margaret Laker | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Frighteners | Mother | Episode: "If You Meet a Fairy..." |
| Harry Enfield and Chums | Unknown | Episode: "Harry Enfield and Christmas Chums" | |
| 1998 | Dressing for Breakfast | Sarah | 3 episodes |
| Get Real | Suzy | Episode: "Patches" | |
| A Rather English Marriage | Susan | Television film | |
| 1998–2002 | The Bill | Joely Fleming / Sgt. Jane Snowden / Carol Bryant | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Nancherrow | Laura Cox | 2 episodes |
| Big Bad World | Sophie Fraser | Episode: "Be Nice to Posh People" | |
| 2000 | Beast | Judy | Episode: "Talking Dirty" |
| 2001 | People Like Us | Unknown | Episode: "The Mother" |
| Peak Practice | Abbey Preston | Episode: "Bad Tony" | |
| 2002 | Animated Tales of the World | Maid (voice) | Episode: "Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep" |
| Rescue Me | Sara | Episode: "Episode #1.1" | |
| Barbara | Vickie | Episode: "Weekend" | |
| The Biographer | Julie Pretty | Television film | |
| Wire in the Blood | Jilly Davies | Episode: "Shadows Rising: Part 2" | |
| Celeb | Interviewer | Episode: "The Love Child" | |
| 2003 | Down to Earth | Mrs. Webster | Episode: "Moving On" |
| Carla | Pathologist | Television film | |
| A Touch of Frost | Antonia Knight | Episode: "Another Life" | |
| 2003–2020 | Cold Feet | Robyn Duff | 17 episodes |
| 2004 | Powers | Cora Hamilton | Episode: "Things That Go Bump" |
| William and Mary | Helen Fisk | Episode: "Episode #2.4" | |
| Family Affairs | DI Kathryn Warren-Hall | 3 episodes | |
| Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Janey | ||
| Rosemary and Thyme | Norah Westward | Episode: "Up the Garden Path" | |
| 2004–2019 | Doctors | Various | 6 episodes |
| 2005 | Bernard's Watch | Veronica Green | Episode: "Learn to Earn" |
| 2005–2014 | Holby City | Sally Downing / Jill Livingston / Lowri Delaney | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Doctor Who | Frau Clovis | Episode: "New Earth" |
| Brief Encounters | Fiona Deary | Episode: "Ted" | |
| Donovan | Olivia Baldwin | Episode: "Episode #2.3" | |
| 2006–2007 | Suburban Shootout | Pam Draper | 11 episodes |
| 2007 | Lewis | Louise Hayward | Episode: "Expiation" |
| The Royal | Lady Isabella Martindale | 2 episodes | |
| HolbyBlue | Karen Hooper | Episode: "Episode #1.5" | |
| Sex, the City and Me | Janet Reynolds | Television film | |
| Doc Martin | Holly | Episode: "The Holly Bears a Prickle" | |
| 2008 | Eastenders | Harriet | 4 episodes |
| The IT Crowd | June | Episode: "Tramps Like Us" | |
| 2009 | Missing | Sarah Banberry | Episode: "Episode #1.3" |
| U Be Dead | Kay Scudder | Television film | |
| 2010 | New Tricks | Kate Smythe | Episode: "Coming Out Ball" |
| 2011 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Judith | |
| 2012 | Being Human | Dr. Wilson | Episode: "A Spectre Calls" |
| 2013 | Call the Midwife | Matron | Episode: "Episode #2.3" |
| Coronation Street | Prosecution Barrister | 5 episodes | |
| 2015 | National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem | Ursula | |
| 2016 | The Hollow Crown | Young Cecily | 2 episodes |
| Letters from Baghdad | Lady Molly Trevelyan | ||
| 2017 | PrankMe | Mrs. Perkins | TV series |
| 2019 | London Kills | Supt. Gina Vincent | Episode: "Connected" |
| 2022 | Charity | Rebecca | Short film |
| Ridley | Lisa Varnham | Episode: "Swansong" |
References
[edit]- ^ Action TV Online - Powers episode guide
- ^ 'Handbagged' programme. Vaudeville Theatre.
- ^ "Robinson, Lucy". BFI Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
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