Phoebe Nicholls
Birthday: Born in 1957-04-07 in London, England, UK
Deathday: Alive
Phoebe Sarah Nicholls (born April 7, 1957) is a British author and actress of film, stage, and television. She is married to Emmy-nominated director Charles Sturridge.
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Midsomer Murders
Character: Laura Smythe-Webster
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty. ...
I'm Alan Partridge
Character: Karen Colman
The fortunes of a former chat show host who is reduced to a lowly slot on Radio Norwich. Alan Partridge is divorced, living in a travel tavern, and desperate for a return to television....
Prime Suspect
Character: Shaw
Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world....
Spooks
Character: Janet Wheeler
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid....
Foyle's War
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As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war....
Brideshead Revisited
Character: Lady Cordelia Flyte
Charles Ryder, an agnostic man, becomes involved with members of the Flytes, a Catholic family of aristocrats, over the course of several years between the two world wars....
Second Sight
Character: Judith Bendrix
Maverick cop DCI Ross Tanner finds out that he has a rare disease which is causing him to go blind....
Van der Valk
Character: Treesje
Van der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. It starred Barry Foster in the title role as Dutch detective Commissaris "Piet" van der Valk. Based on the characters and atmosphere of the novels of Nicolas Freeling, the first series was shown in 1972....
Shackleton
Character: Emily Shackleton
The true story of Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Endurance expedition to the the South Pole and his epic struggle to lead his crew to safety after his ship was crushed in the pack ice....
Fortitude
Character: Doctor Allerdyce
Fortitude is a place like nowhere else. Although surrounded by the savage beauty of the Arctic landscape, Fortitude is one of the safest towns on earth. There has never been a violent crime here. Until now. In such a close-knit community a murder touches everyone and the unsettling, mysterious horror of this crime threatens the future of the town itself....
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Character: May Thrace
The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 2 August 1987 and 11 October 2000....
People Like Us
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People Like Us was a British radio and TV comedy programme, a spoof on-location documentary written by John Morton, and starring Chris Langham as Roy Mallard, an inept interviewer. Originally a radio show for BBC Radio 4 in three series from 1995 to 1997, it was made into a television series for BBC Two that aired from September 1999 to June 2000....
A Very British Scandal
Character: Helen Whigham
The true story of a duchess publicly shamed in a high society divorce that gripped the nation....
Endeavour
Character: Caroline Bryce-Morgan
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future....
Downton Abbey
Character: Susan MacClare
A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy. ...
Anatomy of a Scandal
Character: Tuppence Whitehouse
Sophie's privileged life as the wife of powerful politician James unravels when scandalous secrets surface — and he stands accused of a shocking crime....
Tales of the Unexpected
Character: Carol
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars....
Doctor Thorne NA
Character: Countess de Courcy
Doctor Thorne, in North America, is a four part television drama adaptation of the 1858 Anthony Trollope novel Doctor Thorne scripted by Julian Fellowes. Mary Thorne, penniless and with undisclosed parentage, grows up under the guardianship of her uncle Doctor Thorne. She spends much of her formative years in the company of the Gresham family at Greshamsbury Park estate. As they close on the world of adult cares and responsibilities, the past starts to impinge and the financial woes of the Gresh...
Sticks and Stones
Character: Janice Lancing
After badly bungling a pitch meeting, middle manager Thomas Benson is determined to win back the client but feels undermined by his team. Is someone really out to get him? And can Bartlett create the same paranoid intensity from workplace bullying as he did with a betrayal in the home?...
Eric
Character: Anne
A desperate father, alongside a tenacious cop, battles his own demons on the streets of 1980s New York as he searches for his missing nine-year-old son....
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The Elephant Man
Character: Merrick's Mother
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London....
Our Mother's House
Character: Gerty (as Sarah Nicholls)
Seven British children bury their mother and hide her death, until their long-lost father returns....
The Empty Man
Character: Nurse
Retired cop James Lasombra is asked by a friend to investigate the disappearance of her daughter, who seemingly packed in the night and left an ominous message on the bathroom mirror - "The Empty Man Made Me Do It." As he investigates this mysterious figure further, James begins to see and hear strange things, and is forced to come to terms with his past and what it means for his future....
The Miracle Maker
Character: Mary (voice)
A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus, who has devoted his life to spreading God's word. An amazing miracle brings to light the true meaning of Christ, and the sacrifices he endured for the deliverance of mankind. A compelling story of faith, trust, and devotion....
Maurice
Character: Anne Durham
After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society....
Party Party
Character: Rebecca
It's New Year's Eve. Larry's parents are at the vicarage dance leaving Larry in charge of the house. Big mistake, because Larry's a party animal and tonight he's going to go wild - with a little help from his friends!...
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Character: Mrs Wain
The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever....
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Character: Carol Rogers (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
Five strangers board a train and are joined by a mysterious fortune teller who offers to read their Tarot cards. Five separate stories unfold: An architect returns to his ancestoral home to find a werewolf out for revenge; a doctor discovers his new wife is a vampire; a huge plant takes over a house; a musician gets involved with voodoo; an art critic is pursued by a disembodied hand....
The Trial of Tony Blair
Character: Cherie Blair
Biting political satire starring Robert Lindsay as a beleaguered Tony Blair, who stubbornly refuses to see the danger he faces from a Special Tribunal on Iraq that has been set up to investigate war crimes...
To the Camp and Back
Character: Christine
Christine, grieving for her fiancé who was shot down by the German Luftwaffe during the war, is persuaded by her cousin to meet a German prisoner-of-war—a Luftwaffe pilot....
Persuasion
Character: Elizabeth Elliot
Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, is persuaded to break her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a young sea captain of meager means. Years later, money troubles force Anne's father to rent out the family estate to Admiral Croft, and Anne is again thrown into company with Frederick -- who is now rich, successful, and perhaps still in love with Anne....
The Scapegoat
Character: Charlotte
In 1952, as England prepares for the coronation, two very different men have one thing in common—a face....
Drowning in the Shallow End
Character: Sarah
A writer struggles to stay afloat as his romantic and professional prospects crumble....
Berlin, I Love You
Character: Capucine
An anthology feature of 10 stories of romance set in the German capital....
The Road to Coronation Street
Character: Mrs Simpson
The story of how 22 year old writer Tony Warren conceived, wrote and fought for the record breaking UK TV series Coronation Street....
Hawking
Character: Isobel Hawking
The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong attraction between the two. Jane is intrigued by Stephen's talk of stars and the Universe. But she realises that there is something very wrong when Stephen suddenly finds that he is unable to stand up....
Women in Love
Character: Winifred Crich
Growing up in the sheltered confines of a 1920s English coal-mining community, free-spirited sisters Gudrun and Ursula explore erotic love with a wealthy playboy and a philosophical educator, with cataclysmic results for all four....
Clapham Junction
Character: Natasha
Set in the Clapham district of south London, England, the film is inspired by true events. The paths of several men intersect during a dramatic thirty-six hours in which their lives are changed forever....
The Missionary
Character: Deborah Fitzbanks
In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his bishop gives him his new assignment - to minister to London's prostitutes....
Alternative 3
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Purporting to be an investigation into the UK's contemporary "brain drain", Alternative 3 uncovered a plan to make the Moon and Mars habitable in the event of climate change and a terminal environmental catastrophe on Earth....
Starfish
Character: Tom's Mother
Based on the real story of Tom and Nicola Ray from Rutland. Their perfect life is totally ruined in a single moment after Tom had developed sepsis. While her husband was in coma, Nicola gave birth to their second child on the other side of the same hospital. Within a matter of days, sepsis would rob Tom of both his arms and legs, and left his face severely disfigured. As an ordinary man, Tom never put himself at risk — he just woke up two months later in a nightmare, a face-off quadruple amputee...
Widow Clicquot
Character: Marie-Catherine Clicquot
After her husband's death, Madame Clicquot flouts convention by assuming the reins of their wine business, defying her critics and ultimately revolutionizing the champagne industry, establishing her as one of the world's first great businesswomen....
Loving Miss Hatto
Character: Mrs. Hatto
Drama inspired by the true story of classical pianist Joyce Hatto. Victoria Wood's new strange-but-true drama about musical deception and enduring love...
Gentry
Character: Susannah
Gerald and Susannah, an affluent young couple, inspect a shabby town house for sale. Gerald has plans to renovate it and sell it on for a big profit. But their expedition quickly turns into a nightmare when three criminals arrive, searching for the money they hid in the building years ago....
Blade on the Feather
Character: Christabel Cavendish
A reclusive, elderly author is visited by a young admirer … but both men are more than they claim to be....
Chubby Funny
Character: Aunty Jane
Oscar thinks he's special. He isn't. He thinks it's everyone else's fault. It's not. Moving to London, he gives himself a year to break into showbiz, but ends up waylaid by the same old problems: friendships, flings, and finding ultimate fulfillment. Say what you like, but it's tough being Chubby Funny....
The Pumpkin Eater
Character: Younger Elizabeth
Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart....
Three Women Wait for Death
Character: Miranda
Miranda and her adult-ish daughters, Hester and Rose, are crammed in a rotting little caravan to be near their irascible Gramps in his final days. They love him but his care bills are mounting and when they discover that he’s hidden his savings and doesn’t remember where... they could bloody kill him....
Transformers: The Last Knight
Character: Aunt Helen
Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager; Bumblebee; an English Lord; and an Oxford Professor....
FairyTale: A True Story
Character: Polly Wright
Two children in 1917 take a photograph, believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on a true story...
Mari
Character: Margot
Modern dance is an evocative narrative tool in Georgia Parris' debut, which investigates a young woman's identity and the complex relationship she has with her mother and sister....
Finding Your Feet
Character: Janet
A lady has her prim and proper life turned upside down after discovering her husband's affair....
Hay Fever
Character: Sorel Bliss
Set in a British country house in the 1920s, Hay Fever follows the outlandish bevaiour of the Bliss family when they each invite a guest to spend the weekend. Best described as a cross between high farce and a comedy of manners, Hay Fever is one of Coward's most popular plays....
Ordeal by Innocence
Character: Tina Argyle
Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Argyle, only to find out that Jack has been executed for the murder of his mother. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent. In spite of opposition from a hostile family, he is determined to solve the crime....
Heart of Darkness
Character: The Intended
A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers the depth of evil in humanity's soul....
Hesther for Example
Character: Geraldine
Cousin, W. Clifford Mill, ran a dirty postcard business; which brings Paul to the country in search of a profitable afternoon. Hesther knows the value of most things and, when evening falls, she turns his visit to her own advantage....