Claudie Blakley
{{Short description|British actress (born 1974)}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2019}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Claudie Blakley
| image = Claudie Blakley.png
| alt =
| caption = Blakley at a fundraising event for Blockley Church, the location of the Father Brown series village Kembleford
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|01|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Easthampstead, Berkshire, England
| death_date =
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| othername = Claudia Blakley
| parents = Alan Blakley
Lin Blakley
| occupation = Actress
| alma_mater = Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
| yearsactive = 1995–present
| spouse =
| website =
}}
Claudie Blakley (born 4 January 1974) is an English actress. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. In 1998, she won the Ian Charleson Award for her performance in The Seagull at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. She is best known for her role as Emma Timmins in the BBC drama series Lark Rise to Candleford.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/12_december/17/lark_blakley_coyle.shtml BBC – Press Office – Lark Rise to Candleford]. Retrieved 7 May 2013
Other notable roles include Mabel Nesbitt in Robert Altman's Oscar-winning Gosford Park and Charlotte Lucas in Joe Wright's 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice.[http://janeaustenfilmclub.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/claudie-blakley-actor-of-week.html Jane Austen Film Club: Actor of the Week, 6 April 2013]. Retrieved 7 May 2013 In the autumn of 2007, she was seen in the BBC serial Cranford as Martha.
In 2010, Blakley played the role of Cynthia Lennon in the BBC television production of Lennon Naked, a drama based on the period in the life of John Lennon from the years 1964 to 1971. In 2013, she appeared in the premiere of the play Chimerica.
Family
Her father was Alan Blakley, a member of the 1960s pop band the Tremeloes, her mother Lin Blakley, is an actress known for her work on EastEnders playing Pam Coker from 2014 to 2016.
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| rowspan="2"|2000
| Never Never | Jo's Friend | TV film |
| A Christmas Carol
| Ellie | TV film |
| rowspan="3"|2001
| Rosie | |
| The Cat's Meow
| Didi | |
| Gosford Park
| The Hon. Mabel Nesbitt | |
| 2003
| Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill | Deirdre | TV film |
| 2004
| Kathy | TV film |
| 2005
| Charlotte Lucas | |
| rowspan="3"|2006
| Jill | |
| London to Brighton
| Tracey | |
| Fear of Fanny
| Nicky | TV film |
| 2009
| Maria Dilke | |
| 2010
| TV film |
| rowspan="2"|2011
| Nancy Carmichael | TV film |
| National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
| Varya | |
| 2012
| National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors | Adriana | |
| 2013
| The Home Office | Barbra | TV film |
| 2019
| Riding Instructor | |
| 2020
| Do No Harm | Beth | Short film |
| 2021
| Boris Says | Nicky | Short film |
| 2022
|Penelope |Voice |
| 2022
|A Moral Man |Helen |Short film |
= Television =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1996
| Sandra | TV mini-series; 3 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |1997
|Gail Fleshy |Episode: "Gail Warning" |
| Touching Evil
| Mo Morrison | Episode: "Deadly Web" |
| rowspan="2"| 1999
| An Unsuitable Job for a Woman | Kirsty | Episode: "Living on Risk" |
| The Bill
| Alice Fitzgerald | Episode: "Denial" |
| 2000–2002
| Kelly Powell | Series regular; 15 episodes |
| 2001
| Mr. Charity | Abi | Series regular; 6 episodes |
| 2002–2003
| Kate | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2004
| Camilla French | TV mini-series; 4 episodes |
| 2005
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Laetitia Gane | Episode: "The Seed of Cunning" |
| 2006
| Jules Chapman | Series regular; 6 episodes |
| 2007
| Sally | Episode: "The Four Last Things" |
| 2007–2009
| Cranford | Martha | Series regular; 6 episodes |
| 2008–2011
| Emma Timmins | Series regular; 38 episodes |
| 2009
| Linda | Episode: "Foreign John" |
| rowspan="2"| 2010
| Philippa Pritchard | Episode: "The Blue Geranium" |
| The Nativity
| TV mini-series; 3 episodes |
| 2011
| Lisa Carlisle | Episode: "Half Life" |
| 2013
| Patricia | TV mini-series; 4 episodes |
| 2014
| Rosalind McKee | TV mini-series; 3 episodes |
| rowspan="3"| 2015
| Louise Marsh | Episode: "Protection" |
| Call the Midwife
| Susan Robbins | Series 4: Episode 4 |
| Midsomer Murders
| Claire Asher | Episode: "The Ballad of Midsomer County" |
| 2016
| Agatha Redmond | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2019–2021
| Manhunt | Louise Sutton | Series regular; 7 episodes |
| 2020
| Helen | TV mini-series; 4 episodes |
| 2022
| Jess | TV mini-series; 5 episodes |
| 2023–present
| Mrs Devine | TV series; main |
Theatre
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Production ! Role ! Venue ! Awards |
|---|
| rowspan="1"| 1995
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead | Ophelia | Royal National Theatre | |
| rowspan="1"| 1997
| Peter Pan | Wendy | Royal National Theatre | |
| rowspan="3"| 1998
| The Seagull | Nina | West Yorkshire Playhouse | Ian Charleson Award – Best Actress 1998 |
| The Tempest
| Miranda | West Yorkshire Playhouse | |
| Present Laughter
| Daphne | West Yorkshire Playhouse | |
| rowspan="1"| 1999
| Three Sisters | Masha | UK Tour | |
| rowspan="2"| 2000
| Billy and the Crab Lady | Kat | Soho Theatre | |
| The Good Samaritan
| | Hampstead Theatre | |
| rowspan="1"| 2002
| Kosher Harry | | Royal Court Theatre | |
| rowspan="3"| 2003
| The Lady from the Sea | Bollette | Almeida Theatre | |
| Random
| Bee | Royal Court Theatre | |
| Alls Well That Ends Well
| Helena | RSC (Stratford/London) | |
| rowspan="1"| 2004
| A Girl in a Car with a Man | Stella | Royal Court Theatre | |
| rowspan="1"| 2005
| Lear | Bodice | Sheffield Crucible Theatre | |
| rowspan="2"| 2006
| The Little Mermaid | Voice | Little Angel Theatre | |
| Love and Money
| Val/Debbie/4 | Royal Exchange Theatre/Young Vic Theatre | |
| rowspan="1"| 2007
| Attempts on Her Life | | Royal National Theatre | |
| rowspan="3"| 2011
| The Cherry Orchard[http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=64453&dspl=castcreds Cast Credits for The Cherry Orchard] at National Theatre web site | Varya | Royal National Theatre | |
| Di and Viv and Rose
|Rose |Hampstead Downstairs (Hampstead Theatre) | |
| The Comedy of Errors
| Adriana | Royal National Theatre | |
| rowspan="1"| 2012
| Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Sheffield Crucible Theatre | |
| rowspan="1"| 2013
| Chimerica | Tessa Kendrick | Almeida Theatre | |
| rowspan="1"| 2018
| Consent | Kitty | Harold Pinter Theatre | |
| 2019
|Anna |Royal National Theatre | |
Radio
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Format ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="1"| 2000
| Poppy Q | Anita | BBC Radio 3 | |
| rowspan="1"| 2002
| Waterloo Bridge | | BBC Radio 4 | |
| rowspan="1"| 2003
| Ring Around the Bath | Alison | BBC Radio 4 | |
| rowspan="1"| 2004
| Suspicious Minds | | BBC Radio 4 |
| rowspan="1"| 2012
| Ruth Rendell – The Keys to the Street | Reader | BBC Radio 4 |
| rowspan="1"| 2015
| Agatha Christie – Miss Marple: The Case of the Perfect Maid | Lavinia Skinner | BBC Radio 4 | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0086865}}
{{Ian Charleson Award}}
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Category:20th-century English actresses
Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:Actresses from Berkshire
Category:Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Category:English film actresses
Category:English radio actresses
Category:English Shakespearean actresses
Category:English stage actresses
Category:English television actresses
Category:Ian Charleson Award winners