Lesley Nicol (actress)

Lesley Nicol

Nicol in November 2014
Born c. 1953 (age 6263)
Nationality British
Education Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Occupation Actress

Lesley Nicol (born c. 1953)[1] is an English actress who is best known for her starring role as Mrs. Patmore in the ITV drama series Downton Abbey, and for her roles as Mrs. Beaver in the 1988 BBC adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and as the Queen Giant in The Silver Chair (1990).

Nicol grew up near Manchester, the daughter of an amateur-actress mother and a GP father, and attended Guildhall School of Music & Drama.[1]

She has guest-starred on numerous British television series. She made her film debut in 1999's East Is East, reprising her role from the stage production. She also appeared as Rosie in the West End production of Mamma Mia! from 2000-02. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She made a guest appearance on the penultimate episode of the final series of the American sitcom Raising Hope.

Nicol's American-born niece, Brittania, had a short-lived career as an actress herself, starring in the film, The Wicker Tree.[2]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1986 Blackadder II Mrs. Pants TV series (1 episode: "Money")
1987 Comeback Bossy Boots TV film
Brookside Shelley Rimmer TV series (1 episode: "Give Us a Clue")
1988 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Mrs. Beaver TV series (5 episodes)
1989 Bradley Nicole TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 1.3")
The Nineteenth Hole Mrs. Anderton TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 1.3")
Stuff TV series (1 episode: "Whistling Calculus for Tax Purposes")
4 Play Janet Holmes TV series (1 episode: "Dawn and the Candidate")
1990 The Silver Chair Giant Queen TV series (2 episodes)
1991 Waterfront Beat TV series (3 episodes)
Paul Merton: The Series TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 1.4")
The Bill Various TV series (3 episodes: 1991-2008)
1994 Three Seven Eleven Mrs. Pudsey TV series (2 episodes)
Casualty Jayne Bowen TV series (1 episode: "Chasing the Dragon")
Heartbeat Various TV series (5 episodes: 1994-2008)
1995 Castles Gilian TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 1.6")
New Voices Joan TV series (1 episode: "Grimm")
1996 Peak Practice Sally Buxton TV series (1 episode: "Partners")
1998 The Grand Mrs. Morris TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 2.10")
Dinnerladies Woman Worker TV series (1 episode: "Royals")
1999 East Is East Auntie Annie
Extremely Dangerous Gwenda Palmer TV series (2 episodes)
A Touch of Frost Mrs. Cockroft TV series (2 episodes: 1999-2000)
2002 Holby City Eileen McMahon TV series (1 episode: "Taking Cover")
Doctors Various TV series (2 episodes: 2002-2009)
2004 The Last Detective Stella Beauchamp TV series (1 episode: "Benefit to Mankind")
Rose and Maloney Headteacher TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 1.1")
The Courtroom Brenda Rimmer TV series (1 episode: "The Postman")
2005 Marple: A Murder Is Announced Nurse McClelland TV film
2006 Hotel Babylon Mrs. Cord TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 1.4")
2007 Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley Jean TV film
2008 Hancock & Joan Nellie TV film
Shameless Belle TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 5.14")
2010 West is West Auntie Annie
Downton Abbey Mrs. Patmore TV series (52 episodes: 20102015)
2013 Once Upon a Time Johanna TV series (1 episode: "The Queen Is Dead")
Free Birds Pilgrim Woman Voice only
Sarah & Duck Scarf Lady Recurring character
2014 Hot In Cleveland Margaret TV series (1 episode: The Christmas Episode. Season 6, episode 7)
2015 Supernatural Katja TV series (1 episode: "About a Boy")
2016 Goldie & Bear Fairy Godmother recurring role, credited as "Leslie Nicol"

References

  1. 1 2 Watts, Halina (21 June 2014). "Downton Abbey star Lesley Nicol on how she never follows the rules". Daily Mirror (UK). Retrieved 12 March 2015. At 61, ....
  2. Downton Abbey - Lesley Nicol

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