Miranda Raison
| Miranda Raison | |
|---|---|
 Raison in 2014 | |
| Born |
Miranda Caroline Raison 18 November 1977 Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse(s) | Raza Jaffrey (m. 2007; div. 2009) |
Miranda Caroline Raison is an English screen and stage actress.
Early life
Miranda Raison was born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. Her mother, Caroline Raison,[1] read the news for Anglia Television, and her father, Nick Raison, is a jazz pianist. She is the great-niece of Thomas William Edward Coke, 5th Earl of Leicester, the granddaughter of cricketer Max Raison, and the niece of politician Timothy Raison. Her parents divorced when she was five years old, and from the age of nine she attended several boarding schools, including Gresham's School, Felixstowe College and Stowe School.[2][3]
Raison trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[4]
Career
TV and theatre
Raison's breakthrough role was as Jo Portman (2005-2009) in the BBC One television drama series Spooks (also broadcast under the title MI-5).
In April 2007 she appeared in the Doctor Who episodes Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks as Tallulah, a show girl whose opening scene involved singing to a musical number for which her father played the piano background as part of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.[5] Also in 2007 she appeared in six episodes of the Channel 4 series Comedy Showcase Plus One alongside Duncan James, Rory Kinnear and Nigel Harman.
In 2010 after leaving Spooks, she starred as a model called Abbey in the ITV1 comedy-drama Married Single Other.[6]
In 2010 she played the title role in Anne Boleyn, a new play by Howard Brenton (who had also been involved in scripts for BBC's Spooks) which premiered at Shakespeare's Globe on 24 July 2010 to high critical acclaim. In the same Shakespeare's Globe season Raison also played Anne Boleyn in Henry VIII by William Shakespeare.
In 2011 she returned to BBC1 in Sugartown and Death in Paradise and portrayed the warrior Isolde in the final two episodes of the fourth series of Merlin. Raison also returned to Shakespeare's Globe in 2011 to reappear in the title role of the award-winning Anne Boleyn.
In 2012 she played DI Georgina Dixon alongside Toby Stephens in the second series of Vexed screened on BBC2.
In June/July 2012 she appeared in a production of The Physicists: A Comedy in Two Acts at the Donmar Warehouse.
From October 2012 Raison starred in The River a new play by Jez Butterworth, at the Royal Court Theatre (Jerwood) alongside Dominic West. Tickets became "the most sought-after theatre tickets in London" after rave reviews.[7]
In 2013 she played 'Harriet Hammond' in the third series of the BBC legal drama Silk.
In 2013/2014 she played Anne Faulkner in the theatrical version of Strangers on a Train, which ran until February 2014 at the Gielgud Theatre and was produced by Barbara Broccoli.
In 2014 she appeared in six episodes of "24: Live Another Day".
In July 2014 she was announced as a new cast member of "Spotless", a (10 x 1 hour episode) drama produced by Canal+.[8]
In early 2015 she appeared with Shaun Evans at the Hampstead Theatre in Hello/Goodbye.[9]
On 15th April 2015 it was announced that a second series of Spotless was in development.[10]
In August 2015 she joined the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company in The Winter's Tale and Harlequinade which ran at the Garrick Theatre from October 2015 until January 2016. Raison played the wife of Kenneth Branagh's character in both plays.[11]
Film
Raison appeared alongside Scarlett Johansson in Woody Allen's film Match Point in 2005, and appeared in Land of the Blind (2006), playing Ralph Fiennes's character's daughter.[12]
Other works
She has voiced several video game characters, including Cassandra Pentaghast in the Dragon Age series.
Raison has also voice-acted in several Big Finish Doctor Who audios, including The Davros Mission and The Wreck of the Titan and plays Constance Clarke, a regular companion to the Sixth Doctor, beginning with The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure.
In 2013 she joined the CGI cast of Thomas & Friends and provides the voice of Millie (UK/US), first introduced in King of the Railway.
Personal life
Raison married fellow Spooks actor Raza Jaffrey in September 2007.[13] They are now divorced.
She plays golf and is a member of the Aldeburgh Golf Club.[14]
She does not drink alcohol.[15]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Ros | TV series (2 episodes: For the Sake of Elena, part 1 + 2) |
| 2005 | Spooks | Jo Portman | TV series (37 episodes: 2005-2009) |
| Match Point | Heather | ||
| Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo | Svetlana Revenko | ||
| 2006 | Land of the Blind | Daisy | |
| 2007 | Doctor Who | Tallulah | TV series (2 episodes: Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks) |
| Totally Doctor Who | guest | TV series (1 episode) | |
| Plus One | Linsey | TV series (6 episodes) | |
| 2008 | Exit Strategy | Wife / Eve Klammer | Short film |
| 2010 | Married Single Other | Abbey | TV series (6 episodes) |
| Apache: Air Assault | Lieutenant Sandra Lansing | Video game | |
| 2011 | Dragon Age II | Cassandra Pentaghast, Varania, Dulci de Launcet, Additional Voices (voice) | Video game |
| Sugartown | Emily | TV serial (3 episodes) | |
| Renegade Ops | Natasha (voice) | Video game | |
| Death in Paradise | Megan Talbot | TV series (Series 1 Episode 4 Missing a Body?) | |
| Merlin | Isolde | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| My Week with Marilyn | Vanessa | ||
| 2012 | Dirk Gently | Kate | TV series (Episode 1) |
| Blades of Time | Ayumi (voice) | Video game | |
| The Secret World | Zaha, Rada Nastase, Aveline Belmont, Additional Voices (voice) | Video game | |
| Sinbad | Lara Assuage | TV series (1 episode) | |
| Vexed | DI Georgina Dixon | TV series (Series 2 - 6 episodes) | |
| 2013 | Lewis | Dr Stella Drew | TV series (2 episodes) |
| Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway | Millie (voice) | ||
| 2013–present | Thomas & Friends | Millie (voice) | TV series (4 episodes) |
| 2014 | Silk | Harriet Hammond | TV series (6 episodes) |
| 24: Live Another Day | Caroline Fowlds | TV series (6 episodes) | |
| Dragon Age: Inquisition | Cassandra Pentaghast | Video game | |
| 2015 | Spotless | Julie Greer-Bastière | TV series (10 episodes) |
References
- ↑ Anglia Newsreaders - Profile of Caroline Raison
- ↑ http://www.sharonfeinstein.co.uk/main/showbiz/Miranda_Raison.php
- ↑ http://www.suffolkmag.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/spooks_star_s_new_mission_in_suffolk_1_1644182
- ↑ "Jo Portman - Spooks (UK) Characters". ShareTV. 2002-05-13. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ↑ "Doctor Who (David Tennant and Billie Piper) - News". BBC. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ↑ Ian Wylie (2010-03-12). "Married Single Other: Miranda Raison | Manchester Evening News". menmedia.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20120810
- ↑ http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/tandem-and-canal-plus-unveils-international-cast-of-spotless-1201243454/
- ↑ "Hello/Goodbye". Hampstead Theatre. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ http://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18641155.html
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/miranda-raison-interview-the-spooks-actress-is-set-to-star-in-kenneth-branaghs-version-of-a6721681.html
- ↑ Miranda Raison at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "The spies who loved each other; SPOOKS STARS' BIG SECRET".
- ↑ "My perfect weekend: Miranda Raison".
- ↑ http://www.placesandfaces.co.uk/archive/articles/1422/raison_d_etre.html
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