Annabel Scholey

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Annabel Scholey
Born
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Spouse
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(m. 2017⁠–⁠2023)​
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Annabel Scholey is an English actress. She has performed extensively on stage, and is known for her roles in the BBC supernatural drama Being Human in 2009 and as Anne-Marie Blake in the true crime drama miniseries The Sixth Commandment in 2023. She also played the leading role of 'Maddie' in the musical feature film Walking on Sunshine (2014).

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Early life and education

Annabel Scholey was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. [1]

She trained at the Oxford School of Drama on a scholarship, [2] graduating in 2005. [3]

Career

Stage

Scholey performed several times in Chichester Festival productions, including The House of Special Purpose (2009), Wallenstein (2009), Hobson's Choice (2007). [4]

In 2010, she played Hermia alongside Dame Judi Dench in A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Rose Theatre Kingston, and later that year appeared as Julia in Sheridan's The Rivals , alongside Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles at the Haymarket Theatre in London. Both productions were directed by Sir Peter Hall.[ citation needed ]

In June 2011 Scholey played Lady Anne, in Sam Mendes adaptation of Richard III with Kevin Spacey in the title role, at the Old Vic theatre in London and the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. The production opened to rave reviews. [5]

In 2013, she appeared in the revival of Passion Play by Peter Nichols at the Duke of York's Theatre as the predatory younger woman, Kate. She also worked at the Royal National Theatre in their summer production of Antigone playing the role of Ismene.[ citation needed ]

Television and film

Her first role came in 2006 on the television show Agatha Christie's Poirot as 'Miss Sorrel'. The same year, Scholey played Diana Rivers in BBC television adaptation of Jane Eyre . She also appeared in Holby City and Doctors [6]

In 2009 she played the lead role of Michelle "Midge" Lerner in the BBC Three comedy drama Personal Affairs , alongside Laura Aikman, Ruth Negga, and Maimie McCoy. [7] She played Lauren Drake in the BBC supernatural drama Being Human (2009) [4] and Contessina de Medici in the television series, Medici: Masters of Florence (2016).[ citation needed ]

She performed the leading role of Maddie in the musical feature film Walking on Sunshine (2014). [8]

In 2018, she began starring in the legal drama series The Split as Nina Defoe. She co-starred in the cast with Stephen Mangan, Fiona Button, and Barry Atsma until the series finale in 2022. [9]

In 2020, Scholey returned to the BBC screens with The Salisbury Poisoning , a series based on the real-life Novichok poisonings of Segei Skripal and his daughter. [10]

In 2021, she played the major recurring role of Claire Brown in Doctor Who: Flux .[ citation needed ] In 2023 she played Anne-Marie Blake in the true crime drama miniseries The Sixth Commandment . [11]

In 2023, she appeared in Janis Pugh's musical film Chuck Chuck Baby . She starred alongside Louise Brealey and Sorcha Cusack. [12] In December, Scholey starred in the mini series adaption of Alice Hunters' novel of the same name, The Serial Killer's Wife. She portrayed the titular wife of Tom (Jack Farthing). [13]

Scholey portrayed journalist Beattie Johnson in the 2024 television adaption of Jilly Cooper's Rivals . [14] The same year, she led the Dead and Buried drama mini series, portraying a woman meeting her brother's murderer again. [15] In November, she joined the season 2 cast of the British psychological thriller series The Couple Next Door. [16] [17]

Other media

Her work on radio drama includes All Passion Spent, A Harlot's Progress and Under Milk Wood. Scholey was runner-up in the BBC Carleton Hobbs Radio Competition 2005. [4]

In 2011, she provided the voice for Ginny Weasley in the video game version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 . [18]

Personal life

In 2017, Scholey married Northern Irish actor and author Ciarán McMenamin. [19] They had one daughter named Marnie , [6] before divorcing in 2023. [20]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Agatha Christie's Poirot 'Miss Sorrel'Series 10; Episode 3: "After the Funeral"
Holby City Naomi VeritySeries 8; Episode 28: "Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged"
Doctors Lisa ArmstrongSeries 8; Episode 35: "Home Truths"
Jane Eyre Diana Rivers Mini-series; Episodes 3 & 4
2007 EastEnders Maddy2 episodes
2009 Being Human Lauren Drake Series 1; Episodes 1–5
Personal Affairs Michelle 'Midge' Lerner5 episodes
2012 Family Tree Lucy PfisterEpisode 3: "The Austerity Games"
Very Few FishClaireTelevision film
2015 Inspector George Gently Gemma NunnSeries 7; Episodes 1–4
2016–2018 Medici Contessina de' Medici Series 1 & 2; 13 episodes
2017–2021 Britannia AmenaSeries 1-3; 23 episodes
2018–2022 The Split Nina DefoeSeries 1–3; 18 episodes
2020 The Salisbury Poisonings Sarah BaileyMini-series; Episodes 1–3 [21]
2021 Doctor Who Claire BrownSeries 13; Episodes 1, 4 & 6: "Flux: Chapters One, Four & Six"
2023 The Sixth Commandment Anne-Marie BlakeMini-series; Episodes 1–4 [11]
The Serial Killer's Wife BethEpisodes 1–4
2024 Rivals Beattie JohnsonEpisodes 1 & 8
Dead and Buried CathyEpisodes 1–4 [22]
TBA The Couple Next Door Charlotte RobertsSeries 2. In-production [23]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013One Wrong WordDeniseShort film (Electric Ballroom productions)
2014 Walking on Sunshine Maddie
2023 Chuck Chuck Baby Joanne

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Ginny Weasley
2012 The Secret World Callista James / Catherine Stuart / Annabel Usher
2017 Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood Fordola rem Lupis
2019 Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Fordola rem Lupis

Theatre

YearTitleRoleDirectorVenueNotesRef.
2005 The Real Thing Debbie Timothy Pigott-Smith Theatre Royal, Bath [24]
UK Tour
2006 Troilus and Cressida Cressida Peter Stein Edinburgh International Festival Part of RSC Complete Works Festival [25]
2007 The Cherry Orchard Anya Jonathan Miller Sheffield Crucible [26]
Hobson's Choice Vicky Hobson Jonathan Church Chichester Festival Theatre [27]
UK Tour
2008 Hamlet Ophelia Jonathan Miller Bristol Tobacco Factory [28]
The Taming of the Shrew Bianca Andrew Hilton [29]
2009WallensteinPrincess TheklaAngus Jackson Chichester Festival Theatre [30]
The House of Special PurposeOlga Howard Davies [31]
2010 A Midsummer Nights Dream Hermia Peter Hall Rose Theatre, Kingston [32]
Charley's Aunt Kitty Verdun Braham Murray Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester [33]
2010-11 The Rivals JuliaPeter Hall Haymarket Theatre, London [34]
UK Tour
2011 Richard III Lady Anne Sam Mendes Old Vic Theatre, London [35]
World Tour
2012 Antigone Ismene Polly Findlay Royal National Theatre, London [36]
2013 Passion Play KateDavid Leavux Duke of York, London [37]
2014Mr BurnsMaria Robert Icke Almeida Theatre, London [38]
2015High SocietyLiz Imbrie Maria Friedman Old Vic Theatre, London [39]
2016 The Iliad Rupert Goold British Museum, LondonReading [40]
Almeida Theatre, London

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