Beth Goddard | |
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Born | Elizabeth Jane Goddard 31 March 1969 Colchester, Essex, England, UK |
Alma mater | Rose Bruford College |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1991–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Elizabeth Jane Goddard (born 31 March 1969) is a British actress known for her role as Suze Littlewood in the BBC comedy series Gimme Gimme Gimme .
Goddard grew up in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, and attended Clacton County High School and the Rose Bruford College in Sidcup, Greater London, from 1986 to 1989.[ citation needed ]
One of Goddard's first television roles was as unscrupulous journalist Clare Moody in the 1994 episode "To Be a Somebody" of the ITV drama Cracker . [1] She played Belinda Ashton in the ITV detective drama Lewis in 2008, and also starred as Suze Littlewood in the comedy Gimme Gimme Gimme . Goddard appeared alongside her husband Philip Glenister in the third series of BBC One drama Ashes to Ashes in 2010. [2]
Goddard met her husband, Philip Glenister, best known for his role as Gene Hunt in TV drama Life on Mars , at a birthday party for Jamie Glover in 1997. They married in 2006. The couple have two daughters, Millie and Charlotte, born in 2002 and 2005 respectively. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | A Business Affair | Student | |
1996 | Beautiful Thing | Brewery Official | |
1999 | The Last Seduction II | Murphy | |
2008 | Tu£sday | The Office / Helen | |
2011 | X-Men: First Class | Mrs. Xavier | |
2013 | Black Dog | Sue | Short film |
2014 | Edge of Tomorrow | Secretary / Judith | |
2015 | Queen of the Desert | Aunt Lascelles | |
2016 | A Street Cat Named Bob | Hilary |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | The Bill | Jenny Clerk | Episode: "Six of One" |
Performance | Waitress / Kit / Shona | Episode: "Top Girls" | |
1993 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Violet Wilson | Episode: "The Case of the Missing Will" |
Spender | Sally Prince | Episode: "Best Friends" | |
The Bill | Susan Crossley | Episode: "Soft Touch" | |
1993–1995 | Peak Practice | Leanda Sharpe | 7 episodes |
1994 | Stages | Celia | Episode: "Low Level Panic" |
Cracker | Clare Moody | 3 episodes: "To Be a Somebody: Parts 1–3" | |
1995 | All Quiet on the Preston Front | Sara Polson | 3 episodes |
Moving Story | Emma | Episode: "Superstition" | |
The Perfect Match | Mandy | Television film | |
Degrees of Error | Anna Peirce | 4 episodes | |
Medics | Dr. Jill Collier | 2 episodes: "Living and Lying" and "Love Lies Bleeding" | |
1996 | Roger Roger | Melanie | Television film (Pilot) |
Karaoke | Woman on Phone | Mini-series, Episode: "Tuesday" | |
Ellington | Kelly Logan | 6 episodes | |
Bugs | Cassandra Newmann | 3 episodes | |
Drop the Dead Donkey | Julie | Episode: "George's Car" | |
1997 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Mirabel Davenport | Episode: "Thornapple" |
Sunnyside Farm | Wendy | 6 episodes | |
1998 | Roger Roger | Mel | Episode: "Some Get the Magic, Some Get the Tragic" |
1999 | Tilly Trotter | Ellen Ross | Mini-series, 2 episodes |
People Like Us | Episode: "The Head Teacher" | ||
The Scarlet Pimpernel | Suzanne De Tourney / Lady Suzanne Ffoulkes | 3 episodes | |
1999–2000 | A Touch of Frost | Helen Fox | 2 episodes: "Line of Fire: Parts 1 & 2" |
1999–2001 | Big Bad World | Kath Shand | 16 episodes |
Gimme Gimme Gimme | Suze Littlewood | 14 episodes | |
2000 | Daylight Robbery | Harriet Howell | 4 episodes |
2001 | Take Me | Kay Chambers | Mini-series, 6 episodes |
Arena | Queenie | Documentary. Episode: "According to Beryl" | |
2003 | Midsomer Murders | Wendy Smythe-Webster | Episode: "A Tale of Two Hamlets" |
The Eustace Bros. | Melissa Garvey | 6 episodes | |
2004 | Murder in Suburbia | Sally Taylor | Episode: "A Good Deal of Attention" |
Frances Tuesday | Bishop | Television film | |
2006 | Vital Signs | Maddy McCartney | 4 episodes |
2007 | The Last Detective | Claire Symmons | Episode: "The Dead Peasants Society" |
The Sarah Jane Adventures | Sister Helena | 2 episodes: "Eye of the Gorgon: Parts One & Two" | |
2008 | Lewis | Belinda Ashton | Episode: "The Great and the Good" |
Agatha Christie's Poirot | Sister Agnieszka | Episode: "Appointment with Death" | |
Crooked House | Mrs. Glanville | Mini-series, 2 episodes: "The Wainscoting" and "Omnibus" | |
2010 | Ashes to Ashes | Elaine Downing | Episode: #3.2 |
New Tricks | Paula Symes | Episode: "It Smells of Books" | |
2011 | Midsomer Murders | Selina Stanton | Episode: "Dark Secrets" |
Casualty | Hannah Fleet | 5 episodes | |
2013 | Mad Dogs | Nina | Episode: #4.1 |
2014 | The Smoke | Dolly | Mini-series, Episode: #1.4 |
Endeavour | Barbara Batten | Episode: "Trove" | |
2015 | Silent Witness | Trish Fallon | 2 episodes: "One of Our Own: Parts 1 & 2" |
Cucumber | Claire Baxter | Mini-series, Episode: #1.5 | |
2017 | Outlander | Lady Louisa Dunsany | Episode: "Of Lost Things" [4] |
2018 | Call the Midwife | Pamela Dobson | Episode: #7.5 |
2020 | Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures | Sally (voice) | Episode: "Operation Hellfire" |
Des | Frances | Mini-series, Episode: #1.1 | |
2021 | Manhunt | DS Cathy Rook | 4 episodes: "The Night Stalker: Parts 1–4" |
2022 | Becoming Elizabeth | Joan Denny | Episode: "Lighten Our Darkness" |
Doc Martin | Helen Parsons | Episode: "Love Will Set You Free" | |
The Serpent Queen | Antoinette de Guise | 5 episodes |
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