Beth Goddard

Beth Goddard
Born	Elizabeth Jane Goddard (1969-03-31) 31 March 1969 (age 56) Colchester, Essex, England, UK
Alma mater	Rose Bruford College
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Philip Glenister ​ (m. 2006)​
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 .

Early life

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 ]}

Career

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]

Personal life

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]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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	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

References

1. "Cracker: 'To Be A Somebody'". Crackertv.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
2. "Ashes To Ashes series three: Philip Glenister as Gene Hunt". BBC – Press Office. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
3. "About Phil" Archived 24 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine , Philip Glenister – The Official Site. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
4. Lind-Westbrook, Jennifer (1 October 2017). "Outlander Recap: Claire Loses Hope and Jamie Makes a Huge Sacrifice". BuddyTV. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

External links

• Beth Goddard at IMDb