Daisy Beaumont

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Daisy Beaumont
Born
Daisy Beaumont

(1973-05-05) 5 May 1973 (age 51)
OccupationActress

Daisy Beaumont (born 5 May 1973) is an English actress.

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Career

Beaumont's television work includes a variety of shows, among others The Border , EastEnders , [1] Hotel Babylon , A Touch of Cloth , Agatha Christie's Poirot , Mumbai Calling and The Bill as well as a small role in the Jackie Chan & Owen Wilson film Shanghai Knights .

In January 2013, she appeared in the ITV comedy drama series Great Night Out as Zoe, and in September 2013 she played the part of Stella Knight in the ITV drama Whitechapel .

In October 2014, she appeared in the eighth episode of the eighth series of the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who , playing the role of Maisie Pitt in the story Mummy on the Orient Express .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998What Rats Won't DoGirl on Boat
1999 The World Is Not Enough Nina
2001Summer RainCarly
2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Cello NunSegment: "Addicted to the Stars"
2002ChasmJennyShort film
2003 Shanghai Knights Cigarette Girl
2003 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Stella, Drugs Seeker
2007The Man Who Would Be QueenWendy
2011 Swinging with the Finkels Clementine
2011 Foster Sarah
2016 Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe TammyTV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 This Life GinaEpisode: "Diet Hard"
1998 Touching Evil Emily HawkinsEpisodes: "Scalping: Parts 1 & 2"
1998 Miracle at Midnight Hannah AbramsTV film
1998Close RelationsTrishTV miniseries
1998Queen's Park StoryCathTV short
1998 The Bill Lizzie ForbesEpisode: "Trial Run"
1999 Casualty Robyn NightingaleEpisode: "White Lies, White Wedding"
1999 Where the Heart Is RachelEpisode: "Moving On"
2000 Agatha Christie's Poirot Ursula BourneEpisode: "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd"
2000The StretchLaura NicholsTV film
2000 EastEnders Helen Graham 1 episode
2002I Saw YouStudentEpisode: "1.1"
2003In DeepSueEpisodes: "Queen and Country: Parts 1 & 2"
2003 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries AmandaEpisode: "Playing for the Ashes"
2003 Manchild SurgeonEpisode: "2.5"
2003 The Bill Sonia GrahamEpisodes: "095", "096", "097"
2004 The Bill DS Michelle SandersEpisodes: "272", "273"
2004 Holby City Rebecca TurnerEpisode: "Time Waits for No Man"
2005 According to Bex MirandaEpisode: "Private Dancer"
2005 Down to Earth HelenEpisode: "Trouble 'n' Strife"
2006–2008 Star Stories VariousRegular role (13 episodes)
2008 EastEnders Selina Branning Recurring role (8 episodes) [2]
2008 Hotel Babylon NadineEpisode: "3.5"
2008 Mumbai Calling Terri Johnson(7 episodes)
2008–2009 The Border Charlotte BatesRecurring role (9 episodes)
2009 New Tricks Sarah ChancellorEpisode: "Fresh Starts"
2010 The Armstrong and Miller Show VariousRecurring role (6 episodes)
2011 Doctors Jill PrudenceEpisode: "Labyrinth"
2012 Very Important People Amelia BacklashEpisode: "1.4"
2012Just Around the CornerDeliaTV film
2012 The Revolting World of Stanley Brown Aunt AmyEpisode: "Wax"
2012–2013 A Touch of Cloth Dr. Natasha SachetEpisodes: "The First Case: Parts 1 & 2", "Undercover Cloth: Parts 1 & 2"
2013 Great Night Out ZoeEpisodes: "1.2", "1.6"
2013 The Job Lot Paula EvansEpisode: "1.6"
2013 Whitechapel Stella KnightEpisodes: "4.1", "4.2"
2013You, Me & ThemDebs Mason(6 episodes)
2014 Blandings Vanessa PolkEpisode: "Necessary Rhino" [3]
2014 Lovesick VicarEpisode: "1.1"
2014 Doctor Who MaisieEpisode: "Mummy on the Orient Express" [4]
2016 The Coroner Anna DanielsEpisode 2.7 "Perfect Pair"

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