Elaine Collins

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Elaine Collins
Born
Margaret Elaine Collins

(1958-04-21) 21 April 1958 (age 65)
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Occupation(s)Actress, producer
Years active1975–present
Spouse
(m. 1991)
Children1

Margaret Elaine Collins (born 21 April 1958) is a Scottish actress and producer.

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Career

Collins made her acting debut in 1975, appearing in a guest role in the series Lord Peter Wimsey . Her most prominent roles include films such as Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1992), [1] Mrs Brown (1997), The Wyvern Mystery (2000) and television shows City Lights (1984–1987), Selling Hitler (1991), Psychos (1999). [2]

Since the 2000s Collins prefers to work behind the camera. She was an associate producer on the 2001 drama film Strictly Sinatra . [3] She worked as a script editor on the detective series A Touch of Frost from 2008 to 2010. In 2011, she became a producer and executive producer at ITV Studios, and helped to create the crime mystery Vera . [4] Collins joined BBC Drama in 2014 as a creative director, where she was responsible for developing and producing first three series of the crime drama Shetland . [5] In 2017, she founded film production company Tod Productions. [6] She produced the thriller Criminal Record for Apple TV+ in collaboration with STV Studios, which premiered in 2024. [7]

Personal life

Collins is married to actor Peter Capaldi since 1991. They met in 1983 while working for the Paines Plough Theatre Company. [2] They have a daughter born in 1992 and two grandsons (b. 2021 and 2023). [8] [9] The family lives in Muswell Hill, London. [10]

Filmography

Actress

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes RubyUncredited
1992 Soft Top Hard Shoulder YvonneNominated — BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actress
1993 Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life Miss CicelyShort film; also production assistant
1994SeedsShort film
1996 The Empty Mirror Blonde woman
1997 Mrs Brown Mrs Grant

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975 Lord Peter Wimsey Helen McGregor2 episodes: "Five Red Herrings"
1975The Hill of the Red FoxMoragEpisode #1.5
1976 Sutherland's Law Mary HepburnEpisode: "Blind Jump"
1977 The Mackinnons Annie GilliesEpisode: "In the Public Interest"
1978The Sunday DramaSecretaryEpisode: "City Sugar"
1979Scottish PlaybillElviraEpisode: "The Day After Yesterday"
1979–1982Play for TodayAt the pub / Isabel2 episodes
1980The House with the Green ShuttersJanet GourlayTelevision film
1984–1987 City Lights JaniceSeries 1 and 2
1988 The Comic Strip Presents... Scots girlEpisode: "Funseekers"
1988–1993 Rab C. Nesbitt Dancing woman / Isa Minto2 episodes
1989Snakes and LaddersTV reporter4 episodes
1991 Selling Hitler Maria Modritsch
1991 The Play on One EloiseEpisode: "And the Cow Jumped Over the Moon"
1992 Civvies SissyEpisode #1.3
1993 Strathblair Anne JarvisEpisode #2.8
1993 The Bill Jenny BaylissEpisode: "Give and Take"
1996 Thief Takers Mary DonachieEpisode: "Remember Me"
1996–2000 Taggart Abigail Stirling / Sheila Maitland4 episodes
1997 EastEnders Lisa2 episodes: "Easter 1997"
1999 Psychos Laura Robb
2000 The Wyvern Mystery DulcieTelevision film
2003 Silent Witness Janine BurwoodEpisode: "Answering Fire: Part 1"

Writer

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008–2010 A Touch of Frost Script editorSeries 14 and 15
2009Albert's MemorialScript editor
2011 Vera Script editor1 episode

Producer

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Strictly Sinatra Associate producer
2011–2015 Vera Producer / executive producer16 episodes
2013–2016 Shetland Executive producerSeries 1–3
2024–present Criminal Record Executive producer

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