Elizabeth Berrington

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Elizabeth Berrington
Born
Elizabeth Evans

(1970-08-03) 3 August 1970 (age 55)
Wallasey, Cheshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present

Elizabeth Berrington (born 3 August 1970) is an English actress and graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art; she is best known for her roles as Ruby Fry in Waterloo Road , Paula Kosh in Stella , Mel Debrou in Moving Wallpaper , and Dawn Stevenson in The Syndicate . She has also featured in British television series such as The Bill , Doctor Who , The Office , [1] Casualty , The Lakes , The Grimleys , and Rose and Maloney .

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Career

From 1997 to 1999, Berrington appeared alongside Emma Wray and Tony Robinson in the ITV comedy-drama My Wonderful Life . In 1999, she played Marie Antoinette in Let Them Eat Cake , starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.

In cinema Berrington has featured in many films, such as The Little Vampire and, more recently, Nanny McPhee with Emma Thompson and In Bruges alongside Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes. In 2008 and 2009, she played Mel in Moving Wallpaper , and was in the 2008 Poirot episode "Cat Among the Pigeons". Berrington also featured in the 1993 Mike Leigh film Naked , and had a role in Leigh's 1996 drama film Secrets & Lies , starring Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Timothy Spall.

In 2009, Berrington and actress Shirley Henderson were the stars of the popular ITV drama May Contain Nuts in which she played Ffion, a snobbish suburban mother. Berrington also played Nicola, a nurse, in the BBC Two comedy Psychoville . She appeared as Food Technology teacher Ruby Fry in the BBC TV series Waterloo Road from 2009 to 2011, departing after two series. She played "Auntie" in "The Doctor's Wife", an episode in series 6 of Doctor Who . In 1997, she appeared in a TV Licence advert. In 2012, she was in an episode of New Tricks , playing a murderer called Grace. From 2012 to 2013, she portrayed Paula Kosh in the Sky One comedy series Stella ; in 2015, she returned for two episodes.

In 2011, Berrington appeared in the BBC Christmas show Lapland as Paula, a role which she reprised in the six-part spin-off series Being Eileen , which aired from February 2013. [2] [3]

Berrington appeared on stage in the 2013 play The Low Road . Later, in August 2014, she appeared in Series 2, Episode 4 of Cuckoo as Sandra.

In 2016, Berrington appeared in "Hated in the Nation", the sixth episode of the third season of the Netflix original, Black Mirror .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Naked GiselleOn-Screen debut
1996 Secrets & Lies Jane
The Moonstone Limping LucyTV film
1998 Urban Ghost Story Mrs. Ash
1999 8½ Women Celeste, Emmenthal Maid
Onegin Mlle. Volkonsky
Mad CowsPru
2000 The Little Vampire Elizabeth McAshton
Quills Charlotte
2001 Large Dog Therapist
DelilahAdult DebbieShort film
Once Seen(unknown)Short film
2002DomesticLeahShort film
2003 The Deal Cherie Blair TV film
2004 Vera Drake Cynical Lady
Spivs Nigel's Secretary
2005 A Cock and Bull Story Debbie
Nanny McPhee Letitia
2006 Missing Nurse PetersTV film
Love Lies Bleeding Joanna SymsTV film
Scoop Antique Shop Woman (Lucy)
Are You Ready for Love? Debbie
2007The Dinner PartyThe ShrewTV film
Fred Claus Linda Elf
2008 In Bruges Natalie
2009May Contain NutsFfion RussellTV film
2011 Lapland Paula CooperTV film
2012 Hard Boiled Sweets Jackie
EggboxNurseTV film
2013 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Bernie
2014Night ArmourSophieShort film
Mr Turner Lady Critic
2015SaturdayMarieShort film
National Civil War Centre Film Series Queen Henrietta Maria Short TV film
2016 Swallows and Amazons Mrs. Blackett
DeliverersVal
Rendezvous B4 the WeddingAuntie RaineShort film
2017StickyMumShort film
2018 Teen Spirit Lorene
2019 Yesterday Hazel
2021 Spencer Anne, Princess Royal
Last Night in Soho Ms. Tobin
2022Why Wouldn't I Be?AliceShort film
2023Grey MatterEileen

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Between the Lines Pamela HewittEpisode: "Shoot to Kill"
1996 Staying Alive Leah Howes1 episode
The Bill Avril StoneEpisode: "Hard Enough"
1997–1999 The Lakes RuthSeries regular
My Wonderful Life MarinaSeries regular
1998 Casualty June WhiteEpisode: "Degrees of Separation"
Silent Witness Jane Nelson2 episodes: "Brothers in Arms: Parts 1 & 2"
1999 Let Them Eat Cake Marie Antoinette 3 episodes
2000 The Vice Julie Evans2 episodes: "Betrayed: Parts 1 & 2"
Nature BoyMiss OwthwaiteMini-series; episode 1
Rhona RoxanneEpisode: "The Haircut"
2001 The Grimleys Mrs. RobinsEpisode: "An Inspector Calls"
The Bill Lynn Roberts2 episodes: "A Week of Nights: Parts 1 & 2"
Sam's Game IreneEpisode: "Slogan"
Chambers Staff Sergeant Tina Stent3 episodes
2002 Rescue Me Mary Hope1 episode
Bodily HarmBelinda ChalkMini-series; episodes 1 & 2
2003 The Office Anne2 episodes: "Christmas Special: Parts 1 & 2"
2004 Family Business Jessica BrookerSeries regular
Shane MyrtleSeries regular
Where the Heart Is Jemma HarperEpisode: "Never Can Say Goodbye"
2005 The Rotters' Club Irene AndertonMini-series; episodes 1–3
Rose and Maloney MaggieEpisode: "Annie Johnson"
2006–2007 Drop Dead Gorgeous Val Sinclair/DugganSeries regular
2007 Annually Retentive Make-up Artist1 episode
2008 A Touch of Frost Babs SellwoodEpisode: "Mind Games"
Agatha Christie's Poirot Grace SpringerEpisode: "Cat Among the Pigeons"
Apparitions Kim PortmanMini-series; episode 3
2008–2009 Moving Wallpaper Mel DebrouSeries regular
2009 The Street Jane MillerEpisode: "Smoke"
Psychoville Nicola5 episodes
2009–2011 Waterloo Road Ruby FrySeries regular
2010 Little Crackers TerryEpisode: "Goodbye Fluff"
Ordinary PeopleStaceySeries regular
2011 The Crimson Petal and the White Lady Constance BridgelowMini-series; episodes 1–4
Doctor Who AuntieEpisode: "The Doctor's Wife"
2012 New Tricks Grace CusackEpisode: "Blue Flower"
2012–2017 Stella Paula KoshSeries regular
2013 Being Eileen Paula CooperSeries regular
Playhouse Presents JillEpisode: "Stage-Door Johnnies"
Midsomer Murders Libs PearceEpisode: "The Christmas Haunting"
2014 Pramface HesterEpisode: "A Proper Little Family"
The Smoke Pauline PynchonMini-series; episodes 1, 5 & 6
W1A Elaine Pearson1 episode
Trying Again GailSeries regular
Cuckoo SandraEpisode: "Funeral"
Babylon Vanessa PetersMini-series; episode 1: "Cravenwood"
2015 The Syndicate Dawn StevensonSeries 3 (regular)
2016 Camping KerrySeries regular. Mini-series; episodes 1–6
Doctors Nic Katchevski5 episodes
The Living and the Dead Maud HareSeries regular
Wasted DeniseEpisode: "Come Down Day"
Black Mirror Jo PowersEpisode: "Hated in the Nation"
Marley's Ghosts Jill2 episodes: "Fit" & "Blind Sided"
2016–2017 Tracey Ullman's Show Various charactersSeries regular
2017 Father Brown Margaret CartwrightEpisode: "The Lepidopterist's Companion"
Little Boy Blue Debra TaylorMini-series; episodes 1–4
Loaded CarlyEpisode: "The Boat"
Borderline Mary ParfittEpisode: "Inspection"
2018 Death in Paradise Diane SmithEpisode: "Murder from Above"
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Brenda QuintusEpisode: "This Promised End"
Patrick Melrose FleurMini-series; episode 5: "At Last"
Vanity Fair Lady BareacresMini-series; episodes 4–6
2019 Vera PaulaEpisode: "Cold River"
Sanditon Mrs. GriffithsSeries regular
2019, 2023 Good Omens Dagon, Lord of the Files4 episodes
2021–2023 The Nevers Lucy BestSeries regular
2022 The Responder Lynne Renfrew3 episodes
The Pact Kate5 episodes
2022–2024 Ridley Jean Dixon3 episodes
2023 Fifteen-Love Carol Pearce5 episodes
Henpocalypse! Bernadette6 episodes
Sex Education Celebrant Samantha1 episode
2024 Lost Boys and Fairies JackieSeries regular. Mini-series; episodes 1–3
Brassic PalomaEpisode: "Heartbreak"
2025 Virdee DS Clare ConwaySeries regular [4]
TBA The Death of Bunny Munro Charlotte ParnovarPost-production

References

  1. ↑ "Family Business - Elizabeth Berrington plays Jessica Brooker". BBC. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "BBC One commissions new six-part comedy series, Lapland". BBC . BBC Online. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Being Eileen". BBC . Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "BBC announces casting for new crime thriller Virdee". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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