Frog Stone | |
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| Born | Frances Dora Catherine Stone Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Genre | Comedy |
Frog Stone (real name Frances Dora Catherine Stone) [1] is a British writer and actor known for comedy and drama. She is known for her TV and film work, which includes creating the BBC4 comedy-drama Bucket [2] [3] and has worked extensively in theatre. Stone was included on the BBC 2017 Talent Hotlist. [4]
Stone was born in Preston, Lancashire and attended Broughton High School and Preston College before studying history at Cambridge University where she was a member of Footlights. She occasionally taught History where she became known as a 'super-tutor'. [5]
Stone created, wrote and starred in Bucket [6] opposite Miriam Margolyes in 2017 and wrote the episode "Flashmob" [7] for the CBBC show 4 O'Clock Club.
Stone received praise for both her writing and acting in Bucket both in the UK and Australia. [8] [9] She received a Critics' Choice award for Best Actress in a Comedy (Television) in 2017. [10]
Past credits include the Paul Abbott shows No Offence , Shameless, Best of Both Worlds, Ricky Gervais's Extras and Derek, as well as playing Aunt Nino in the Wachowski movie Jupiter Ascending , and Hadassah Bimko in the C4 drama The Relief of Belsen .
She has also appeared as a panelist on the BBC Radio 4 show Quote Unquote and had a minor role in Ashes To Ashes.
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