Holly Bodimeade

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Holly Bodimeade
Born
Chichester, West Sussex, England
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Holly Bodimeade is an English actress.

Early life

Born in Chichester, West Sussex, Bodimeade was a pupil at Stonar School in Wiltshire. [1]

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Theatre and Training

A member of the National Youth Theatre since age 14, with stage roles including Marriage Blanc, Love on the Dole, Yerma, The House of Bernarda Alba, and An Inspector Calls. [2]

Trained at UK institutions including RADA, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and Fourth Monkey Theatre Company, with additional training in the US. [3]

Career

She made her screen acting debut in the 2007 short film Hedgewitch. [4] In the first decade of the 2000s, she starred in two British radio dramas: The Elegance of the Hedgehog (as Paloma) [5] and BBC Radio 4’s Sand (as Elizabeth) [6] .

Bodimeade starred in her first lead role as Maddy [7] in the BAFTA-nominated BBC TV drama [8] Summerhill , about the radical school of the same name.

She went on to appear as Megan in two seasons of the CBBC TV series "Paradise Cafe" filmed in New Zealand and the Cook Islands. [9] She has also played lead roles in two BBC Radio 4 drama productions.

Beyond her lead roles, she appeared in guest episodes of Doctors (2014), Casualty (2015), The Coroner (2015), and Father Brown (2017). [10] She has also acted in short films and BBC Radio 4 productions.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Summerhill MaddyShown on CBBC and BBC Four
2009–2012 Paradise Café Megan26 episodes CBBC
2014 Doctors Bethany CraigEpisode 16.15 "Viral"
2015 Casualty Laura MellingEpisode 29.30 "The Rita Supremacy"
2015 The Coroner Leah WalkerEpisode 1.7 "The Salcombe Selkie"
2017 Father Brown Ada RawlinsEpisode 5.9 "The Lepidopterist's Companion"
2020 Cursed (2020 TV series) Faun ScottEpisode 1.8 "The Fey Queen"
2025Murder most puzzling (2025) [11] Hendrix & Son ReceptionistEpisode 1.3

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007HedgewitchBullyShort
2010Sherry Red ShoesSherry LevittShort
2013Fruits of LabourGirlShort
2014Con Buenas IntencionesKatyShort

Radio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 BBC Radio 4's Sand Elizabeth GoodingAfternoon play
2009 The Elegance of the Hedgehog PalomaWoman's Hour series
2011 The Queen's Nose Melody ParkerBBC Radio 4 Extra
2012 Witch Week Karen GriggBBC Radio 4 Extra

References

  1. ↑ "Independent Schools Magazine" (PDF). 1 February 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Holly's profile". 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Holly's profile". 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Hedgewitch IMDB". 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.[ unreliable source? ]
  5. ↑ "The Elegance of the Hedgehog BBC". 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Holly's IMDB Other works". 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.[ unreliable source? ]
  7. ↑ "Holly lands star role". Wiltshire Times . 17 January 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ Times Review [ dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Holly's Island Adventure". Wiltshire Times . 7 January 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  10. ↑ "Holly's IMDB profile". 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.[ unreliable source? ]
  11. ↑ "Murder most puzzling IMDB". 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.


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