Lucinda Raikes

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Lucinda Raikes
Born (1971-04-14) 14 April 1971 (age 53)
OccupationActress
Years active1994-present

Lucinda Mary J Raikes (born 14 April 1971) is an English actress, most noted for playing Karen Ball in the sitcom Green Wing and Angela Heaney in The Thick of It and its spin off film In the Loop . She has also appeared in Sensitive Skin , Extras , Casanova and 15 Storeys High . [1]

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Film

YearTitle [2] RoleNotes
2009 In the Loop Reporter
2009 Bright Star Reynolds Sister
2013 The Fifth Estate Christian Assange
2014 Maleficent First Pixie
2014CrocodileAngelaShort

Television

YearTitle [2] RoleNotes
2014 The Crimson Field Nurse Helen JesmondEpisode #1.2
2013Love Matters [3] George's DateSeries 1 Episode 1: "30 & Counting"
2008 Fairy Tales PhoebeEpisode 1.2 ("Cinderella")
2001 People Like Us FionaSeries 2 Episode 2: "The Mother" (aired 27 May)
2001Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvement [4] [5] Mrs. Thorpe / Maid / CookieSeries 1 Episodes 7 ("The Boy with No Patience"), 11 ("Generosity")
2001Mr CharityRebecca
2002 Ed Stone Is Dead Coroner's Assistant
2002 15 Storeys High Health VisitorSeries 1 Episode 6: "Dead Swan"
2004-2006 Green Wing Karen Ball2 series, 18 episodes
2005 Extras LisaSeries 1 Episode 3: "Kate Winslet"
2005 Casanova Marta ToselloEpisode 1
2005 Sensitive Skin IrinaSeries 1 Episode 3
2005-2007, 2009 The Thick of It Angela Heaney3 Series, Xmas special 2006 and Summer Special 2007
2006 Casualty Wendy RadcliffeSeries 21 Episode 4: "Heads Together"
2007RagingVarious charactersTV movie
2008 Messiah (Messiah V: The Rapture)Liza, the PathologistSeries 5 Episodes 1,2
2008 Casualty Tammy ForrestSeries 23 Episode 15: "Doing the Right Thing"
2009 The Old Guys AmberPilot
2009 Blue Murder Alison AspenSeries 5 Episode 2: "Inside"
2009 Freezing Gloria
2010 Any Human Heart Miss Warburton, NID SecretarySeries 1 Episode 2
2012 Parade's End Hullo Central / Evie, Sylvia's MaidSeries 1 Episodes 1,2,5
2015 Casualty Angeline DensmoreSeries 30 Episode 3: "Objectum Sexual"
2018 Sick Of It Memorabilia Shop AssistantSeries 1 Episode 4: "Uncle Vinnie"
2022 Bridgerton Mrs. FinchSeason 2 Episodes 1 ("Capital R Rake") and Episode 2 ("Off to the Races")

Theatre

Play [6] RoleDirectorVenue
The Hypochondriac [7] AngeliqueGemma BodinetzETT/Liverpool Everyman
Mary Stuart Mary StuartRyan McBrideUnion Theatre
The Children's Hour JanetHoward Davies National Theatre
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead EnsembleMatthew FrancisNational Theatre
Don Juan Comes From the WarVariousFiona LairdNational Theatre
Lost in a MirrorAuroraLoveday IngramBAC
Mad for LoveCeliaJohn FarndonRiverside Studios
Life Is A DreamEstrellaRuth LevinOld Red Lion
Cloud Nine Maud/VictoriaPatrick LydonLatchmere Theatre
Not Loving SusanSusanLucy BradleyKing's Head Theatre

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