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Lucy Montgomery | |
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| Born | 24 January 1975 |
| Education | Jesus College, Cambridge Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | Rhys Thomas |
| Children | 2 |
Lucy Montgomery (born 24 January 1975) is a British actress, comedian and writer.
While at Jesus College, Cambridge, Montgomery was a member of the Footlights, its amateur theatrical club. Subsequently, she studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Montgomery built her career as one third of Comedy Theatre Company Population 3, along with James Bachman and Barunka O'Shaughnessy, and she appeared as a roving reporter for the comic television programme The Friday Night Project . Other television work has included Bo' Selecta! , The Mighty Boosh , and The IT Crowd .
Montgomery has been heard in several Radio 4 programmes, including the radio phone-in spoof Down the Line , Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends , The Way We Live Right Now , The Museum of Everything , The Department , Another Case of Milton Jones , The Party Line , Harry Hill's Ghost of a Christmas Present, The Pits, the Torchwood story "Lost Souls" and Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack. She produced a pilot for her own sketch show pilot for the BBC called The Full Montgomery which went on to run on Radio 4 for two series.
In 2005, Montgomery began writing for and performing in the comedy sketch show Tittybangbang on BBC Three. The sketch comedy series also stars Debbie Chazen and has had three series, from 2005 to late 2007. She was in The Armstrong and Miller Show on BBC One, and Bellamy's People on BBC Two. She has also been on The Law of the Playground and The Wall on BBC Three. She provided the voice of Destiny in Mongrels . Montgomery had various roles in The Life of Rock with Brian Pern and Harry and Paul's Story of the Twos . She was also the voice of Jeanine and other female characters in the Animated Puppetoon children's television series A Town Called Panic .
She voiced for the series Badly Dubbed Porn on Comedy Central. [1]
She has starred in many stage productions, including leads in record-breaking and critically acclaimed Jerusalem with Mark Rylance at the Royal Court in 2009, the 2011–12 revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company at the Sheffield Crucible and Canvas at the Chichester Festival in 2012.
Montgomery appeared in the musical Viva Forever! , based on the music of the Spice Girls. [2]
Montgomery is married to fellow comedian Rhys Thomas. They and their two daughters, born in 2008 and 2010, live in East London. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Phobias | The Pogonophobe | Short film |
| 2011 | The Itch of the Golden Nit | Stressed Alice | Voice roles |
| Isle of Spagg | Fred / Herring | ||
| 2012 | Phone Home | Astronaut's Wife | Short film |
| 2013 | A Christmas Panic! | Short film. Voice role (English version) | |
| 2016 | Circles | Martine | Short film |
| 2017 | Bob the Builder: Mega Machines | Mayor Madison | Voice role |
| Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor | Lexi / Troublesome Trucks | Voice roles (UK/US) | |
| 2018 | Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie | Carly / Cowgirls | |
| 2019 | Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans | Birte (Third New Recruit) | |
| 2020 | Jungle Beat: The Movie | Mama Ostrich / The Eggs | Voice role / Vocal effects |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997, 2007–2009 | The Armstrong & Miller Show | Various characters | 14 episodes |
| 2002 | A Town Called Panic | Jeanine / Additional voices | Voice roles (English version) |
| 2004 | AD/BC: A Rock Opera | Wise Man | TV film |
| 2005 | Badly Dubbed Porn | Various characters | Voice roles |
| The Robinsons | Amanda | Episode: "#1.1" | |
| Planet Sketch | Various | Voice roles | |
| The Mighty Boosh | Townswoman | Episode: "The Priest and the Beast" | |
| Don't Watch That, Watch This | 13 episodes | ||
| 2005–2007 | Tittybangbang | Various characters | 21 episodes, also writer |
| 2006–2007 | Strutter | Elkie Zpittvar | 10 episodes |
| 2008 | 10 Days to War | Natalie Fay | Episode: "A Simple Private Matter" |
| Headcases | Amy Winehouse / Various | Voice roles, 2 episodes | |
| The IT Crowd | April | Episode: "The Speech" | |
| The Wall | Charles Irons / Various | ||
| The Way We Live Right Now | Georgina Longstaff | ||
| 2009 | Winging It | Narrator | |
| 2010 | Bellamy's People | Various roles | 8 episodes |
| The Stephen K. Amos Show | Candi Karmel | Episode: "#1.1" | |
| Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge | Anthea Turner | Voice role, 2 episodes | |
| 2010–2011 | Mongrels | Destiny | Voice role, 17 episodes |
| 2011 | Quiff and Boot | Quiff / Grock | TV film |
| Absolutely Fabulous | Baron | Episode: "Identity" | |
| 2012 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret | Lesley | 1 episode |
| The Approximate History of Maths | Praxis / Various | TV film. Voice roles | |
| Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul | Various characters | Episode: "#4.3" | |
| Full English | 2 episodes | ||
| 2014 | Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s | Anne Robinson / Various | TV film |
| The Fast Show [4] | Various roles | Episode: "The Fast Show Special: Part Two" | |
| Crackanory | Denise | Episode: "The Untangler & Murder He Wrote" | |
| 2014–2017 | The Life of Rock with Brian Pern | Pepita Sanchez / Xanadu Bramble / Kathy Lette / Lyndsie Symon / Carly Swan | 10 episodes |
| 2014–2021 | Hey Duggee | Hennie / Chew Chew / Various | Voice roles, 20 episodes |
| 2015 | Big Field | Various | |
| 2015–2018 | Bob the Builder | Mayor Madison / Jenny Dobbs / Shifter | Voice roles, 69 episodes |
| 2016 | The Windsors | Elizabeth I / Samantha | 2 episodes |
| 2016: A Life in the Year of a Life | Various | TV film | |
| 2016–2018 | Tracey Ullman's Show | Krystyna / Various | 14 episodes, also writer |
| 2016–2019 | Digby Dragon | Grizel / Spellbook | Voice roles, 30 episodes |
| 2017 | Brian Pern: A Tribute | Pepita Sanchez | TV film |
| You're the Worst | Katherine | 2 episodes | |
| 2017: A Life in the Year of a Life | Various | TV film | |
| 2017–2021 | Thomas & Friends | Hannah / Carly / Marion / Lexi / The Troublesome Trucks / Cowgirls | Voice roles, 9 episodes (UK/US) |
| 2018 | Tracey Breaks the News | 2 episodes, also writer | |
| 2018: A Life in the Year of a Life | Various | TV film | |
| 2018–2023 | Disenchantment | Bunty / Becky the Enchantress / Orphan / Fairy | Voice roles, 38 episodes |
| 2019 | Worzel Gummidge | Jackie Pudding | Episode: "The Green Man" |
| 2020 | 2019: A Life in the Year of a Life | Various | TV film |
| Bumps | Fallon | TV film, also writer | |
| Hapless | Naomi Isaacs | 6 episodes | |
| The Kemps: All True | Various characters | TV film | |
| 2020–2021 | Thomas & Friends Storytime | Carly / Marion / Hannah | Voice roles, 4 episodes |
| 2020–2023 | Hilda | Gerda Gustav / Additional voices | Voice roles, 13 episodes |
| 2021 | Hilda and the Mountain King | TV film. Voice roles | |
| 2022 | Big Tree City | Kit | Voice role, 6 episodes |
| 2022–2023 | Dodger | Minnie Bilge | 14 episodes, also writer and executive producer |
| 2023 | Boat Story | Other Janet | Mini-series, 4 episodes |
| The Kemps: All Gold | PC Gibbs | TV Special | |
| 2024 | Breathtaking | Clare Boxall | Mini-series, 3 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below | Additional voices | Voice roles (English versions) |
| Sword Coast Legends | Andra | ||
| 2016 | Dragon Quest Heroes II | Desdemona | |
| 2019 | Arknights | Dobermann | |
| 2020 | Assassin's Creed: Valhalla | ||
| 2021 | Bravely Default II | Folie | |
| My Friend Peppa Pig | Miss Rabbit / Mummy Mole / Polly Parrot | ||
| 2022 | Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | ||
| Steelrising | Anne-Josèphe Théroigne de Méricourt / Additonal voices | ||
| 2023 | Clash: Artifacts of Chaos | Gemini | |
| Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty | |||
| Forza Motorsport | Female Track Announcer | ||
| The Talos Principle 2 | Pandora | ||
| Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince | Ancient Elven Queen / Miriam / The Cane Custodian |
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