Lysette Anthony

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Lysette Anthony
Born
Lysette Anne Chodzko

(1963-09-26) 26 September 1963 (age 60)
Fulham, London, England
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1980–present
Spouses
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(m. 1990;div. 1995)​
David Price
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(m. 1999;div. 2003)​
Partner Simon Boswell (2004–2010)
Children1

Lysette Anne Chodzko (born 26 September 1963), known professionally as Lysette Anthony, is an English actress and model. She is known for her roles in the film Husbands and Wives (1992), as Princess Lyssa in the 1983 fantasy epic Krull , Christa Norris in the first season of the ITV comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983), Angie Tyler/Trenchard in the BBC1 sitcom Three Up, Two Down (1985–1989), and her role as Marnie Nightingale in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks (2016–2022).

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Early life

Anthony was born on 26 September 1963 in Marylebone, London, [1] the only child [2] of actor Michael Adam Anthony (né Chodzko), an actor from Jersey, and actress Bernadette Milnes. The couple later divorced. Anthony's French-born paternal grandfather, Alexander Victor Chodzko, was a mariner and journalist of Polish descent. [3] [4] [5]

Anthony's childhood was made difficult by her mother's manic depression and schizophrenia [6] and she left home at 19. In 1980, at age 16, Anthony was heralded as the "Face of the Eighties" by photographer David Bailey. She was a successful model before she became known as an actress at the age of 20. [2] During the decade, she appeared in numerous music videos for artists such as Bryan Adams ("Summer of '69", "Somebody", "Heaven" and "Run to You") and Depeche Mode ("I Feel You").

Acting career

Stage

Anthony made her first stage appearance at the Cambridge Theatre at age 10. Four years later, she performed with the National Youth Theatre. [2] She appeared at the Trafalgar Studios in the West End as Arabella Lucretia in the television comedy The New Statesman , with Rik Mayall. She has played the role of Joanna Lyppiatt in Noël Coward's Present Laughter (with Simon Callow) and the role of Eleanor in Terry Johnson's Dead Funny at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.

Television

Anthony's credits include a non-speaking role in British Telecom adverts, ITV's Murder in Suburbia , Agatha Christie's Poirot , a regular role in the soap opera Night & Day (ITV), Hotel! for Channel 5, BBC's Jonathan Creek , Oliver Twist , Dombey and Son , A Ghost in Monte Carlo , Campion episode "Sweet Danger" (as Lady Amanda Fitton), Lovejoy , Hollyoaks and ITV’s Auf Wiedersehen, Pet . She starred for four years in the BBC sitcom Three Up, Two Down . She portrayed Angelique Bouchard for eight episodes of the prime time revival of the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows . She played Miss Clarise Mimsers in The Dead Man's Gun in 1998 as well as Miss Scarlett in the third series of Cluedo on ITV in 1992.

Her television appearances in 2006 included roles in Casualty and a new sitcom pilot, Baggy Trousers. She played the roles of Rachel Heath, a semi-regular character in The Bill and Veronica Cray in The Hollow, a two-part Poirot film for ITV. She also appeared briefly in Coronation Street on 13 August 2010 and as an American patient in Holby City in February 2013. In 2014, she appeared on an episode of Pointless Celebrities partnered with Christopher Timothy. She portrayed the role as Lady Rowena in Ivanhoe in 1982.[ citation needed ]

In February 2016, Anthony began appearing in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Marnie Nightingale. Her character was killed off in January 2022 after collapsing due to a brain injury caused by an explosion, ending Anthony's almost six-year-long run with the soap. In October 2022, she appeared in three episodes of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Mary Dougan. [7]

Audio

In 2008, Anthony portrayed Clara Harris in the Doctor Who audio adventure Assassin in the Limelight . In February 2010, it was announced that she would be returning to the world of Dark Shadows starring in the audio drama Kingdom of the Dead .[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Anthony married Dutch artist and entrepreneur Luc Leestemaker in 1990; they divorced in 1995 after Anthony left Leestemaker for married American film director David Price whom she met while filming Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde . She went on to marry Price and they were together for two years until they divorced. Anthony was in a relationship with composer Simon Boswell from 2004 to 2010, [8] with whom she has a son called James ‘Jimi’. In 2008, her son was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis. She now raises funds for research. [2]

In The Sunday Times on 15 October 2017, Anthony made public allegations that Harvey Weinstein raped her in the late 1980s. [9] [10]

Selected credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 Ivanhoe Lady Rowena
1983 Krull Lyssa
1984 Night Train to Murder Kathy Chalmers
1987 Zoeken naar Eileen Marian Faber; Eileen W.
The Emperor's New Clothes Princess Gilda
1988 Without a Clue Leslie Giles
1991 Switch Liz
1992 Husbands and Wives Sam
The Pleasure Principle Charlotte D'Bonne
1993 Look Who's Talking Now Samantha D'Bonne
The Hour of the Pig Filette d'Auferre
1994Save MeEllie
The Hard Truth Lisa Kantrell
1995 Dracula: Dead and Loving It Lucy Westenra
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde Sarah Carver
1997 Robinson Crusoe Mrs. Crusoe
1998 Misbegotten Caitlan Bourke
1999 Tale of the Mummy Dr. Claire Mulrooney
2002 Farewell to Harry Louie Sinclair
2014 We Still Kill the Old Way Lizzie Davis

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 Ivanhoe Lady RowenaTelevision film
1983 Dombey and Son Florence DombeyMiniseries; 8 episodes
Jemima Shore Investigates Meriel HarperEpisode: "A Chamber of Horrors"
Princess Daisy Lady SarahMiniseries
1984 Auf Wiedersehen Pet Christa2 episodes
Crown Court Susan CoombesEpisode: "Mother Figures: Part 1"
1985 Oliver Twist Agnes Fleming / Rose Maylie Miniseries; 7 episodes
1985–1989 Three Up, Two Down Angie Tyler (née Trenchard)Main role; 25 episodes
1986 Lovejoy Sophy FairfaxEpisode: "The March of Time"
1988 Jack the Ripper Mary Jane Kelly Mniseries; 2 episodes
1989 The Lady and the Highwayman Lady Panthea VyneTelevision film
1990 Campion Amanda FittonEpisodes: "Sweet Danger: Parts 1 & 2"
A Ghost in Monte CarloMistralTelevision film
1991 Dark Shadows Angélique Bouchard 8 episodes
1996 Trilogy of Terror II Laura, Bobby's Mom / Dr. SimpsonTelevision film
1999 Jonathan Creek Mimi Tranter [11] Episode: "Ghosts Forge"
2001–2003 Night & Day Roxanne Doyle-WellsRegular role
2003–2004 The Bill Rachel HeathSupporting role; 16 episodes
2004 Agatha Christie's Poirot Veronica CrayEpisode: "The Hollow"
2007 Casualty Rachel HoustonEpisode: "The Personal Touch"
Doctors Joanne OakseyEpisode: "Good Naked, Bad Naked"
2008–2009 Hollyoaks Yvonne Summers 2 episodes
2009CasualtyAmandaEpisode: "Great Expectations"
2010DoctorsMarcelle D'ArbyEpisode: "Occupational Hazards"
Coronation Street Lydia Radcliffe Episode: #1.7402
2012DoctorsPatricia MontanaEpisode: "Nice Packet"
2013 Holby City Shelley PinchesEpisode: "Ask Me No Questions"
2015DoctorsAnna AshtonEpisode: "Happy Ever After"
2016–2022Hollyoaks Marnie Nightingale Regular role; 449 episodes
2022DoctorsMary DouganRecurring role; 3 episodes

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