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Marcia Warren | |
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| Born | 26 November 1943 Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1970–present |
Marcia Warren (born 26 November 1943) is an English stage, film and television actress. On stage, she appeared in Blithe Spirit as Madame Arcati and The Sea (2008) at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. In 2022 and 2023, she starred as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in seasons 5 and 6 of the Netflix historical drama series The Crown .
She is a two-time Olivier Award winner.
Warren trained as an actress at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, graduating in 1963. From there on she took the path of many of her performing contemporaries, acting in repertory throughout the country – beginning as an assistant stage manager in David Copperfield in Salisbury.
From 1983 to 1986 she played Vera in the BBC sitcom, No Place Like Home . From 2013 to 2016, she played the role of Penelope in the ITV sitcom Vicious and also starred in the 2014 sitcom Edge of Heaven as Nanny Mo. She has also appeared in Keeping Up Appearances , Midsomer Murders and Inside No. 9 .
She has won two Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role—one in 1984 for Stepping Out [1] and the other in 2002 for Humble Boy at the Royal National Theatre. [2] She was also nominated for another in 2001 for In Flame at the New Ambassadors Theatre. [3] For her role as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in The Crown , Warren has received two nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. [4]
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | Mr. Love | Doris Lovelace | |
| 1994 | Don't Get Me Started | Pauline Lewis | |
| 2004 | Gladiatress | Queen Tuathfhlaifthfth | |
| 2005 | Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont | Vera Post | |
| The Jealous God | Mrs. Dungarvan | ||
| 2011 | Hattie | Esma Cannon | |
| 2012 | Run for Your Wife | Woman on seat | |
| 2016 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Lubliana | |
Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1972 | Public Eye | Waitress | "Girl in Blue" |
| 1983–1986 | No Place Like Home | Vera Botting | sitcom |
| 1986 | We'll Think of Something | Maureen Brooks | ITV sitcom |
| 1986 | I Woke Up One Morning | Doris | BBC sitcom |
| 1991 | Miss Pym's Day Out | Dora Caldicote | |
| 1992 | Keeping Up Appearances | Bunty | sitcom |
| 1995 | Searching | Chancy's Mum | sitcom |
| 1996–1998 | Dangerfield | Angela Wakefield | drama |
| 2000 | Coronation Street | Gladys Braithwaite | guest role |
| 2003–2004 | My Dad's the Prime Minister | Granny Philips | sitcom |
| 2006 | Housewife, 49 | Mrs Lord | |
| 2006, 2008 | Jam & Jerusalem | Lady Anne Crump | sitcom |
| 2007 | Midsomer Murders | Melissa Shrike | “Death in a Chocolate Box” (Series 10, Episode 8) |
| 2008 | Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & Boon | Elsie | BBC Four drama |
| 2008 | The Long Walk to Finchley | Old Dear | BBC Four drama |
| 2009 | Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas | Arnica | |
| 2011 | The Café | Alice Dobson | Sky1 |
| 2013–2016 | Vicious | Penelope | ITV sitcom |
| 2014 | Father Brown | Miss. Audrey Diggle | "The Pride of the Prydes" Episode 2.3 |
| 2014 | Edge of Heaven | Nanny Mo | ITV sitcom |
| 2014 | Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death | Mrs. Boggle | Sky1 |
| 2015 | Crackanory | Dolly Coblington | Series 3, Episode 6 |
| 2017 | Sherlock | Vivian Norbury | "The Six Thatchers" (Series 4, Episode 1) |
| 2017 | Josh | Violet | Series 3, Episode 4 |
| 2018 | Inside No. 9 | Alice | "Zanzibar" (Series 4, Episode 1) |
| 2019 | Don’t Forget the Driver | Joy | Series 1 |
| 2019 | Not Going Out | Mrs. Hoskins | Halloween Special (Series 10, Episode 8) |
| 2019 | Midsomer Murders | Belinda Braun | “The Causton Lions” (Series 20, Episode 4) |
| 2022–2023 | The Crown | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother | Main role (Seasons 5–6) [5] |
| 2023 | Beyond Paradise | Floella | Episode 5 |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness | Margot Carvier (voice only) | |
| 2014 | Dark Souls II | Morrel/Merchant Hag Melentia (voice only) |
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