Naomi Bentley

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Naomi Bentley (born 1981) is an English actress known for her roles in Miranda , White Van Man , Primeval , Grownups , Dalziel and Pascoe and Casanova . [1]

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Acting career

Bentley graduated from a three-year acting course at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in 2004 and has since been in demand for film, theatre and TV roles. [2]

She made her 2004 TV debut in an episode of Holby City , followed by an appearance in Blue Murder , in which she played a receptionist. [1] [3] Other early appearances included a leading role in the drama Burn at the National Theatre, playing Martha in Martha Loves Michael at the Edinburgh Fringe and the role of Leah in Beautiful Thing at the Sound Theatre. [4]

Bentley's other TV and film roles since 2004 have included WPC Maria Jackson in Dalziel and Pascoe , Leonilda in Casanova , Rachel in Grownups and Shelley in the Channel 4 film The Mark of Cain . The second series of Primeval , in which Bentley played a leading role, was shown on ITV in March and April 2008. [4]

She starred in new BBC One comedy drama Mutual Friends alongside Marc Warren, Keeley Hawes, Sarah Alexander and Alexander Armstrong. She also played medical student Holly Farr in Silent Witness in 2008.

She appeared as Mina in the Jonathan Creek 2009 Christmas Special. She appeared alongside Joel Fry in both the BBC3 comedy series White Van Man and ITV2 comedy series Plebs. In January 2013 she played Rose in Miranda and also in 2013 she appeared in the ITV1 comedy drama series Great Night Out as Colleen.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Can You Take It? DawnShort
20062 JanuaryZoe
2007 The Mark of Cain Shelley
2007 Under One Roof VariousTV movie
2009 Mid Life Christmas Deirdre GumbartonTV movie
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Holby City Steph HollandOne episode
2004 Blue Murder Receptionist"Hit and Run" (series 2: episode 1)
2005 Casanova LeonildaTV mini-series, One episode
2006 Doctors Zoe TaylorOne episode
2005-2006 Dalziel and Pascoe WPC Maria 'Janet' Jackson10 episodes
2006 Snuff Box Beautiful womanOne episode
2006 Extras Linda"David Bowie" (series 2: episode 2)
2006 Goldplated Naomi GreengrassEight episodes
2007Rush HourJogger, Ian's PA
2007 Grownups RachelSix episodes
2007-2011 Ideal Rainbow13 episodes
2008 Primeval Caroline Steel TV series (7 episodes)
2008 Mutual Friends AnitaSix episodes
2008 Silent Witness Holly FarrTwo episodes
2009 Jonathan Creek Mina(26) "The Grinning Man"
2009 New Tricks Alice HillS06E05 "Death of a Timeshare Salesman"
2010 Vexed Lauren RobertsOne episode
2010-2011 My Family Sasha"He's Just Not That Into Ben" (series 10: episode 5)
"A Night Out" (Series 11: episode 11)
2011 Casualty Annie McLeanFour episodes
2011-2012 White Van Man Liz13 episodes
2012 Love Life AlexTwo episodes
2012 Vera Laura DeversonOne episode
2012The Poison TreeDawnTwo episodes
2013 Miranda RoseThree episodes
2013 Great Night Out ColleenSix episodes
2013 Plebs LucretiaOne episode
2014 Mount Pleasant Angie

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References

  1. 1 2 IMDB website (2007). "Professional history". IMDb . Retrieved 24 February 2008.
  2. College website (2007). "Professional acting training". Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
  3. Macfarlane-Chard website (2007). "Future work". Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
  4. 1 2 Talented British Actors website (2007). "Acting jobs". Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2008.