Natasha Little

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Natasha Emma Little
Born (1969-10-02) 2 October 1969 (age 54)
Liverpool, England
OccupationActress
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Natasha Emma Little [1] (born 2 October 1969) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Edith Thompson in the film Another Life , Lady Caroline Langbourne in the BBC miniseries The Night Manager , and Christina Moxam in the BBC miniseries Thirteen . Other credits include Wolf Hall (2015), the Black Mirror episode "Shut Up and Dance" (2016), Absentia (2018-2019), and War of the Worlds (2019–2021).

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Early life

Little was born in Liverpool, [2] on 2 October 1969. Her mother was an English language teacher, [3] and her father an NHS manager. [2] For the first decade of her life, she lived in the Middle East, where her father set up immunisation clinics for the WHO. [2] By the time she was ten, she had lived in eleven different countries. [3] Her family then moved back to England, and settled in Loughton, Essex. [2] She attended Loughton County High School for Girls, and joined a Saturday drama group called the Epping Youth Theatre. [2] She originally planned on a career in law, but was persuaded to apply to drama school by her teacher after her role in a school production of the musical Chicago . [2] She attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1994. [2]

Career

Little's first acting role after graduating was a part in the play The Tenth Man at the New End Theatre. [2] She was talent-spotted whilst performing a play at the Latchmere pub theatre, and subsequently won the role of Jenny in the successful ITV drama London's Burning in 1995. [2] She had roles in Vanity Fair (1998); [3] Cadfael (1998); [4] The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999); Man and Boy ; [3] Far from the Madding Crowd ; [4] Murder in Mind (2003); [4] playing Vicki Westbrook in the spy drama, Spooks (2003); [3] The Crooked Man (2003); [5] Angell's Hell (2005), [5] and playing Lady Hamilton in the Ricky Gervais comedy Extras (2005). [4]

Film credits include The Clandestine Marriage (1999); [5] The Criminal (1999); Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000); [5] Greenfingers (2000); [5] Another Life (2001); [5] Byron (2003); [5] Vanity Fair (2004), [3] where she played Lady Jane Sheepshanks; The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004), [5] and A Congregation of Ghosts 2009) among others. [5]

Theatre roles include Voyage Round My Father; [5] The Vagina Monologues ; [5] Les Mains; [5] The Alchemist , [5] and the Richard Eyre play The Novice . [5] Little took her role in The Novice at the last minute. She was originally contracted to star in the film Enigma (2001), but the role was subsequently given to the actress Kate Winslet, who had previously turned the part down due to her pregnancy, but changed her mind. [3] Little was paid her full fee of £300,000, [3] [6] and appeared in The Novice at the Almeida Theatre instead. [5]

Little won the award for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the 1999 Biarritz International Television Festival for her role as Becky Sharp in Vanity Fair , and she also received a nomination for British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for the same role. [7]

She played Ann Shapland in Agatha Christie's Poirot (Cat Among the Pigeons), [5] Megan Hudson in Mistresses, Nemo's mother in Mr. Nobody , [5] Flick in The Boys Are Back , [5] and Allanah Mountstuart in Any Human Heart. [5]

In 2008, Little appeared as a guest star in Foyle's War . [5] In 2011 she portrayed the wife of hostage negotiator Dominic King (played by Trevor Eve) in the three-part drama Kidnap and Ransom , alongside Helen Baxendale. [8] and played Elspeth Munro in the BBC drama Young James Herriot . [9]

In 2013 she appeared in the premiere production of the play Longing . [5] In 2015 she played Liz Cromwell in the BBC production of Wolf Hall . [5] In 2016, she appeared in "Shut Up and Dance", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror . [5]

In 2018, Little appeared in "Birches" UK based feature, [5] based on the novel 'Silver Birches' (published in 2009 by Adrian Plass), which was turned into a film directed by Randall Stevens, with screenplay by Mark Freiburger and it also starred Anna Acton and Todd Carty. [10] [11]

Little appeared in Seasons 2 and 3 (during 2018 and 2019) of the Amazon Original Absentia . [5] From 2019 to 2021, she starred alongside Gabriel Byrne, and Daisy Edgar-Jones in the British-French production of War of the Worlds . [5]

Personal life

Little lives in the Leytonstone area of London with actor Bo Poraj, whom she married in May 2003. [2] They have two sons. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Supply & Demand NCIS - ReceptionTV film
1998 Far from the Madding Crowd Fanny RobinTV film
1999 The Criminal Sarah Maitland
The Clandestine Marriage Fanny
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything Lady LionbrainTV film
2000 Kevin & Perry Go Large Anne Boleyn
Greenfingers Primrose Woodhouse
2001 Another Life Edith Jessie Thompson
The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife Finley Descotes
2002 Man and Boy Gina SilverTV film
2003 Byron Augusta Leigh TV film
The Crooked Man Lisa TalbotTV film
2004 Vanity Fair Lady Jane Sheepshanks Crawley
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls Peggy Pretty
2005Angell's HellLucyTV film
2009 Mr. Nobody Mother Nemo
The Boys Are Back Flick
A Congregation of GhostsDaphne du Maurier
2012 We'll Take Manhattan Peggy ShrimptonTV film
Blood Lily Fairburn
2013 Welcome to the Punch Jane Badham
2016 Una Yvonne
2019BirchesAngela
2020The BetIsabel
Getting to Know YouAbby

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Between the Lines Shipping Office ClerkEpisode: "The End User: Part II"
1995-1996 London's Burning JennyRecurring role, 11 episodes
1997 This Life RachelSeries regular, 20 episodes
1998Big WomenSaffronEpisode: "Well, I'm Sorry"
Vanity Fair Becky SharpMini-series - main role - 6 episodes
Cadfael MelangellEpisode: "The Pilgrim of Hate"
The Bill ClaireEpisode: "Bad Feelings"
1999Love in the 21st CenturyAmandaEpisode: "Masturbation"
2002Dickens Ellen Ternan Mini-series
2003 Murder in Mind Hat VezeyEpisode: "Stalkers"
Spooks Vicki WestbrookRecurring role, 5 episodes
2005 Extras Lady HamiltonEpisode: "Ross Kemp & Vinnie Jones"
2007 Silent Witness Alice HustonEpisode: "Hippocratic Oath"
2008 Foyle's War Rose DawsonEpisode: "Broken Souls"
Agatha Christie's Poirot Ann ShaplandEpisode: "Cat Among the Pigeons"
2009 Mistresses Megan HudsonSeries 2 regular, 6 episodes
The Bill Ms. Stephanie AndersonEpisode: "Conviction: Judgment Day"
2010 Any Human Heart Allanah MountstuartMini-series
2011 New Tricks Sarah WinslowEpisode: "Old Fossils"
Young James Herriot Mrs. MunroMini-series - 3 episodes
2011-2012 Kidnap and Ransom Sophie KingSeries regular - 6 episodes
2011-2013 Case Histories Julia LandRecurring role, 5 episodes
2013 Moving On SoniaEpisode: "Friends Like These"
Breathless Elizabeth PowellMini-series
2014 Masterpiece Mystery Episode: "Breathless, Part 1"
2015 Father Brown Harriet GreensleevesEpisode: "The Owl of Minerva"
Wolf Hall Liz CromwellMini-series - 3 episodes
DCI Banks Elaine FosterEpisode: "Ghosts"
2016 Thirteen Christina MoxamMain role - 5 episodes
The Night Manager Caroline LangbourneMini-series - 4 episodes
Black Mirror KarenEpisode: "Shut Up and Dance"
2017 Death in Paradise Victoria BakerEpisode: Erupting in Murder
Midsomer Murders Melody HendersonEpisode: Last Man Out
2018 Silent Witness Zoe McMorrisEpisode: Family
Press Sarah AllenMini-series - 3 episodes
2019-2020 Absentia Special Agent Julianne GunnarsenMain role - 20 episodes
2019-2021 War of the Worlds Sarah GreshamMain role - 16 episodes
2021 Dalgliesh Matron Mary TaylorEpisode: Shroud For A Nightingale
2021 Ragdoll Andrea Wyld5 episodes
2022 Ten Percent Charlotte NightingaleMain role - 8 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Dragon Age: Origins Nan/Lady Landra/Redcliffe PriestVoice only
2010 Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening Mistress Woolsey/Ser Rylock/Amaranthine GuardsVoice only
2011 Dragon Age II Janeka/Chateau Haine Party GuestVoice only
Star Wars: The Old Republic Sith Warrior (Female)Voice only
2012 007 Legends Pussy GaloreVoice only
2013 Star Wars: The Old Republic – Rise of the Hutt Cartel Sith Warrior (Female)Voice only
2014 Star Wars: The Old Republic - Shadow of Revan Sith Warrior (Female)/Imperial ScoutVoice only
2015 Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire Sith WarriorVoice only
2016 Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne Sith Warrior (Female)Voice only
2017 Total War: Warhammer II Morathi the Hag SorceressVoice only
2018 Vampyr Beatrice/Carolyn/DorisVoice only
2019 Blood & Truth Anne MarksVoice only
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Onslaught Sith Warrior (Female)Voice only

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueNotes
1994 My Favorite Year Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London
The Tenth Man Thérèse Hampstead Theatre, London
1996 The Alchemist Doll Common Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham & Royal National Theatre, London Understudy to Josie Lawrence
2000 The Novice Jessica Almeida Theatre, London
2003 The Vagina Monologues — Arts Theatre, London
2006 A Voyage Round My Father Elizabeth Donmar Warehouse, London & Wyndham's Theatre, London
2013 Longing Tania Hampstead Theatre, London
2018AgainLouise Trafalgar Theatre, London

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
1999 BAFTA Television Awards BAFTA TV Best Actress Vanity Fair Nominated [7] [12]
FIPADOC Awards Best Actress in TV Series and Serials Vanity Fair Won [12]
RTS Television Awards Best Actress Vanity Fair Nominated [12]
2002 Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish & British Film Best Actress Another Life Won [12]

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