Rebecca Gethings | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977 (age 47–48) Alberta, Canada |
| Alma mater | Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Children | 2 |
Rebecca Gethings is a British actress best known for her roles in film and television comedies such as The Thick of It , Extras , The Mimic , David Brent: Life on the Road and Call the Midwife .
Rebecca Gethings was born in 1977 in Alberta, Canada, and moved to Berkshire, England, with her family whilst still a child. She trained as an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. [1]
Gethings has collaborated several times with Armando Iannucci, improvising with the US cast of Veep , in which she also appears. [2] Iannucci later cast her as Helen Hatley, the ambitious special adviser to Nicola Murray in the fourth and final series of The Thick of It . [3]
Gethings played Lizzie in episode 4 of 'Extras', directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. In 2016, she worked again with Gervais, playing Miriam, the head of Human Resources in David Brent: Life on the Road. [4]
In 2017, Gethings appeared as Jane in Mad to Be Normal .
In March 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Fran Claverley. [5]
From January 2023, Gethings portrayed Sister Veronica in the twelfth series of BBC period drama Call the Midwife . [6] [7] [8] She later told Radio Times: "I was just blown away by how welcome I was made by the cast. How kind and generous they all were to me, and patient. I love Sister Veronica because she’s naughty, and so I hope she gets to do a little bit more naughtiness." [9]
Gethings has voiced a number of animated characters for children's television, advertising campaigns and documentaries. and was the voice of Maiya the Meerkat in the Compare The Market TV advertising campaign. [10]
Gethings' stage work includes The Vegemite Tales at The Venue (2006), [11] [12] [13] Blessie Blatt in Chicken Soup with Barley at the Royal Court Theatre [14] (which was later produced as a radio play for BBC Radio 3, featuring Gethings in the same role) [15] and the West End theatre production of Maxim Gorky's Vassa.
Gethings' long time partner is the Emmy award-winning animation director Tom Brass. [16] [17] They have two children. In May 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom, Gethings and her then three-year-old daughter produced a podcast titled Dear Crocodile. [18] [19]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | EastEnders | Nurse | Episode dated 19 March 2001 |
| 2002 | Attachments | Ruth Goodman | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Comedy Lab | Becca | Series 6 episode 2: Clitheroe |
| 2005 | Extras | Lizzie | Series 1 episode 4: Les Dennis |
| 2008 | Doctors | Andrea Quigley | Series 10 episode 84 |
| 2008–2009 | Freezing | Kim | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Not Going Out | Dawn | Series 3 episode 2: Winner |
| The Omid Djalili Show | Beth | 1 episode | |
| 2010 | Dani's House | Miss Batstone | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Holby City | Rosalind Timms | Series 13 episode 39 |
| Iconicles | Shelly the tortoise | Voice | |
| My Family | Vera | Series 11 episode 11: A Night Out | |
| 2012 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret | Head Juror | 1 episode |
| The Thick of It | Helen Hatley | Series 4; 4 episodes | |
| A Young Doctor's Notebook & Other Stories | Margarita | 1 episode | |
| Little Crackers | Mum | ||
| 2013 | Drifters | Gabby | Series 1 episode 3: Work Experience |
| 2014 | Veep | Bank of England lady | 1 episode |
| The Mimic | Harriet | 5 episodes | |
| BBC Comedy Feeds | Aoife | 1 episode | |
| 2015 | Cradle to Grave | Ruby / Woman at dinner dance | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Love, Nina | Yoga Teacher | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Quacks | Mrs. Roberts / Estelle Rogers | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Doctors | Barbara Buckland | Series 19 episode 154 |
| 2019 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Roamy Cusack | Episode: The Offered Fallacy |
| 2020 | There She Goes | Leila | Series 2 episode 3: Headspace |
| Doctors | Fran Claverley | Series 21 episode 90 | |
| Feel Good | Chella Goble | 2 episodes | |
| 2022 | The Serpent Queen | Eleanor of Austria | Series 1; 6 episodes |
| Breeders | Rheumatologist | Series 3 episode 4: No Body | |
| 2023–present | Call the Midwife | Sister Veronica | Series 12; 8 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | Katie / Llama / Mort / Polly | UK version |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Blind Productions Project | Woman | Short |
| 2006 | Casino Royale | Hot Room Technician #2 | |
| 2016 | David Brent: Life on the Road | Miriam Clark | |
| The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind the Myth | Narrator | ||
| 2017 | Mad to Be Normal | Jane Simons | |
| You, Me and Him | Biggles Tilsbury | ||
| 2018 | There Are No Dividends | Claire Brady | Short |
| 2022 | Scrooge: A Christmas Carol | Ethel Cratchit / Harty | |
| 2023 | The Critic | Joan Harris | |
| Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Hens / Factory workers / Lady | Additional voices |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Iris Wildthyme | Susie Hepcat | Episode: A Lift in Time |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kinect Sports | Crowds / Announcer | Xbox 360 |
| 2018 | Vampyr | Mary Reid / Cristina Popa / Charlotte Ashbury / Lottie Paxton / Hsiao Shun / Morrigan / The Red Queen | PlayStation 4 |
| 2021 | The Forgotten City | Fabia | PlayStation 5 |
| 2023 | Peppa Pig World Adventures | Mummy Pig | Nintendo Switch |
| 2024 | Foamstars | Gwyn's mom | PlayStation 5 |
| Star Wars Outlaws | Jedi fighter / Pilot fighter / troopers | Xbox Series X |