Saskia Reeves

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Saskia Reeves
Born (1961-08-16) August 16, 1961 (age 63)
Paddington, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1984–present
Children2

Saskia Reeves (born August 16, 1961) is an English actress, known for her roles in films including Close My Eyes (1991) and I.D. (1995), Our Kind of Traitor (2016), in the 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune , and in TV series, including as a series regular in Luther (2010), Shetland (2016), and Slow Horses (2022–present).

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Early life and education

Saskia Reeves was born in August 16, 1961 [1] [2] of a Dutch mother and English father, and brought up in Twickenham and Paddington, London.[ citation needed ] Reeves attended the Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton.[ citation needed ]

According to Reeves, her father was an actor, writer and singer. As a teenager, while her parents did not encourage her, she and her sister attended weekend acting workshops "for a laugh". Reeves was faring poorly in high school, missing classes and not doing homework, and didn't take her university-qualifying A-level exams. She discovered "drama school" as an alternative to university that didn't require A-levels; it sounded like "brilliant fun" and would give her three years to figure out her future. [3] She attended London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. [4] She then worked for a year and a half as a waitress before getting a "decent job in a theatre in Wales", followed by other jobs, until she concluded, "I could earn a living at this". [3]

Career

Early in her career Reeves performed in puppet shows [5] and in satirical revues at the Covent Garden Community Theatre.[ citation needed ] Her television credits include Spooks , The Commander , and the Bodies finale.

Her stage work includes productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company and at London's Royal National Theatre. [6] In 2008, she starred in English Touring Theatre's revival of Athol Fugard's Hello and Goodbye at the Trafalgar Studios in London. [7]

In 2010, she starred as Anne Darwin, the wife of John Darwin, in BBC4's Canoe Man, a dramatization of the John Darwin disappearance case, [8] and co-starred in the BBC1 series Luther .[ citation needed ]

In 2011, Reeves played the matriarch, Anna Brangwen, in the first part of William Ivory's two-part adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's novels The Rainbow and Women in Love , first shown on BBC4. [9]

She co-stars with Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas in the Apple TV series Slow Horses (2022–present).

Reeves has also done voice work, including commercials, narration, and book readings. [10]

Personal life

Reeves has two children. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Antonia and Jane Antonia McGill
1991 December Bride Sarah Gilmartin
1991 Close My Eyes Natalie / Sister
1991 The Bridge Isobel Heatherington
1994 Traps Louise Duffield
1995 Butterfly Kiss Miriam
1995 I.D. Lynda
1996 Different for Girls Jean
1998 L.A. Without a Map Joy
1999 Heart Maria Ann McCardle
2003 The Tesseract Rosa
2008 Me and Orson Welles Barbara Luddy
2013 Anna (originally Mindscape)Michelle Greene
2013Nyphomaniac: Vol. 1Nurse
2015 The Program Conference doctor
2016 Our Kind of Traitor Tamara
2016The Prime MinisterUS President
2020Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary TapesMaddalena Fagandini / Jen / Actor / Mary Wollstonecraft
2020 Shadows Mother
2021 Creation Stories Helen
2021 The Outrun Annie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984Last Day of SummerLindaTV movie
1985 A Woman of Substance EdwinaEpisode: #1.3
1985 Lytton's Diary Pretty GirlEpisode 1.2: "Daddy's Girls"
1989 Theatre Night Greta SamsaEpisode: "Metamorphosis"
1990 Screen Two RosieEpisode: "Children Crossing"
1991 Screenplay Antonia McGillEpisode: "Antonia and Jane"
19914 PlayHelenEpisode: "In the Border Country"
1994Citizen LockeLady MarshamTV movie
1994 Performance Irina ShestovaEpisode: "Summer Day's Dream"
1995 The Perfect Match BridgetTV movie
1995 Cruel Train Selina RobertsTV movie
1997 Plotlands Chloe Marsh
1999 A Christmas Carol Mrs. CratchitTV movie
2000 Dune Lady Jessica Atreides Episodes 1.2-3
2003 Suspicion Julie HopcroftEpisodes: 1.1-3
2003 Waking the Dead Dr. Laurie PooleEpisodes 3.5-6: "Breaking Glass: Part 1 & 2"
2004 A Line in the Sand Meryl RodgersTV mini-series
2004 Island at War Cassie Mahy
2005 The Commander Eileen JuddEpisode: #2.1-2: "Virus (Part One & Two)"
2005 If... Mary AltonEpisode 2.4: "If... TV Goes Down the Tube"
2005The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan DoyleLouise DoyleTV movie
2005 Afterlife Sheila Rabey
2006 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Eileen EdwardsEpisode 5.1: "Natural Causes"
2006 MI-5 Sally / Sally BernardEpisodes 5.6-7: "Hostage Takers: Part 1 & 2"
2006 Bodies Mary DoddEpisode 2.11: "The Finale"
2007The Last Days of the RajLady MountbattenTV movie
2007 Silent Witness DS Maureen Steele
2008 The Fixer Andrea GreeneEpisode 1.4
2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983Mandy WymerTV movie
2010Canoe ManAnne DarwinTV movie
2010 Luther DSU Rose TellerSeason 1
2010–12 Wallander Vanja AnderssonEpisodes 2.3 "The Fifth Woman" (2010), 3.1 "An Event in Autumn" (2012)
2010–2016 Midsomer Murders Marcia Macintyre, Summer PittEpisodes 13.2: "The Sword of Guillaume" (2010), 18.4: "A Dying Art" (2016)
2011 Lewis Alison McLennanEpisode 5.1: "Old, Unhappy, Far Off Things"
2011 Women in Love Anna BrangwenTV mini-series
2011 Page Eight Anthea CatchesideTV movie
2012 One Night SallyTV mini-series
2012 Playhouse Presents Teddy BrookmanEpisode 1.1 "The Minor Character"
2013 Vera Laura MarsdenEpisode 3.2 "Poster Child"
2013 NTSF:SD:SUV P.M.O.T.R.N.Episode 3.10 "U-KO'ed"
2014 Salting the Battlefield Anthea CatchesideTV movie
2014 From There to Here ClaireTV mini-series. Episodes 1.1-3
2015 Wolf Hall Johane WilliamsonTV mini-series. Episodes 1.1 "Three Card Trick", 1.2 "Entirely Beloved", 1.3 "Anna Regina", 1.4 "The Devil's Spit", 1.6 "Master of Phantoms"
2016 Shetland Freya GaldieSeries 3 (5 episodes)
2017 Silent Witness DS Maureen SteeleEpisodes 20.3 "Discovery: Part 1", 20.4 "Discovery: Part 2)"
2017Redemption RoadMrs. HalesTV movie
2017 The Child in Time ThelmaTV movie
2018 Collateral Deborah CliffordTV mini-series. Episodes 1.1, 1.4
2019 Death in Paradise Frances ComptonEpisode: "Beyond the Shining Sea: Part Two"
2020 Belgravia EllisTV mini-series
2020 Us Connie PetersenTV mini-series
2020 Roadkill Helen LaurenceEpisodes 1.2-4
2022–present Slow Horses Catherine StandishMain role
2024 Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game Herself (Narrator)3 Episodes (BBC)

Shorts

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999TIcks
2001BubblesAnnie
2004The KnickermanMum
2006Fast LearnersLynda
2013UnoriginalBeatrice
2015Be NowKaren
2015Out for a WalkMother

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010National Theatre Live: A Disappearing NumberRuth Minnen
2017King Lear: Live from Shakespeare's GlobeKent
2019The Tragedy of King Richard the SecondBushy / Green / Duchess of York National Theatre Live

Audio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Dr. Who: The Monthly AdventuresCarmen Rega (voice)

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