Victoria Willing

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Victoria Willing
Born1959 (age 6465)
Marylebone, Central London, England, United Kingdom
OccupationActress
Children1
Parents
Relatives Nick Willing (brother)

Victoria C. Willing (born 1959) [1] is a British actress known for her work on The Inbetweeners and various Jim Henson Company productions. [2] In January 2020, Willing appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Gwen Hubbard, [3] and in August 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC medical drama Casualty . [4]

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Early life

In 1959, Willing was born in Marylebone, Central London to artist parents. She is the daughter of Dame Paula Rego and Victor Willing. [5]

Personal life

Willing has a daughter, Grace Smart, a set designer born in 1993, by actor and comedian Andy Smart. [6]

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References

  1. Victoria C. Willing, born Marylebone, Q4 1959. Mother's maiden name: De Figueiroa Rego. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
  2. Citations:
    • "Victoria Willing". Just Voices Agency. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
    • "Victoria Willing". Spotlight . Retrieved 31 January 2018.
    • "Victoria Willing". The Agency. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
    • "Interview with Victoria Willing – Writer of Spring Offensive – Omnibus". London Theatre 1. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
    • "Spring Offensive review: A brilliant update on Abigail's Party" . The Independent. 23 April 2017. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. Writer: Maggie Innes; Director: John Maidens; Producer: Peter Leslie Wild (22 January 2020). "Wait Problem". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.
  4. Writer: Hamish Wright; Director: Katherine Churcher; Producer: Loretta Preece (22 August 2020). "Episode 42". Casualty. BBC. BBC One.
  5. Citations:
  6. Smurthwaite, Nick (19 June 2017). "Designer Grace Smart: 'I once broke into a theatre at 7am to repaint the stage'". The Stage. Retrieved 9 June 2022.