Cathryn Bradshaw

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Cathryn Bradshaw
Born
Cathryn Ann Bradshaw

(1964-01-13) 13 January 1964 (age 59)
Alma mater Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (1987)
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
Spouse(s) Mark Strong
(m. 1989; div. ????)
Guy Lankester
(m. 2001; div. 2006)

Cathryn Bradshaw (born 13 January 1964, Blackpool) is an English actress known for her role in Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit .

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Background

Cathryn Bradshaw was born in Blackpool in 1964 and brought up in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire where she attended Breck School. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, alongside Louise Plowright and Mark Strong, and graduated in 1987. [1]

She married actor Mark Strong in Lancashire in 1989, but the marriage ended in divorce after only a few years.[ citation needed ]

Career

Bradshaw's first television role came in 1988 when she played the Princess in an episode of The Storyteller . The following year she appeared in an episode of Inspector Morse ("The Secret of Bay 5B") and in the 1989 comedy musical film, Bert Rigby, You're a Fool alongside Robert Lindsay and Robbie Coltrane.

Then in 1990, she played Melanie in the acclaimed BBC television drama Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit opposite Charlotte Coleman. She also appeared in four episodes of the ITV crime drama Chancer . She made a number of television appearances throughout the 1990s,. [2] In 1996, Bradshaw appeared at the National Theatre in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace , and from 1997 to 1999 she was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company [ citation needed ] She has also appeared in Down to Earth and Midsomer Murders . [2]

In 2003, she played Paula in romantic drama film, The Mother opposite Daniel Craig, and in 2004 she played Mary Webb in the BBC musical drama Blackpool . [2] She appeared in two films in 2006. Firstly, the romantic comedy Venus , as Jillian. She appeared in the psychological thriller Like Minds as Helen Colbie. She played Margaret Littlefair in the satirical black comedy television series Suburban Shootout which aired on Five and Paramount Comedy in the United Kingdom. In 2007, she appeared in an episode of the BBC sitcom Lead Balloon . [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1989 Bert Rigby, You're a Fool Laurel Pennington
2003 The Mother Paula
2006 Venus Jillian
2006 Like Minds Helen Colbie

Television

YearTitleRole
1988 The Storyteller Princess
1989 Inspector Morse Janice
1990 Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Melanie
1990 Chancer Sonya Morris
1990 Portrait of a Marriage Chambermaid
1991 Boon Meia
1991 Casualty Monica Larwood
1992 Agatha Christie's Poirot Mary Drower
1993Black Daisies for the BrideYoung Kathleen
1993 Frank Stubbs Promotes Joanne
1995 The Bill Anna Fox
1999 People Like Us
2000The Tree with the Golden ApplesMarieke (voice)
2003 Down to Earth Jude
2004 Midsomer Murders Anne Marr
2004 Peep Show Dance class leader
2004 Blackpool Mary Webb
2005 The Last Detective Vicky Kingwell
2005 The Golden Hour Beth Stanley
2005Look at Me I'm BeautifulEmma Westerly
2006–2007 Suburban Shootout Margaret Littlefair
2007 Lead Balloon Sheryl
2009 Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle Various roles

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References

  1. "The Ridings Arts Centre and The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School". The Ridings Arts Centre. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Cathryn Bradshaw". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 5 November 2008.