Mary Louise Woodvine (born 14 July 1967) is a British television actress who appeared as Mary Harkinson in the BBC soap EastEnders in 2003. Her father is the actor John Woodvine.

Mary Woodvine
Born
Mary Louise Woodvine

(1967-07-14) 14 July 1967 (age 57)
NationalityBritish
Alma materRoyal Welsh College of Music & Drama
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
FamilyJohn Woodvine (father)

Life and career

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Woodvine was born in Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Hammersmith, London. She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and was a core member of Kneehigh Theatre.[1] She has performed in Doc Martin, Born and Bred, Doctors, Noah's Ark, Our Friends in the North, Casualty, The Jury, Pie in the Sky, Grafters, Wycliffe, Down to Earth, Heartbeat and Murder City. In 1994, she played Aurelia Took in the science-fiction drama TV series Space Precinct. She also appeared as Miss Lamplighter in The Worst Witch (1998–2001), from 2005 to 2006, as Judge Morag Hughes in five episodes of Judge John Deed, and she also appears as Mrs. Teague in the 2015 TV series of Poldark.

In 2003, she starred as Evangeline Blight in the Cornish-language short film Blight, co-starring Richard Coyle.[2] Woodvine starred in the award-winning 2007 psychological thriller film The Lark which premièred at the Cambridge Film Festival.[3]

Woodvine, along with Rory Wilton, Jerome Wright and Kirsty Osmon, developed poet Murray Lachlan Young's first play, The Incomers, during a residency at The Space, Dartington Hall Trust.[4] Woodvine created the role of Celia through a series of workshops and in the production's inaugural tour, which ran from April to May 2013.[5]

Woodvine starred in the 2019 film Bait, a drama film written and directed by her partner Mark Jenkin[6] and in 2022 played the lead role in his next film Enys Men.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
2000 Maisie's Catch Unknown Short
2006 The 12 Inch Pianist The Delivery Woman Short
2007 The Midnight Drives Cafe Owner
Dressing Granite Jenny
The Lark Niamh
New Boots Susan Short
2011 Intruders Teacher
2015 Bronco's House The Sister Short
2017 Stalemate Liz Short
2019 Bait Sandra Leigh
2021 Why Would You? Brenda
2022 The Birdwatcher The Veteran Short
Mab Hudel Mam Short
Enys Men The Volunteer
TBA Daddy's Head Mary Post-production[7]

Television

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Year Film Role Notes
1991 Shrinks Sarah Neale Episode: "Episode #1.4"
1992–2006 Heartbeat Cath Wainwright / Susie 2 episodes
1993 15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight Margaret Harris's assistant Television film
1993–2003 Eastenders Mary / Melanie 7 episodes
1993–2006 Casualty Stella Snowden / WPC Gowell / Andrea 5 episodes
1994–1995 Space Precinct Officer Aurelia Took 25 episodes
1996 The Tide of Life Lizzie Rowan 3 episodes
Our Friends in the North Alison Episode: "1979"
Element of Doubt Lucy Television film
1997 McLibel! Jane Laporte Episode: "Episode #1.2"
Wycliffe Margaret Ezzard Episode: "On Account"
Pie in the Sky P.C. Jane Morton 7 episodes
1998 Noah's Ark Jan Richardson Episode: "Deep Waters"
Grafters Mary 3 episodes
2000 Badger Mary Fletcher Episode: "Troubled Waters"
2001 The Worst Witch Lynne Lamplighter Episode: "Art Wars"
Down to Earth Michelle 2 episodes
2003 Born and Bred Aggie Driscoll 2 episodes
The Bill Kim Galanski Episode: "Twenty-Twenty Hindsight"
2004–2015 Doc Martin Joy Cronk 4 episodes
2005–2006 Judge John Deed Morag Hughes 7 episodes
2006 Murder City Erica Drummond Episode: "Wives and Lovers"
Coming Up Vicky Episode: "The Animator"
2007 Doctors Sally West 4 episodes
2011 Nettlecatfish Mum TV short
The Jury Alison Lowther Episode: "Episode #2.2"
2015 Poldark Mrs. Teague 3 episodes
2016 Delicious Nurse Victoria Episode: "Death Comes to All"

References

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  1. ^ "Cast | The Incomers". theincomers.co.uk. 2013. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013. a core member of Kneehigh Theatre
  2. ^ "Cornish Language Partnership : Blight". magakernow.org.uk. 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Cambridge Film Festival review – The Lark | Moore Than This". moorethanthis.wordpress.com. 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  4. ^ Tony Gussin (2013). "Sassy sexy drama comes to Barnstaple – What's on – North Devon Gazette". northdevongazette.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Mary Woodvine | The Incomers". theincomers.co.uk. 2013. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  6. ^ Trewhela, Lee (20 August 2019). "Stunning film shows there's more to Cornwall than Poldark". cornwalllive. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Daddy's Head". AMP.
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