Antonia Geraldine Audrey Lee Bernath (born 1980/1981) is an English actress, voiceover artist and singer. She began her career in the CBS series ''

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'' (2005) and the

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film '' Kisna: The Warrior Poet'' (2005). She then starred in the films ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2009), and the ITV2 drama ''

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'' (2009). She had recurring roles in the ABC series ''

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'' (2015) and the final series of ''

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'' (2015).

Early life

Bernath was born in London to English-Norwegian mother Sarah and American father Paul. Bernath spent her early childhood in Virginia before returning to England when she was 11. At 13, her mother passed away, and she was subsequently brought up in

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by her maternal grandmother Audrey Goodrich. Bernath attended Godolphin School in Salisbury and joined the

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. She began her studies English literature at

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, but changed her mind and decided to pursue acting. She graduated from

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on a scholarship.

Career

Bernath was the face of

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Clean and Clear facewash for an International Campaign. She made her television debut in the 2003 Hogmanay special episode of '' Monarch of the Glen'' as Becky Body. She appeared in a 2004 installment of the anthology ''

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'' on

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. In 2005, Bernath made her feature film debut in '' Kisna: The Warrior Poet'' as Katherine Beckett, making her one of the first leading British actresses in a

film. A ''Hindustan Times'' review declared her performance "good" and "cutely pleasing". That same year, she portrayed

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in the

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minseries ''

'' (2005) alongside

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and

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. Her further television roles include portraying Lucy Bellham in '' Heartbeat'', and Nikki Brown, a semi-regular, in '' Holby City''. Bernath went on to appear in the film ''

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'' in 2007, as posh totty Chloe, and can also be seen playing the Weather Girl for Radio Sunshine, in the

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film

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. She played a leading role, Charlotte Arc, in the 2009 ITV2 drama ''

''. alongside

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, and

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. A review in The Morton Report described her performance in Trinity as "consistently strong". Bernath was cast as jealous sister Jimi in British thriller film ''

'', co-starring Richard E. Grant and

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. In 2012, Bernath appeared in ''

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'' on the West End, a stage adaptation of the film of the same title, as Florence Mackenzie, the fiancée of

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(

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). Bernath starred in the 2013 comedy films '' Stalled'' and '' Powder Room'', the latter alongside

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. In 2015, she had recurring roles as Susan Borman, wife of astronaut Frank Borman, in the ABC period drama ''

'' and Laura Edmunds in the final season of

on ITV. In video games, Bernath voiced Syanna in '' The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine'' and an Imperial Commander in '' Star Wars: Battlefront''. Bernath co-starred as Dr. Susan Gibbs in the Fox medical drama pilot ''Zoobiquity'' with

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and

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. In 2018, Bernath joined 26 other celebrities at

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, to perform an original Christmas song called "

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", written and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn. The song was recorded in aid of

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and was released digitally through independent record label

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on 30 November 2018 under the artist name

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. The music video debuted exclusively with The Sun on 29 November 2018 and had its first TV showing on '' Good Morning Britain'' on 30 November 2018. The song peaked at number two on the iTunes pop chart.

Personal life

Bernath married Oliver Cockerham in 2015. The couple have two children.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Stage

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernath, Antonia Living people 1980s births 21st-century English actresses 21st-century English singers 21st-century English women Actresses from Virginia Actresses from Wiltshire Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses of European descent in Bollywood films Actresses of European descent in Indian films Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Alumni of the University of Cambridge English film actresses English people of American descent English people of Norwegian descent English television actresses English stage actresses English women singers European actresses in Bollywood European actresses in India People educated at Godolphin School Year of birth missing (living people)