Bryony Hannah (born 1984) is a British actress, best known as Cynthia Miller in

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's ''

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''.

Personal life

The daughter of a teacher and a retired Royal Navy lieutenant-commander, Hannah comes from

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, and after leaving school worked in a pub in

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. She was then accepted to

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, having won a

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. In 2014, Hannah gave birth to her first child.

Career

Hannah received an Olivier Award Nomination for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for her role as Mary Tilford in '' The Children's Hour''. Several reviews of that production mentioned that Hannah was a "virtual unknown" and "stole the show." Her other stage roles include performances in ''Earthquakes in London'', ''Every Good Boy Deserves Favour'', ''The Pillowman'', ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' and ''War Horse''. In 2017, she appeared in the posthumous premiere of Olivier Award winner

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's final play ''Twilight Song'', alongside Adam Garcia and Paul Higgins. She also appeared in ''

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'' as Christine and provided the voice of Padget, Pando's carer, in the

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TV series, ''

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''. She is perhaps best known for her work on ''

''. Her character, Nurse Cynthia Miller, was in the initial cast of characters of season one. During the course of the show, Cynthia decided she was being called to a religious life, and she became a nun. Her character lived as a nun at Nonnatus House, where she also worked as a midwife. Hannah left the series after season six.

Filmography

References

External links

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Royal Academy of Dramatic Art profile
1980s births Living people English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 21st-century English actresses {{England-actor-stub