Frances Grey (actress)
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Frances Grey (born 1970 in
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) is a Scottish actress, perhaps most well known for her portrayal of D.S. Kate Beauchamp in the
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'' (2001). The original production was based on a
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. Grey also starred in the subsequent installments ''Messiah 2: Vengeance is Mine'' (2003) and ''Messiah 3: the Promise'' (2004) which were written directly for television.


Early life

She attended
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in Edinburgh, graduated from
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with a degree in English and drama. Frances then went on to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.Hendry, Steve (22 August 2004
Dead Funny; Exclusive: Scots Star Frances Grey Lifts the Lid on the TV Drama That Makes Silence of the Lambs Look like Bambi
The Sunday Mail, retrieved 21 October 2014


Career

Some of her earlier roles were as Jane in the film '' Crimetime'' (1996), as Jenny Roach in the TV series ''Accused'' (1996), as Dr. Davies in the TV documentary series ''Living Proof'' (1997), as Amelia Sedley in the 1998 BBC adaptation of '' Vanity Fair''. as Violet in the film '' Janice Beard 45 WPM'',.(1999) as Jackie Brett in the TV series ''Reach for the Moon'' (2000) and as Elaine in the TV series ''The Secret World of Michael Fry'' (2000).Frances Grey, Actress, Filmography
IMDb (Internet Movie Database), Retrieved 21 October 2014
She also played as Lucy Slater in the TV series ''Murder in Mind'' (2002), as Jessie in the TV series ''The Key'' (2003), as Ellie Peters in the TV series ''
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'' (2005), as Caroline Jensen in the TV series ''
Sea of Souls ''Sea of Souls'' is a BBC paranormal drama series, recounting the fictional activities of a group of investigators into psychic and other paranormal events. Produced in-house by BBC Scotland and for the final season by Carnival Films, init ...
'' (2006), as Hannah in the TV series ''Where the Heart is'' (2006), as Suzanne in the play ''Monks'' by Des Dillon in Edinburgh in 2007,Devlin, Vivien (18 March 2007
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Edinburgh Guide, Retrieved 21 October 2014
as Louise Whately and Liz Beamish in the TV soap ''
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'' (2005 and 2008), as Janice Hylton in the TV series ''
Foyle's War ''Foyle's War'' is a British detective drama television series set during and shortly after the Second World War, created by '' Midsomer Murders'' screenwriter and author Anthony Horowitz and commissioned by ITV after the long-running series ...
'' (2008) as Caroline Page and Rhona Campbell in the Scottish TV series ''
Taggart ''Taggart'' is a Scottish detective fiction television programme created by Glenn Chandler, who wrote many of the episodes, and made by STV Studios for the ITV network. It originally ran as the miniseries "Killer" from 6 until 20 Septembe ...
'' (1997 and 2008) and as prison psychiatrist Marianne McKee in BBC Scotland's TV soap-opera ''
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'' (2009). Grey played as Mary Place in the TV series ''
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'' (2009), as Samantha Jackson in the short film ''Downturn'' (2010), as Sonia Thomas and Natalie Layfield in the TV series ''
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'' (2007 and 2011), as Janice in the TV film in three parts '' The Widower'' (2014), as Jess Collins in the TV detective series ''
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'' (2014), as Slan Gleeson in the TV medical soap '' Holby City'' (2014) and as Al Ferguson in the short film ''Perfect State'' (2014). In 2014 she was filming the TV series ''Home Fires''.


Personal life

She was married to Nick Powell from 2005 to 2011. She has one child with playwright John Donnelly.


Filmography


Film


Television


Radio


Theatre credits


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grey, Frances Living people Scottish radio actresses Scottish television actresses 1970 births Actresses from Edinburgh People educated at the Mary Erskine School Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art