Lyndsey Marshal (born 16 June 1978) is an English actress best known for her performance in '' The Hours'', and as the recurring character

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on HBO's ''

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'', and as Lady Sarah Hill in BBC period drama ''

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''.

Biography

Marshal was born in

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, England. She attended Old Trafford Junior School and

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. After studying the classics at college for a career in archaeology, she applied to the

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. Her first major part was in the play ''Fireface'' at the

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, which she took just before graduation. In 2001 she won the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Newcomer in 2001 for her performances in ''Redundant'' at the Royal Court Theatre and ''Boston Marriage'' at the

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. In 2003, she won the TMA Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream.'' Since then she has performed leading roles in fourteen theatre productions, most recently alongside

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in the 2009 West End production ''Three Days of Rain.'' In 2011 she appeared in ''

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'' at the National Theatre. Marshal has appeared in the films '' The Hours'' alongside

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, and ''

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'', directed by

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. Marshal starred as Cleopatra in HBO's ''Rome''. Since 2009 she has played Lady Sarah Hill in the three series of the

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drama ''

'' and, with

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, in the BBC TV film '' A Short Stay in Switzerland''. She starred also in ITV's new series of

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's Marple. In January 2013 Marshal played

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, wife of Eric Blair, in the BBC Radio 4 drama ''The Real George Orwell – Homage to Catalonia''. She also played Queen Gertrude in the radio drama series “Elsinore”.

Filmography

Theatre

Awards

*2001

Critics' Circle Theatre Award The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, originally called ''Drama'' Theatre Awards up to 1990, are British theatrical awards presented annually for the closing year's theatrical achievements. The winners, from theatre throughout the United Kingdom, ar ...

Best Newcomer (''Redundant'' / ''The Boston Marriage'') *''nomination'' 2002 Evening Standard Award Best Newcomer (''Redundant'' / ''The Boston Marriage'') *''nomination'' 2002

Olivier Award The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known as ...

Best Supporting Actress ('' The Boston Marriage'') *2003

TMA Theatre Award The UK Theatre Awards, established in 1991 and known before 2011 as the TMA Awards, are presented annually by UK Theatre (formerly the Theatrical Management Association) in recognition of creative excellence and outstanding work in regional theat ...

Best Supporting Actress (''

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'') *''nomination'' 2006

Ian Charleson Award The Ian Charleson Awards are theatrical awards that reward the best classical stage performances in Britain by actors under age 30. The awards are named in memory of the renowned British actor Ian Charleson, and are run by the '' Sunday Times'' n ...

(''The Hypochondriac'') *2016 1st International Film Festival & Awards – Macao Best Actress ('' Trespass Against Us'')

References

External links

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Lyndsey Marshal's National Theatre member profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshal, Lyndsey 1978 births Actresses from Manchester English film actresses English television actresses English stage actresses English radio actresses English voice actresses English Shakespearean actresses Living people Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama 21st-century English actresses People educated at Lostock High School