Miranda Hennessy (born 12 January in

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...

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) is a British stage and film actress. In 2014, she starred in ''

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'' and an episode of ''

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''.

Biography

She went to Hutton Primary School in

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, near

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, Redland High School in Bristol and Talbot Heath School in

. She is best known for her roles in BBC's

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, ''

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'', ''

'', '' The Royals''. She also starred in the film ''

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'' which was released in the United Kingdom by E1 Entertainment. She has a BA Hons from Middlesex University and went to the drama school

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. In 2014, she guest starred in ''

'' on

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and

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. In 2015, she starred in ''

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'' with

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and ''

'' on

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. In 2018, she appeared in ''

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'' in the episode ''"To Have and to Hold"'' as Hannah on

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She appeared in ''

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'' in October 2018. She appeared in

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and

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* * 1986 births Living people English film actresses Actors from Dorset English stage actresses Alumni of the Drama Studio London Alumni of Middlesex University {{England-film-actor-stub