Rebecca Jane Lacey (born 20 April 1965) is an English actress.Internet Movie Databas
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Early life

She was born in

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, England, the daughter of actor

Ronald Lacey Ronald William Lacey (28 September 1935 – 15 May 1991) was an English actor. He made numerous television and film appearances over a 30-year period. His roles included Harris in ''Porridge'' (1977), Frankie in the Bud Spencer comedy '' Ch ...

and actress Mela White.

Career

Lacey is best known for her roles as Irene Stuart (series 4) in '' Monarch of the Glen'', the feisty Dr. George Woodman in ''

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'' (having previously made two guest appearances in the series as patients in 1991 and 1994), and ditzy but kind-hearted Hilary in ''

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''. She has also played a number of roles in ''

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'' and many other TV series. In 1992 she appeared in the film ''

Carry On Columbus ''Carry On Columbus'' is a 1992 British comedy film, the 31st and final release in the ''Carry On'' film series (1958–1992). The film was a belated entry to the series, following 1978's ''Carry On Emmannuelle''. It was produced to coincide ...

'' and followed it up in 1996 with an appearance in the

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/WGBH comedy '' Heavy Weather'' written by

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and starring

Peter O'Toole Peter Seamus O'Toole (; 2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was a British stage and film actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic ...

. She has appeared in a number of theatre productions including a season with

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in Terry Johnson's ''Dead Funny'' in the West End and ''

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'' by

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Personal life

Lacey and her husband Paul Harrison have a son, Charlie, born in November 2002, and a daughter, Betsy May, born in November 2005. She has also appeared supporting the One campaign founded by actress

Claire Goose Claire Goose (born 10 February 1975) is a British actress. She played Tina Seabrook, a nurse in BBC One's ''Casualty'', DS Mel Silver in '' Waking the Dead'', and Sergeant (later Inspector) Rachel Weston in ITV's ''The Bill''. She also narrated ...

's brother Duncan, selling bottled water in order to fund projects to provide clean drinking water around the world particularly in Africa. The campaign advert featured Lacey, Claire Goose,

David Tennant David John Tennant (''né'' McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor (2005–2010 and 2013) in the BBC science-fiction TV show '' Doctor Who'', reprising the rol ...

Hugo Speer Hugo Alexander Speer (born 17 March 1968) is an English actor and director. Early life and education Hugo Speer was born in Harrogate in the then West Riding of Yorkshire and educated at Harrogate Grammar School. He studied acting at the Arts E ...

and

Ian Kelsey Ian Kelsey (born 17 December 1966) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Dave Glover in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', Patrick Spiller in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', DI Richard Mayne in the ITV crime drama '' Blue Murder'' ...

. She has also provided a number of TV advertising voiceovers.

Television filmography

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2022 (S7 E2) - Betty Rose *

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'' 2015 ("The Wolf of Wallbrook") - Cindy *

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2013 4eps Laura Tyler 2010 1ep Ella Mackie * ''

'' 2007 (episode 475) - Shiela Morgan * '' Hustle'' 2005 ("Confessions") - Juliette Keyes * ''

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'' 2005 ("Blast From The Past") - Louise Parry * '' M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team'' 2005 (series 2 episode 3) - Ruth Baxter * ''

Murder in Suburbia ''Murder in Suburbia'' is a British television drama series first broadcast on ITV on 13 March 2004. The series focuses on the work of DS Emma Scribbins (Lisa Faulkner) and DI Kate Ashurst (Caroline Catz), police detectives assigned to the mur ...

'' 2004 (" Millionaire's Row") - Hannah Finch * '' Monarch of the Glen'' 2004 (Series 4 eps 1-8) - Irene * '' Murder in Mind'' 2002 ("Memories") - Jenny Wilsher * ''

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'' 1999 (various episodes) - RSPB Officer Claire Armitage * ''

'' 1997-99 (various episodes) - Dr Georgina 'George' Woodman * ''

'' 1997 ("Once Bitten") - Diane Holloway * ''

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'' 1996 ("Fun Times for Swingers") - Anne-Marie Pearce * '' Game On'' ("Bad Timing") 1995 - Claudia * ''

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'' 1995 (The Smiths) - Carol Smith * '' The Darling Buds of May'' 1993 (2 episodes) - Marion Winters * ''

'' 1989–93 (Series 1-5) - Hilary * '' Hannay'' 1989 ("The Confidence Man") - Florence Peterson * ''

'' 1989 ("Street Games and Board Games") - Debbie * '' News at Twelve'' 1988 (various episodes) - Sharon Doyle * ''

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'' 1987 (various episodes) - Emily * ''

Home to Roost ''Home to Roost'' is a British sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television between 19 April 1985 and 19 January 1990. Written by Eric Chappell, it stars John Thaw as Henry Willows and Reece Dinsdale as his teenaged son Matthew. The premise is that ...

'' 1986–89 (3 episodes) - Julie Willows * ''

Lovejoy ''Lovejoy'' is a British television comedy-drama mystery series, based on the novels by John Grant under the pen name Jonathan Gash. The show, which ran to 71 episodes over six series, was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 10 January 19 ...

'' 1986 ("To Sleep No More") - Receptionist * ''

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'' 1986 (''To Be or Not to Be'') - Maggie Robertson * ''

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'' (1985) - Receptionist * ''

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'' 1984 ("Fools Rush In") - Gloria Pelham * ''

'' 1984 ("It's Not Such a Bad Job After All") - video shop assistant

Filmography

* ''

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'' 2011 - Thea Matthews * ''

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'' 2001 - Phillipa * '' Heavy Weather'' BBC, 1995 - Sue Brown * ''

'' 1992 - Chiquita

Other work

*Narrator - ''Anne Of Austria'' 1998 (Chivers Audio Books) *Narrator - ''The Exorcist'' (BBC Everyman) *Numerous TV adverts (O2, McVities, Tropicana, Oral B, The Sunday Times, Canon, KLM)

Plays

*Mistress Page - The Merry Wives Of Windsor (2018) (Royal Shakespeare company) *Margaret Hyman - Broken glass (2018) (Watford Palace) *Mrs Bennett - ''Pride and Prejudice'' (2013) (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre) *Patricia - ''Merit'' (2015) (Royal Theatre, Plymouth) *Sheila - ''Benefactors'' (2012) (Sheffield Theatres) *Elmire - ''Tartuffe'' (2011) (English Touring Theatre) *Siobhan - ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime'' (2015) (Gielgud Theatre, London)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lacey, Rebecca 1965 births English television actresses Living people Actors from Watford Actresses from Hertfordshire English people of Australian descent