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Lesley Nicol (born 7 August 1953) is an English actress and a three-time SAG Award winner in the ''Best Cast in a Drama Series'' category for her role as Beryl Patmore in the ITV and
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''. She also starred in the 2019 feature film ''
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Early life

Nicol is a graduate of
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in London.


Career

Nicol's television roles include Mrs. Beaver in the
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adaptation of '' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', the Queen Giant in ''
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'' and as Henrietta Beecham in the 2019 ITV historical drama''
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''. She made multiple appearances on ABC's '' The Catch'' in a recurring role playing the matriarch of a London gangland family and also guest-starred on episodes of Amazon Prime Video's '' The Boys'',
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Theatre work

On stage, Nicol co-starred as "Rosie" in the original West End production of the international hit musical '' Mamma Mia!'' and originated the role of Kath in the Madness Musical '' Our House'' in the West End. She starred as Auntie Annie in '' East is East'' at London's
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and later reprised her role in the BAFTA Best British Film Award-winning version of the play, also titled '' East Is East'', as well as the film sequel, '' West is West''. Nicol wrote an original musical about her life and career with pop music songwriter
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titled ''How the Hell Did I Get Here?'' The well-received show opened Off-Broadway in New York City in April 2022 and was nominated for an Off-Broadway Alliance Award after just 10 performances. She and Mueller first performed it in 2017 at her alma mater, London's
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, followed by a show in Hong Kong at that city's historic Fringe Club theater. In March 2022, the musical had its first, fully-staged performance in Chicago. The musical is directed by Luke Kernaghan and produced by Pemberley Productions. The show's North American tour in the summer of 2022 was postponed to a due to a "deep personal bereavement."


Personal life

Nicol married David Heald in 2007. Heald died in May 2022. Unlike her ''Downton Abbey'' character, Mrs. Patmore, Nicol is a vegan and not a good cook.


Filmography


Awards


Screen Actors Guild Award

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicol, Lesley 1953 births Living people English musical theatre actresses English stage actresses English television actresses Actresses from Manchester Actresses from Plymouth, Devon Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama English film actresses 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses