Michelle Bonnard (born 14 September 1980) is an English actress and screenwriter. She attended the

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before studying at

LAMDA The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. In ...

Career

Michelle Bonnard has worked in television, theatre and film. She first came to prominence playing Helena in the BBC's 2005 adaptation of ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a Comedy (drama), comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One s ...

'', called '' ShakespeaRe-Told''. Other roles include DCI Goodchild in ''The Fear'' for

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starring Peter Mullan, press officer Tops in

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drama '' Five Days'' (

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and

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nominated), Raghad Hussein in Channel 4’s ''Saddam's Tribe'' and Stephanie Blake in '' Law and Order UK''. Stage appearances include ''The Quiet House'' at Park Theatre (Off West End Award nomination for best actress), ''A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes'' at

Tricycle Theatre The Kiln Theatre (formerly the Tricycle Theatre) is a theatre located in Kilburn, in the London Borough of Brent, England. Since 1980, the theatre has presented a wide range of plays reflecting the cultural diversity of the area, as well as n ...

directed by Indhu Rubasingham, ''Beasts and Beauties'' at

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Melly Still, ''On The Record'' (

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), ''

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'' ( Max Stafford-Clark) and ''Europe'' ( Douglas Rintoul) and ''The Mirror for Princes'' ( Sulyman Al Bassam) (both at the Barbican Theatre).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonnard, Michelle English television actresses Living people 1980 births Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art