Lady Naomi Anna Gordon-Lennox (born March 1962), known as Nimmy March, is an English actress.

Background

March's biological parents were a

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South African father from Lesotho and a

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mother. As an illegitimate child, she was abandoned by her birth mother. She was adopted by the Earl and Countess of March and Kinrara, who later became the Duke and Duchess of Richmond. Because of her race, the adoption caused a stir within the peerage and the future Duke and Duchess were vilified by some for "sullying the aristocracy", as March herself described it. She went to Bedales, an exclusive

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school, before going on to drama school.

Career

March's television screen credits include '' Coronation Street'', ''

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'', '' Common As Muck'', '' Goodnight Sweetheart'', ''

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'', '' Doctors'', '' Strictly Confidential'', ''

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'', '' London's Burning'', '' Waking the Dead'', '' Death in Paradise'', '' Agatha Raisin'' and ''

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''. She narrated the 2008 TV serial '' Last Voices of World War 1'' on the

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, along with the

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documentary ''The War On Loan Sharks''.

Personal life

Until 2004, children who were adopted by peers had no right to any noble or courtesy title. However, as a result of a Royal Warrant dated 30 April 2004, all children are now automatically entitled to the same styles and courtesy titles. Therefore, on that date, she became The Lady Naomi Gordon-Lennox. She married Gavin Burke in 1999, but they subsequently divorced. They have three children: Khaya (born 1999), Malachy (born 2001), and Carlotta (born 2005). She has four siblings, including a sister who is also mixed-race. She is

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and bisexual.''The Times''
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References

External links

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page re famous adoptions
"Relative Values: The Duke of Richmond and Nimmy March"
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