Claudie Blakley

Claudie Blakley
Born	1974 England, UK
Other names	Claudia Blakley
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995-present

Claudia "Claudie" Blakley (born 1974) is an English actress.

Her father was Alan Blakely, a member of the 1960s pop band The Tremeloes, and her sister Kirsten Blakley is lead singer of the indie band Little Spitfire. Blakley trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. In 1998, she won the Ian Charleson Award for her performance in The Seagull at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. She is best known for her role as Emma Timmins in the BBC drama series Lark Rise to Candleford.

Other notable roles include Mabel Nesbitt in Robert Altman's Oscar-winning Gosford Park and Charlotte Lucas in Joe Wright's 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice. In the autumn of 2007, she was seen in the BBC mini-series Cranford as Martha.

In 2010, Blakley played the role of Cynthia Lennon in the BBC television production of Lennon Naked, a drama based on the period in the life of John Lennon from the years 1964 to 1971.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1996	No Bananas	Sandra	TV mini-series (3 episodes)
1997	Touching Evil	Mo Morrison	TV series (2 episodes)
1999	An Unsuitable Job for a Woman	Kirsty	TV series (1 episode: "Living on Risk")
	The Bill	Alice Fitzgerald	TV series (1 episode: "Denial")
2000	Never Never	Jo's Friend	TV movie
	A Christmas Carol	Ellie
	Playing the Field	Kelly Powell	TV series (2 episodes)
2001	The War Bride	Rosie
	The Cat's Meow	Didi
	Gosford Park	Mabel Nesbitt
	Mr Charity	Abi	TV series (6 episodes)
2002	Playing the Field	Kelly Powell	TV series (1 episode: "Episode #5.1")
	Ed Stone is Dead	Kate	TV series (4 episodes)
2003	Ready When You Are, Mr McGill	Deirdre
2004	He Knew He Was Right	Camilla French	TV mini-series
	Dirty Filthy Love	Kathy	TV movie
2005	The Inspector Lynley Mysteries	Laeitia Gane	TV series (1 episode: "The Seed of Cunning")
	Pride and Prejudice	Charlotte Lucas
2006	Severance	Jill
	Vital Signs	Jules Chapman	TV series (6 episodes)
	London to Brighton	Tracey
	Fear of Fanny	Nicky	TV movie
2007	Fallen Angel	Sally Appleton	TV mini-series
	Cranford	Martha	TV series (4 episodes)
2008	Lark Rise to Candleford	Emma Timmins	TV series (32 episodes: 2008-2011)
2009	Return to Cranford	Martha	TV series (1 episode: "Part One: August 1844")
	Bright Star	Maria Dilke
	Coming Up	Linda	TV series (1 episode: "Foreign John")
2010	Lennon Naked	Cynthia Lennon	TV movie
	Marple: The Blue Geranium	Philippa Pritchard	TV movie
	The Nativity	Anna	TV series (3 episodes)
2011	The Night Watch	Nancy	TV movie

Theatre

Year	Production	Role	Venue	Awards
1995	Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead	Ophelia	Royal National Theatre
1997	Peter Pan	Wendy	Royal National Theatre
1998	The Seagull	Nina	West Yorkshire Playhouse	Ian Charleson Award - Best Actress 1998
	The Tempest	Miranda	West Yorkshire Playhouse
	Present Laughter	Daphne	West Yorkshire Playhouse
1999	Three Sisters	Masha	UK Tour
2000	Billy and the Crab Lady	Kat	Soho Theatre
	The Good Samaritan		Hampstead Theatre
2002	Kosher Harry		Royal Court Theatre
2003	The Lady from the Sea	Bollette	Almeida Theatre
	Random	Bee	Royal Court Theatre
	Alls Well That Ends Well	Helena	RSC (Stratford/London)
2004	A Girl in a Car with a Man	Stella	Royal Court Theatre
2005	Lear	Bodice	Sheffield Crucible Theatre
2006	The Little Mermaid	Voice	Little Angel Theatre
	Love and Money	Val/Debbie/4	Royal Exchange Theatre/Young Vic Theatre
2007	Attempts on Her Life		Royal National Theatre
2011	The Cherry Orchard	Varya	Royal National Theatre
2011	Di and Viv and Rose	Rose	Hampstead Downstairs (Hampstead Theatre)

Radio

Year	Title	Role	Format	Notes
2000	Poppy Q	Anita	BBC Radio 3
2002	Waterloo Bridge		BBC Radio 4
2003	Ring Around the Bath	Alison	BBC Radio 4
2004	Suspicious Minds		BBC Radio 4

External links

• Claudie Blakley at the Internet Movie Database