Lara Pulver
| Lara Pulver | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 September 1980 Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Joshua Dallas: (2007-2011) |
Lara Pulver (born 1 September 1980; Southend-on-Sea, Essex)[1] is an English actress who has received nominations for the 2008 Laurence Olivier Awards[2] and 'Whatsonstage' Theatregoers Choice Awards.
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[edit] Career
Pulver attended the National Youth Music Theatre between 1994 and 1998.[3] In 1997, she began studying at the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts, graduating in 2000. She has since worked as an actress, singer and dancer in West End musicals.
Pulver was nominated for the 2008 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the role of Lucille Frank in the first West End production of the musical Parade at the Donmar Warehouse. She reprised the role in the Los Angeles production at the Mark Taper Forum opposite T.R. Knight.
In 2008, Pulver recorded a song for the CD Act One - Songs from the Musicals of Alexander S. Bermange.
Pulver joined the cast of the BBC's Robin Hood in 2009 as Isabella, the sister of Guy of Gisbourne and later the Sheriff of Nottingham.[4]
In 2010, Pulver joined the cast of the third season of HBO's True Blood as Sookie Stackhouse's fairy godmother, Claudine Crane.
Pulver played Erin Watts, the new Section Chief, Section D; in the tenth and final season of BBC spy drama Spooks.
Pulver played Irene Adler in "A Scandal in Belgravia", the first episode of the second season of Sherlock.[5]
[edit] Personal life
In 2003, Pulver met American actor Joshua Dallas while he was in the UK studying at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. They married over Christmas 2007 in a 16th century barn in Devon.[6][7] The couple honeymooned in the Maldives. Dallas confirmed their separation in an interview on Bob Rivers radio show on 2 December 2011.[8]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Robin Hood | Isabella | TV series (8 episodes in Series 3) |
| 2010 | Legacy | Diane Shaw | |
| The Special Relationship | Intern | TV movie | |
| True Blood | Claudine Crane | TV series (5 episodes) | |
| 2011 | Spooks | Erin Watts | TV series (main cast in Series 10) |
| Language of a Broken Heart | Violet | ||
| 2012 | Sherlock | Irene Adler | "A Scandal in Belgravia" |
[edit] Credits
- Parade (Lucille Frank), Donmar Warehouse[9]
- Into The Woods, Royal Opera House[9]
- The Last Five Years (Cathy), Menier Chocolate Factory[10]
- Honk! (Henrietta), Royal National Theatre (Best New Musical, Laurence Olivier Awards 2000) and national tour
- Miss Saigon
- High Society
- A Chorus Line
- The Darling Buds of May
- The Boy Friend
- Gypsy
- Chicago
- Grease
- 42nd Street
- The Wizard of Oz
- (Adverts) Smirnoff Vodka Range - Hatter's Summer Night Dream with Smirnoff
[edit] References
- ^ "England & Wales Births"
- ^ "Nominations announcement, 2008 Laurence Olivier Awards". Official London Theatre Guide. http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/display?contentId=97803.
- ^ "List of notable Alumni of National Youth Music Theatre". http://www.nymt.org.uk/history/alumni.html.
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- ^ Conlan, Tara (4 January 2012). "Sherlock: BBC will not remove nude scenes for 7pm repeat". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jan/04/sherlock-bbc-nude-scenes?newsfeed=true. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ Maureen Paton (16 September 2011). "Dressed to kill: Move over Harry Pearce - a new glamorous MI5 boss is taking over Spooks for its final series". daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2038042/Dressed-kill-Move-Harry-Pearce--new-glamorous-MI5-boss-taking-Spooks-final-series.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ Anderson, Joel. "Lara Pulver's Fabulous Life". 8 November 2011. Fabulous. http://www.fabulousmag.co.uk/fabmag/_fabulous/celebs/nolfabulous_celebfeatures/1368095/Lara-Pulvers-fabulous-life.html.
- ^ "Lara Pulver". British Airways. http://www.bahighlife.com/News-and-Blogs/Ill-be-Packing/Lara-Pulver-Ill-be-packing.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Article about Pulver's casting in Parade". Broadway.com 12 June 2007. http://london.broadway.com/story/id/3007646.
- ^ "Article about Pulver's casting in The Last 5 Years". Broadway.com 21 June 2006. http://london.broadway.com/story/id/3002765.
