Lucy Punch
| Lucy Punch | |
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 Punch at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of A Good Old Fashioned Orgy |
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| Born | Lucy Alice T. Punch 30 December 1977 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Lucy Punch (born 30 December 1977)[1] is an English actress. Her credits include the television shows Doc Martin and The Class, and the films Hot Fuzz and Bad Teacher.
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[edit] Life and career
Born in Hammersmith, London,[2] Punch performed with the National Youth Theatre from 1993 to 1997, and began a course at University College London before dropping out to become an actress.[3]
Punch made her debut in a 1998 episode of The New Adventures of Robin Hood.[citation needed] Her other TV credits include the naive daughter of Alison Steadman's character in the short-lived French and Saunders series, Let Them Eat Cake. She starred as a football player in the kids TV show Renford Rejects.
In 2000, she made her stage debut as Elaine in Terry Johnson's West End adaptation of The Graduate.[4] She has also worked at the Royal Court and Bush theatres, both in London.[5][6]
She left the television show The Class after appearing in all but one of the first 12 episodes.[7]
In 2006, she won the best actress award at the Monaco International Film Festival for her performance in Are You Ready For Love?.[8]
Punch starred in Woody Allen's 2010 film You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, having replaced Nicole Kidman.[9] In August 2010, she appeared in BBC Two's three part police comedy-drama Vexed alongside Toby Stephens.
In 2011, Punch starred alongside Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake in Jake Kasdan's Bad Teacher.[10]
Punch has been cast as Deena Pilgrim, the female lead in the TV pilot Powers for the FX channel.[11] The pilot is based on the comic book series of the same name.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The New Adventures of Robin Hood | Queen Stephanie | TV movie (1 episode: "Orphans") |
| 1999 | Renford Rejects | Sue White | TV series (13 episodes) |
| Days Like These | Helen Foreman | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| Let Them Eat Cake | Eveline | TV series (4 episodes) | |
| Big Bad World | Melissa | TV series (4 episodes: 1999–2001) | |
| 2000 | Cinderella | Regan | TV movie |
| The 10th Kingdom | Sally Peep | TV series (3 episodes) | |
| Greenfingers | Holly | ||
| 2001 | It's Not Me, It's You | Rose | |
| People Like Us | Kate | TV series (1 episode: "The Actor") | |
| Midsomer Murders | Melissa Townsend | TV series (1 episode: "Tainted Fruit") | |
| Goodbye, Mr Steadman | Linda Mortimer | TV movie | |
| 2002 | Come Together | Amy | TV movie |
| I Saw You | Esther | TV series (1 episode: "Episode 1.1") | |
| 2003 | Second Nature | Car Rental Girl | TV movie |
| Dinotopia | Shayna | TV series (1 episode: "Night of the Wartosa") | |
| 2004 | Ella Enchanted | Hattie | |
| My Family | Sarah | TV series (1 episode: "Luck Be a Lady Tonight") | |
| The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Lead Stewardess | ||
| Being Julia | Avice Crichton | ||
| Doc Martin | Elaine Denham | TV series (6 episodes) | |
| 2005 | Festival | Nicky Romanowski | |
| Survivors | Juliet Savage | TV series (1 episode: "In Deep Water") | |
| 2006 | Agatha Christie: Poirot | Susannah Henderson | TV series (1 episode: "After the Funeral") |
| Are You Ready For Love? | Melanie | Monaco International Film Festival – Angel Award for Best Actress | |
| Stingray | Lucy | ||
| 2007 | Two Families | Irene | TV movie |
| The Class | Holly Ellenbogen | TV series (13 episodes) | |
| Hot Fuzz | Eve Draper | ||
| Grindhouse | Blonde in 'Don't' Trailer | uncredited | |
| Comedy Showcase: Ladies and Gentlemen | Alice | TV pilot | |
| The Sarah Silverman Program | Sally | TV series (1 episode: "Ah, Men") | |
| The Omid Djalili Show | Miss Fanny Dashett | TV series ("Episode 1.2") | |
| St. Trinian's | Verity Thwaites | ||
| 2008 | 1% | Candace | TV movie |
| Fairytales | Fenola Gay | TV series (1 episode: "Cinderella") | |
| Wainy Days | Angel | Internet series (1 episode: "Angel") | |
| 2009 | Big Breaks | Alexis | |
| (Untitled) | The Clarinet | ||
| 2010 | Elektra Luxx | ||
| You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | Charmaine | ||
| Dinner For Schmucks | Darla | ||
| Vexed | DI Kate Bishop | TV series (3 episodes) | |
| 2011 | A Little Bit of Heaven | Sarah Walker | |
| Take Me Home Tonight | Shelly | ||
| Bad Teacher | Amy Squirrel | ||
| A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | Kate | ||
| 2012 | Cottage Country | Masha | filming |
| The Giant Mechanical Man | Pauline | completed | |
| Powers | Deena Pilgrim | post-production | |
| The Wedding Video | Saskia | post-production | |
| Yellow | Amanda | post-production |
[edit] Theatre
| Year | Production | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Graduate | Elaine | Gielgud Theatre | |
| 2001 | Boy Gets Girl | Harriet | Royal Court Theatre | |
| 2002 | A Carpet, A Pony and A Monkey | Kate | Bush Theatre |
[edit] References
- ^ "Lucy Punch". Yahoo TV. Yahoo! Inc.. http://tv.yahoo.com/lucy-punch/contributor/46783/bio. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
- ^ "England & Wales Births"
- ^ Tavis Smiley June 17, 2011.
- ^ Eyre, Hermione (2010-12-03). "Lucy Punch is making a mark on Hollywood". thisislondon.co.uk. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23903448-lucy-punch-making-a-mark-on-hollywood.do. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- ^ Clapp, Susannah (2001-11-11). "Eric and Ernie for ever". The Observer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2001/nov/11/features.review107. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- ^ Koenig, Rhoda (2002-05-27). "A Carpet, a Pony and a Monkey, Bush Theatre, London". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/a-carpet-a-pony-and-a-monkey-bush-theatre-london-652464.html. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ Adalian, Joseph (2007-01-11). "'Class' to air on Net first – Entertainment News, Business News, Media". www.variety.com. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117957259.html?categoryid=18&cs=1. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ "Monaco International Film Festival of non violent films". monacofilmfestival.net. Monaco International Film Festival. http://www.monacofilmfestival.net/awards.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- ^ Jay A. Fernandez (2009-05-29). "Woody Allen welcomes Brit Lucy Punch". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/woody-allen-welcomes-brit-lucy-84721. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ "Brit actress Lucy Punch cast in Bad Teacher". www.reuters.com. 2010-02-08. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6170N120100208. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ "'Powers' TV Series Casts Deena Pilgrim" June 21, 2011, MTV
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