Victoria Hamilton
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| Victoria Hamilton | |
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| Born | 5 April 1971 Wimbledon, South London |
Victoria Sharp (born 5 April 1971) is a British actress who performs under the stage name Victoria Hamilton.
Hamilton is best known for her roles in costume drama. She appears as Ruby Pratt, one of the major characters in the BBC1 series Lark Rise To Candleford. Other roles have included Mrs Forster in the Emmy-winning British 1995 series Pride and Prejudice and Maria Bertram in a 1999 film of Mansfield Park. She also played Queen Victoria in the BBC-TV production Victoria & Albert in 2001.
She has been a member of the Peter Hall Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, as well as appearing in the West End and on Broadway. In 1995, she appeared in Ibsen's The Master Builder directed by Peter Hall and starring Alan Bates and Gemma Jones.
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[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] Winner
- 1996 Critics' Circle Theatre Award : Best Newcomer for The Master Builder and Retreat
- 2004 Evening Standard Award : Best Actress for Suddenly Last Summer
- 2004 What's On Stage Award : Best Actress for A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
- 2004 Barclays Theatre Award: Best Actress for As You Like It at the Sheffield Crucible and Lyric Hammersmith.
- 2004 Critics' Circle Theatre Award : Best Actress for As You Like It
[edit] Nominations
- 1995 Ian Charleson Award : Peter Hall Company's The Master Builder
- 2003 Tony Award : Best Leading Actress for A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
- 2004 Olivier Award : Best Actress for Suddenly Last Summer
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
- Mansfield Park (1999) - Maria Bertram
- Before You Go (2002) - Catherine
- Scoop (2006) — Jan
- French Film (2008) — Cheryl
[edit] Television
- Persuasion (1995) - Henrietta Musgrove
- Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV) - Mrs. Forster
- Cone Zone (1995 TV series) - Zandra Ward
- The Merchant of Venice (1996 TV) - Nerissa
- King Lear (1998 TV) - Cordelia
- Midsomer Murders (TV series) - episode Garden of Death (2000) - Hilary Inkpen
- Victoria & Albert (2001 TV) - Victoria
- The Savages (2001 TV) - Jessica Savage
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (2002 TV) - Kathie
- Babyfather (2002 TV) - Lucy Fry
- In Search of the Brontës (2003 TV) - Charlotte Brontë
- Jericho (2005 TV) - episode To Murder and Create - Miss Greenaway
- A Very Social Secretary (2005 TV) - Kimberly Fortierow
- To the Ends of the Earth (2005 TV) - Miss Granham
- Twisted Tales (TV series) - episode The Magister (2005) - Jessie Vasquez
- Wide Sargasso Sea (2006 TV) — Aunt Cora
- The Shell Seekers (2006 TV) - Nancy
- The Time of Your Life (2007) — Esther
- Trial and Retribution XIII: Curriculum Vitae (2007 TV) — Suzy MacDonald
- Lark Rise to Candleford (2008 TV) — Ruby Pratt
[edit] Background
Hamilton was born in Wimbledon, London, England, and grew up in Godalming, Surrey. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.