Victoria Hamilton

Victoria Hamilton
Born	5 April 1971 (1971-04-05) Wimbledon, South London

Victoria Sharp (born 1971) is an English actress who performs under the stage name Victoria Hamilton.

Early life

Hamilton was born on 5 April 1971 in Wimbledon, London, England, and grew up in Godalming, Surrey. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career

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 award-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 also appeared in Midsomer Murders, Series 4 Episode 1, "Garden of Death" as Hilary Inkpen-Thomas, a downtrodden illegitimate daughter who becomes a killer.

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.

Personal life

She is married to fellow actor Mark Bazeley, and they have a son.

Awards and nominations

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

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

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1995	Cone Zone	Zandra Ward	TV movie
	Persuasion	Henrietta Musgrove
	Pride and Prejudice	Mrs. Forster	TV mini-series (3 episodes)
1996	The Merchant of Venice	Nerissa	TV movie
1998	King Lear	Cordelia	TV series/Masterpiece Theatre
1999	Mansfield Park	Maria Bertram
2000	Midsomer Murders	Hilary Inkpen	TV series (1 episode: "Garden of Death")
2001	The Savages	Jessica	TV series (6 episodes)
	Victoria & Albert	Queen Victoria	TV serial
2002	A Day in the Death of Joe Egg	Sheila	TV movie
	Before You Go	Catherine
	Babyfather	Lucy Fry	TV series (2 episodes)
	Goodbye, Mr. Chips	Kathie	TV movie
2003	In Search of the Brontës	Charlotte Brönte	TV movie
2005	Twisted Tales	Jessie Vasquez	TV series (1 episode: "The Magister")
	To the Ends of the Earth	Miss Granham	TV mini-series (2 episodes)
	A Very Social Secretary	Kimberley Fortier	TV movie
	Jericho	Miss Greenaway	TV series (1 episode: "To Murder and Create")
2006	Scoop	Jan
	Wide Sargasso Sea	Aunt Cora	TV movie
	The Shell Seekers	Nancy Chamberlaine	TV movie
2007	Trial & Retribution	Suzy McDonald	TV series (1 episode: "Curriculum Vitae: Part 1")
	The Time of Your Life	Esther	TV series (6 episodes)
2008	French Film	Cheryl
	Lark Rise to Candleford	Ruby Pratt	TV series (25 episodes: 2008-2011)
2010	Toast	Mum	TV movie	External links Victoria Hamilton at the Internet Movie Database