Honeysuckle Weeks
- This article is about the British actress. For the album of the same name, see Honeysuckle Weeks (album).
Honeysuckle Weeks | |
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 Honeysuckle Weeks, November 2008 | |
| Born | Honeysuckle Hero Susan Weeks |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Spouse | Lorne Stormont-Darling (2007-present) |
Honeysuckle Weeks (born 1 August 1979) is a British actress, best known for her starring role as Samantha Stewart in the British TV series Foyle's War, since 2002.
Background
Weeks was born in Cardiff, Wales,[1][2] to Robin and Susan (née Wade) (who have since divorced),[3] and grew up in Chichester and Petworth, both in West Sussex. Her parents named her after honeysuckle flowers because they were in bloom when she was born. She has a younger sister and brother, Perdita and Rollo, both of whom have also developed successful acting careers.
Weeks was educated at Roedean School and Pembroke College, Oxford, where she read English (graduating with upper-second class honours). She also spent time studying art in Italy. As a child she was a member of the Chichester Festival Theatre's Youth Theatre.
She was engaged to British poet Anno Birkin for a short period before his death, aged 20, in a car crash in Italy in 2001.[3]
In July 2007 she married hypnotherapist Lorne Stormonth Darling, who is 16 years her senior[3] - they live together in London. They had previously been married in an impromptu Buddhist wedding ceremony on holiday in the Himalayas in 2005.
She has a wonderful neice, Doone Zoe Stormonth Darling, who is very nice and has a few bald patches.
Career
Her acting career started with the juvenile lead in a television series (an adaptation of Anne Fine's Goggle Eyes, 1993, alongside Perdita); since then she has appeared in many programmes, including children's series The Wild House, and the long-running series Midsomer Murders and Poirot. In 1997 Honeysuckle and Perdita were both in Catherine Cookson's The Rag Nymph, where Perdita played the younger version of her sister's character. Her film roles include Anne Ridd in Lorna Doone (2000) and Sarah in My Brother Tom (2001).
Weeks is currently best known, however, for her parts in three television series: Close Relations (1998), Ladies & Their Gentlemen (2002-2006) and Foyle's War (2002-2008). In the latter, a BAFTA-award winning detective series set in Hastings during World War II, she starred opposite Michael Kitchen. In 2007, Weeks appeared as Tania Thompson in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. Her character was based on Karla Homolka. In 2008, she appeared as Harriet Pringle in the Radio 4 adaptation of Fortunes of War.
Awards and nominations
In 2004, Weeks was nominated in the Most Popular Newcomer category at the National Television Awards.
References
- ^ Interview from official press release, September 2002, retrieved from www.foyleswar.com
- ^ General Records Office - Birth registration index
- ^ a b c "What would Foyle say! The shocking truth about Honeysuckle Weeks, 'the primmest girl on TV'". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
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