Matilda Thorpe
Matilda Helen Rachel Thorpe (born 1 May 1960) is a British actress. She is known for playing Mandy in the Channel 4 sitcoms Desmond's (1989–94)[1] and Porkpie (1995–96).
Career
Thorpe is the daughter of the writers Gillian Freeman and Edward Thorpe, and younger sister of actress Harriet Thorpe.[2] She is married to comedian Gary Spinks.
Thorpe's television appearances include Amanda in Gems (1986), Narrator in Pinny's House (1986), Friend in Murder Most Horrid (1991), Jane in The Upper Hand (1992), Mandy Mosgrove in Desmond's (1989-1994), Mandy Ambrose in Porkpie (1995-1996), Mother in How to Be a Little Sod (1995), Keeping Mum (1997), Barbara Robertson in The Jump (1998), Sarah Johnson in Casualty (1998), Personnel Officer in Wonderful You (1999), Inspector Shaw in Bad Girls (2002), Marcia Heyman in Holby City (2003), Marianne Wild in Doctors (2004), Sue Jenner in The Bill (2005), Receptionist in Rosemary & Thyme (2006), Mary in Robin Hood (2006) and Rupert Grint's mother, Claire Glass in 2 series of Sick Note (2017).[3][4]
Her film roles include Queen of Hearts (1989), Stationer in Crush (2001), and Andrea in Not Another Happy Ending (2013).[3]
Stage appearances include It's a Girl (1989) and When We Are Married at the Garrick Theatre (2010). She was a member of the comedy Improvisation Team at the Hurricane Club in London's West End, Dogs on Holiday, who famously performed alongside, among others, Robin Williams.
References
- ^ Desmond's on the British Blacklist website
- '^ Smith, Harrison (11 March 2019). "Gillian Freeman, whose novel Leather Boys was a gay landmark, dies at 89". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ a b Thorpe on the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Thorpe profile, CastingCallPro.com; accessed 6 September 2018.