Caroline Carver (born 1976)[1] is an English actress, screenwriter, and producer best known for roles such as Princess Jessica in the TV film The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999), Ingrid in The Aryan Couple (2004), and Sandy in My First Wedding (2006).
Caroline Carver | |
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| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Manchester, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse | Kenny Doughty (2006-2017) |
Career edit
Carver played the young adult Hattie in the film Tom's Midnight Garden (1999) based on the book of the same name, alongside Anthony Way and Joan Plowright.[2] Early film work also includes The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999).[3]
Carver's television work has ranged from costume drama, such as Sharpe's Peril; modern drama, including Spooks, Jonathan Creek and Rosemary & Thyme; to medical drama in the shape of Holby City and Doctors.[4] She won a Royal Television Society Best Actress Award for her performance in The Scarlet Pimpernel series, opposite Richard E. Grant.[5]
On stage, in 2013 she played the role of Mandy in The Full Monty on tour.[6] She reprised the role in the West End in 2014.[7][8]
She wrote and produced the award-winning short film You Me and Captain Longbridge (2008).[9] Carver also wrote an episode of The Bay, which aired in 2023.
Personal life edit
Carver married actor Kenny Doughty in 2006. The couple separated in November 2017.[10]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | City Central | Alison | Episode: A Night on the Town |
| A Rather English Marriage | Young Grace | ||
| 1999 | The Last Train | Hild | |
| The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns | Princess Jessica | ||
| Tom's Midnight Garden | Hatty | ||
| 2000 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Claudette de Bridoire | Episode: A Good Name |
| 2001 | Alone | Sarah | |
| Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes | Gladys Donovan | Episode: The Kingdom of Bones | |
| Animated Tales of the World | Ines (voice) | Episode: Ewenn Congar: a Story from France | |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Danny | Episode: A Great Deliverance | |
| In a Land of Plenty | Zoe | 3 episodes | |
| 2002 | Jeffrey Archer: The Truth | Secretary | |
| 2003 | Holby City | Sonia Shaw | |
| Jonathan Creek | Sally Ellen Oakley | Series 4 episode 2: Angel Hair | |
| 2004 | The Aryan Couple | Ingrid Vassman | |
| Spooks | Catherine Townsend | 1 episode | |
| Rosemary & Thyme | Penny Patterson | Episode: The Gongoozlers | |
| George and the Dragon | Sister Angela | ||
| My First Wedding | Sandy | ||
| 2007 | Goldfish | Clare | |
| 2008 | Sharpe's Peril | Mrs Tredinnick | 2 episodes |
| The Royal Today | Heather Dunstan | 47 episodes | |
| 2009 | Doctors | Elaine Lenton | Series 11 episode 56: Dummy |
| Irreversi | Terry | ||
| New Tricks | Helen Vestry | Series 7 episode 4: Dark Chocolate | |
| 2013 | Shame the Devil | Emma | |
| 2015 | Holby City | Sonia Shaw | Episode: Domino Effect |
| Pompidou | Ambulance volunteer | Series 1 episode 5: Hoarder |
References edit
- ^ "Caroline Carver". IMDb.com. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Tom's Midnight Garden (1999)". Radio Times.
- ^ "Caroline Carver". 2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Caroline Carver". Aveleyman.com.
- ^ "ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY : Regional Centres' Awards 2001 (for progs made in 2000)" (PDF). Rts.org.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "THE FULL MONTY Announces Casting For 2013 UK Tour". Broadwayworld.com. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "An exuberant stage adaptation of the 1997 film about stripping steelworkers". Ft.com. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "The Full Monty". London Noel Coward Theatre Programme: 24. March 2014.
- ^ "Shooting People : Independent Filmmakers Network". Shootingpeople.org.
- ^ Grieveson-Smith, Jess (11 February 2022). "ITV Vera Aiden Healy actor Kenny Doughty's real life from Yorkshire roots to TV snog with Gavin & Stacey star". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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