Ophelia Lucy Lovibond (born 19 February 1986) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Carina in the film ''

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,'' Izzy Gould in the

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's '' W1A'', Joyce Prigger in

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's ''Minx'', and Kitty Winter in

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's ''

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Early life and education

Ophelia Lovibond grew up in

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, in a single-parent family. Her mother worked as a Chartered Psychologist at

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. She has a brother and a sister. Lovibond attended

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on a scholarship. She also attended the Young Blood theatre company, a youth drama club, in

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. She graduated from the

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with a degree in

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in 2008.

Acting career

Television

Lovibond's first television appearance was at the age of 12 in the

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''The Wilsons''. She said she lied about her age to win the role. She appeared in

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’s '' FM'' and the British period drama '' Heartbeat.'' She also played Izzy Gould in the

satire '' W1A.'' Lovibond was a regular on season 3 of ''

'' as Sherlock's new

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, Kitty Winter. She also made an appearance in episodes 15 and 16 of season 5, as well as in season 7. In 2016, she played the role of Lady Alexandra Lindo-Parker in

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series '' Hooten & The Lady''. She appeared in a guest role in the 2019 series ''

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'' as MI6 agent Emma Davies. She stars as Joyce Prigger in the HBO comedy series ''

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''. She also appeared as Rachel in the first episode, "

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", of the first series of the British

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'' Written by

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and

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Film

Lovibond made her film debut in

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's ''

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'' in 2005. She had a part in the

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biopic ''

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''. She played a leading role in the film ''

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'', and had roles in the 2011 films ''

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'', '' No Strings Attached'' and '' Mr. Popper's Penguins''. Lovibond played Teri in the BFI/BBC film based on the award winning novel, ''

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'', and Carina,

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's slave, in the 2014 film ''

''.

Radio

BBC Radio 4 Lobby Land (Series 1, June 2018).

Theatre

In 2015, Lovibond made her professional stage debut in the revival of

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's '' The Effect,'' directed by Daniel Evans. The following year, she appeared as Elizabeth Barry in

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' ''The Libertine'' at London's

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. In 2017, she played Lois, the eponymous character, in

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's '' The Stepmother.'' She played Lou in

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’s 2018 play ''Nightfall'' and starred in the revival of David Hare's ''The Bay at Nice.''

Others

Lovibond appeared in

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's February 2013 music video "

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Personal life

She married actor Henry Pettigrew on 1 May 2022. The couple met while starring in '' The Effect''.

Acting credits

Film

Television

Music videos

Theatre

References

External links

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