Eve Elisabeth Matheson (born March 1960) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Zoe Angell in ''

May to December ''May to December'' is a British sitcom which ran for 39 episodes, from 2 April 1989 to 27 May 1994 on BBC1. The series was created by Paul Mendelson and produced by Cinema Verity. The series was nominated for the BAFTA award for "Best Televi ...

'' and Becky Sharp in the BBC adaptation of the novel ''

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''. Matheson left ''May to December'' after two series to pursue her career on stage. From 2005 to 2006, she appeared as Mrs Milcote in the original

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production of

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's ''

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''.

Personal life

Eve Matheson is married to the actor Phil Davis and they have one daughter, born 2002.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* British television actresses Living people 1960 births People from Hammersmith Actresses from London 20th-century British actresses 21st-century British actresses 20th-century English women 20th-century English people 21st-century English women 21st-century English people {{UK-tv-actor-1960s-stub