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Punch made her acting debut in a 1998 episode of '' The New Adventures of Robin Hood''. Her other TV credits include the naive daughter of
Lucy Punch (born 30 December 1977) is a British actress. She has appeared in the films '' Ella Enchanted'', ''
series ''Hot Fuzz
''Hot Fuzz'' is a 2007 action comedy film directed by Edgar Wright and written by Wright and Simon Pegg. Starring Pegg, Nick Frost, Timothy Dalton, and Jim Broadbent, the film centres on two police officers investigating a series of mysteriou ...
'', ''You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
''You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger'' is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones, Freida Pinto, Lucy Punch, and Naomi Watts. It premiered at the C ...
'', '' Dinner for Schmucks,'' and ''Into the Woods
''Into the Woods'' is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine.
The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. T ...
''. She is also known for her role as Amy in ''Bad Teacher
''Bad Teacher'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Jake Kasdan from a screenplay by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky. Starring Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Lucy Punch, John Michael Higgins and Jason Segel, the film tells ...
'', Amanda in the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...Motherland
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'' and Esmé Squalor in the Netflix
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series ''A Series of Unfortunate Events
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''.
Early life
Punch was born on 30 December 1977 in Hammersmith,London
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, the daughter of Johanna and Michael Punch, who ran a market research company. She was educated privately at Godolphin and Latymer School in Hammersmith, London. She performed with the National Youth Theatre from 1993 to 1997, and began a course at University College London
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before dropping out to become an actress.
Career
Punch made her acting debut in a 1998 episode of '' The New Adventures of Robin Hood''. Her other TV credits include the naive daughter of Alison Steadman
Alison Steadman (born 26 August 1946) is an English actress. She received the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh film '' Life Is Sweet'' and the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as M ...
's character in the short-lived series ''Let Them Eat Cake
"Let them eat cake" is the traditional translation of the French phrase "'", said to have been spoken in the 17th or 18th century by "a great princess" upon being told that the peasants had no bread. The French phrase mentions brioche, a bread e ...
'' which starred French and Saunders
''French and Saunders'' is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comedy duo and namesake Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders that originally broadcast on BBC2 from 1987 to 1993, and later on BBC One until 2017. It is a ...
. She starred as a football player in the children's TV show '' Renford Rejects'', and played the role of the victim Melissa Townsend in the 19th episode of '' Midsomer Murders''.
In 2000, Punch appeared in the film ''Greenfingers''. She made her stage debut as Elaine in Terry Johnson's West End adaptation of ''The Graduate
''The Graduate'' is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Webb, who wrote it shortly after graduating from W ...
''. She has worked at the Royal Court
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and Bush theatres, both in London.
In 2004, Punch played the receptionist Elaine Denham in ''Doc Martin
''Doc Martin'' is a British medical comedy drama television series starring Martin Clunes as Doctor Martin Ellingham. It was created by Dominic Minghella after the character of Dr Martin Bamford in the 2000 comedy film '' Saving Grace''. The ...
''. She left the television show ''The Class'' after appearing in 11 of the first 12 episodes. In 2006, she won the Best Actress award at the Monaco International Film Festival for her performance in '' Are You Ready For Love?'' She played the murder victim and actress Eve Draper in Edgar Wright
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's 2007 film ''Hot Fuzz
''Hot Fuzz'' is a 2007 action comedy film directed by Edgar Wright and written by Wright and Simon Pegg. Starring Pegg, Nick Frost, Timothy Dalton, and Jim Broadbent, the film centres on two police officers investigating a series of mysteriou ...
''.
Punch starred in Woody Allen
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's 2010 film ''You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
''You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger'' is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones, Freida Pinto, Lucy Punch, and Naomi Watts. It premiered at the C ...
''. In August 2010, she appeared in BBC Two's three part police comedy-drama ''Vexed
''Vexed'' is a British comedy-drama, police procedural television series for BBC Two that aired in 2010 and 2012.
Created and written by Howard Overman, the first series starred Lucy Punch as D.I. Kate Bishop and Toby Stephens as D.I. Jack Ar ...
''. In 2011, Punch appeared in ''Bad Teacher
''Bad Teacher'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Jake Kasdan from a screenplay by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky. Starring Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Lucy Punch, John Michael Higgins and Jason Segel, the film tells ...
'', portraying the sanctimonious school teacher Amy Squirrel.
Punch was cast as Deena Pilgrim, the female lead in the TV pilot '' Powers'', but the role was recast.
From 2016, Punch played Amanda, leader of the "Alpha mums", in the BBC comedy series ''Motherland
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''.
In 2017, Punch was cast in the role of Esmé Squalor in the second season of the Netflix
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comedy drama series ''A Series of Unfortunate Events
''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' is a series of thirteen children's novels written by American author Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket. The books follow the turbulent lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire. After th ...
'', a role that continued through the show's third and final season.
In December 2022, Punch reprised her role of Amanda in the ''Motherland'' Christmas special.
Personal life
Punch gave birth to her first child, a son, in July 2015.Filmography
Film
Television
Stage
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Punch, Lucy 1977 births Living people 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London British expatriate actresses in the United States English film actresses English radio actresses English stage actresses English television actresses National Youth Theatre members People educated at Godolphin and Latymer School People from Hammersmith