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Nancy Carroll (born 1974) is a British actress. She has worked extensively in

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productions, particularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She also has numerous film and television credits, including a long-running feature role as Lady Felicia in the

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''.

Early life and education

Nancy Carroll grew up in

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in south London and attended

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where she was an enthusiastic participant in student theatre. Before training in theatre, she worked at a hat shop in Lavender Hill. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, from which she graduated in June 1998.

Acting career

Right after graduation, she landed a small part in the film '' An Ideal Husband'' and then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Her first professional stage role was as Ophelia in ''

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'' at the

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in 1999. She has appeared onstage in productions of

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's ''The Man of Mode'' (2007),

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's ''

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'' (2006), as

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in '' The Talking Cure'', and

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's '' The False Servant'' (2004) at the Royal National Theatre. She has also appeared at the

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in Jonathan Kent's ''

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'' (also at

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) and in another Granville-Barker play, ''

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'' (2008). Her "Lady Croom" in the 2009 London revival of Stoppard's '' Arcadia'' received favourable reviews, as did her successful run as the psychologist Dr. Ford in

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's '' House of Games'' at the

. She has appeared onstage with her husband

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several times, in '' See How They Run'' (2006) and in the Noël Coward double bill at the

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in March 2004 ('' The Astonished Heart'' and '' Still Life''). In 2009, she appeared as

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opposite her husband's Orsino in an RSC production of ''

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'' directed by

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. Carroll appeared alongside

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and Adrian Scarborough in

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's revival of

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's play, '' After the Dance'', at the Royal National Theatre in 2010. Her "heartbreaking performance" won her the Best Actress award in the Evening Standard drama awards and

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for 2010. Carroll appeared alongside John Lithgow, Joshua McGuire and Nicholas Burns in Arthur Wing Pinero's Victorian farce '' The Magistrate'' at the Royal National Theatre in 2012. In 2013 she played the lead role of Felicity Houston in '' The Duck House'' by

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and Colin Swash, starring alongside

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and

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. The show was a political satire based on the UK parliamentary expenses scandal and toured for 5 weeks before transferring to London's

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. On television, she played the part of aristocratic Nazi sympathiser Frances Doble in the BBC2 miniseries ''

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'' (2003). Other credits include guest appearances on ''

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'', '' Silent Witness'', ''

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'', and episodes of '' Midsomer Murders''. From 2013, she was a regular cast member on the BBC detective series ''

'', playing wealthy socialite Lady Felicia Montague. In 2017 she was in 4 episodes of ''

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'' playing Mary Collins. In March 2022, Carroll debuted in the lead role of Marine Bonnet in ''Murder in Provence'', a

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cosy crime drama based on the ''Verlaque and Bonnet'' detective novels by M. L. Longworth, alongside Endeavour actor

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as her romantic partner, Antoine Verlaque.

Personal life

She is married to actor

; the couple have two children. They met as part of an RSC company that went on tour for a week and a half, providing material for Michael Wood's documentary series '' In Search of Shakespeare'' (broadcast 2003), and became engaged nine days after first meeting.

Credits

Stage

Appearances include: * For the Royal Shakespeare Company: ** '' Henry IV'', as Lady Percy, directed by

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** '' As You Like It'', directed by

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** ''

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'', directed by Greg Doran ** ''

'', directed by Greg Doran ** '' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', directed by

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* For the Royal National Theatre: ** '' The Magistrate'', directed by

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** '' After The Dance'', directed by

** '' Manor'', written and directed by Fiona Buffini * For the

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: ** ''

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'', directed by

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** '' Closer'', directed by

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* '' The Duck House'' at the

* '' You Never Can Tell'' at the

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* ''

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'' at the Bush Theatre * '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'', directed by

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at the

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* ''

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'', directed by

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at the

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* ''

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'' at the Hampstead Theatre * ''

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'', directed by Joe Murphy at

TV

* '' The Gathering Storm'' (2002) as

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* ''

'' (2003) as Frances Dobie * '' Holby City'' (1 episode, 2003) as Elaine Gill * '' Midsomer Murders'' (2 episodes) as Antonia Wilmot in "Hidden Depths" (2005) and as Connie Bishop in "The Great and the Good" (2010) * ''

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'' (2007) as Samantha Mantell * ''

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'' (2012, series 6, episode 4) as Anne Rand * '' Silent Witness'' (2 episodes, 2012) as Gill Bailey * ''

'' (2013–2022) as Lady Felicia Montague * ''

'' (2014) as Charlotte Piper * '' Will'' (2017) as Ellen Burbage * ''

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'' (2019–2020) as Lady Anne Glenconner (third and fourth seasons) * '' Agatha Raisin'' (2020) as Fiona Richards in the episode "As The Pig Turns" * '' Murder in Provence'' (2022) as Marine Bonnet

Film

* '' An Ideal Husband'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2001) BBC Films

References

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