Flora Anne Selina Montgomery (born 4 January 1974) is a

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actress.

Early life and family

Montgomery was born at her family's ancestral home in Greyabbey,

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, the daughter of William Howard Clive Montgomery, OBE, of Rosemount House and of Greyabbey, and his second wife, Daphne Bridgeman. Her maternal grandfather was Geoffrey Bridgeman. She is a descendant of the 1st Viscount Montgomery. She was educated at

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, County Down, and

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, Berkshire. She then studied

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. She graduated in 1994.

Career

She won the Irish Times Best Actress Award for her role as the lead in Strindberg's '' Miss Julie''. Jonathan Arun Group website, Clients section, ''Flora Montgomery''
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'', Ophelia in ''

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'' and Katherina in ''

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''. She has worked with contemporary playwrights such as Neil LaBute who directed her in '' Bash''. She performed in the world premiere of ''The Reckoning'', a two-hander with Jonathan Pryce, and also in the award winning ''

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'', both in the West End. Flora has also recorded numerous radio plays, including Frederic Raphael's '' The Glittering Prizes''. In 2003, she was named as one of European film's Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion. Her notable TV appearances include ''

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'' as Emma, '' Urban Gothic'', '' Pulling Moves'' and ''

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''. She also acted in the 2001 film '' The Discovery of Heaven'' and in 2006 in '' Basic Instinct 2''. Montgomery also appeared in an episode of the medical series "Body Story 2" in 2001. In 2012, she had a role in the pilot episode of ITV's '' Endeavour''.

Personal life

On 30 August 2014, Montgomery married Søren Jessen, a Danish

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, at Greyabbey on the Montgomery estate in Northern Ireland.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Montgomery, Flora 1974 births Living people 20th-century actresses from Northern Ireland 21st-century actresses from Northern Ireland Actors from County Down Bridgeman family Film actresses from Northern Ireland Television actresses from Northern Ireland People educated at Rockport School