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. She won the 2014 Ian Charleson Award for her portrayal of Portia in '' The Merchant of Venice'' at the

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."2015 Ian Charleson Awards"
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''. 28 June 2015. She also starred in the CBS sitcom '' The Great Indoors''. From 2019 to 2021, she co-starred with Steve Coogan in '' This Time with Alan Partridge''.

Early life and education

Fielding was born in

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, England, and grew up in Havant, near

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, before spending two years boarding at Christ's Hospital school in Sussex, where she developed an interest in acting. She also attended Dynamo Youth Theatre, a youth theatre for 11- to 18-year-olds in Havant. She trained at the

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; her performances there included Trinculo in ''

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'' (directed by Patsy Rodenburg) and Myrrah in '' Tales from Ovid'' (directed by Christian Burgess). She graduated from Guildhall in 2006.

Career

Theatre

Fielding's first four professional roles in theatre were in four productions at the National Theatre: '' The Rose Tattoo'' (2007), ''Philistines'' (2007), ''

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'' (2007) and '' The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other'' (2008). She received an Ian Charleson Award Commendation for her role as Pietra in

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's '' An Enemy of the People'' at the

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in 2010 alongside Antony Sher. In 2011 she played Portia in Rupert Goold's production of '' The Merchant of Venice'' for the

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alongside Sir Patrick Stewart as Shylock, reprising the role in the production's transfer to the

in 2014. In 2012, she was cast as Kim for the UK run of '' All New People'', a

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play written by and starring

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. The play's UK run included Manchester and Glasgow before culminating in a 10-week run in London's Duke of York's Theatre. Fielding played the role of Evelyn Williams in the

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'' at the Almeida Theatre in December 2013. Fielding won the 2014 Ian Charleson Award for her reprised portrayal of Portia in ''The Merchant of Venice'' at the Almeida Theatre. Michael Grandage, one of the four judges, said of her performance in the production, set in a Las Vegas casino, that she had made the familiar role her own, with a "faultless American accent and a huge intelligence in her acting choices".

Television

In 2008 she appeared in "Firewall", the second episode of the BBC TV series ''

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''. Fielding was a guest on ''

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'' in 2009, playing Rochelle Chapman. In 2010 she appeared in the ''

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'' episode " Victory of the Daleks", as well as an episode of '' Midsomer Murders'' and '' Comedy Lab''. She played Chloe in the

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sitcom '' Pete versus Life''. In 2016 Susannah played Emma (Murray's colleague who has a crush on him) in '' I Want My Wife Back''. In 2016, she appeared in " Nosedive", an episode of the

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'' Black Mirror''. She had a recurring role in 2016–2017 in the American sitcom '' The Great Indoors'' as Brooke, the ex-girlfriend and current boss of Jack (

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), who must help him transition from an adventurous reporter to an office worker. In 2019, she co-starred with Steve Coogan in '' This Time with Alan Partridge''. A second series of the show aired in 2021.

Film

Fielding appeared in the 2010 films '' 4.3.2.1.'' and '' 1st Night'' (originally titled ''Cosi''), for which she learned to sing opera in Italian. In 2011 she starred in '' Kill Keith'', a comedy horror film featuring Keith Chegwin. She appeared in the 2012 romantic comedy ''The Knot'' alongside Mena Suvari and Noel Clarke. She played the beautiful Katherine, Poirot's deceased former lover in the film ''

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'' (2022). She voiced Jill Warrick in the 2023 video game '' Final Fantasy XVI''.

Personal life

Fielding dated English actor Tom Hiddleston from 2008 to 2011. They met while filming the series ''Wallander''.

Acting credits

Film

Television

Theatre

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fielding, Susannah Living people English stage actresses English television actresses English film actresses English video game actresses English voice actresses People from Havant People educated at Christ's Hospital Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama English Shakespearean actresses 21st-century English actresses Ian Charleson Award winners Actors from Poole Actresses from Dorset Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Hampshire Actors from the Borough of Havant