Catherine Russell (British actress)

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Catherine Russell
Born (1965-04-17) 17 April 1965 (age 59)
Lambeth, London, England
Alma materRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
SpouseRichard Holmes
Children2
FamilyMary Smith (mother)
Nicholas Smith (father)

Catherine Russell (born 17 April 1965) is a British stage,[1] television and screen actress.

Personal life

Born as Catherine Smith, Russell's father was the actor

Central School of Speech and Drama
from 1983 to 1986 under George Hall.

Theatre

Russell was nominated for an

Chekhov's Three Sisters. She has played leads in the West End, at the National, the Royal Court, Soho Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Lyric, Almeida Theatre, the Royal Exchange, Manchester[citation needed] and the Menier Chocolate Factory.[1]

Much of her previous work was with the acclaimed director

Habeas Corpus at Menier Chocolate Factory directed by Patrick Marber.[1]

In Autumn 2023 she played Miss Havisham in the adaptation of Great Expectations by Tanika Gupta at the Royal Exchange theatre, Manchester.[citation needed]

Television

Russell has starred in several television series including playing Hugh Bonneville's sister, Rachel Cazalet, in The Cazalets; Gemma Jones's daughter, Tish, in Chelworth; the title role of Elly Chandler in Chandler & Co with Barbara Flynn and subsequently Susan Fleetwood written by Paula Milne; Nathaniel Parker's wife, Helen, in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries and Martin Shaw's wife, Issy, in Always and Everyone. Other television includes guest appearances in Messiah, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Waking the Dead, Sherlock Holmes, Maigret, Silent Witness, Holding On and Pete versus Life (series one and two) with Rafe Spall. She played Consultant Surgeon Serena Campbell in the BBC medical drama Holby City, from May 2012 to January 2020 and again in February 2022. In 2023 Catherine played Frances Felton opposite Adrian Scarborough in Acorn TV's The Chelsea Detective.

Film

Russell starred opposite Ian Hart in the film Clockwork Mice directed by Vadim Jean. She also made a comic, cameo appearance playing a colleague of Colin Firth's in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason directed by Beeban Kidron. Her other films include Solitaire for Two and Soft Top Hard Shoulder.

References

  1. ^ a b c Stewart, Greg (2 December 2021). "Interview: Catherine Russell on Alan Bennett's Habeas Corpus at Menier Chocolate Factory". Theatre Weekly. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

External links

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