Kelly Hunter
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Born | Kelly Hunter 21 July 1963 Battersea, London, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1980–present |
Kelly Hunter
The daughter of the actors
Theatre career
Born in 1963 in
She worked with
For the RSC Hunter appeared as Isobel in Stephen Poliakoff's Talk of the City (1998), Lady Constance in King John (2000), and Eva Maria Garrick in Jubilee (2001).[5] She played Goneril in King Lear and Hermione in The Winter's Tale in David Farr's productions at Stratford, London and New York (2010).
Since 2006 she has made occasional international tours as The Mother in the Icelandic theatre group Vesturport's popular production of Metamorphosis, having originated the role at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith.[4]
In September 2013 she played Mrs Alving in
Hunter is the founder and Artistic Director of Flute Theatre, a touring company which performs the works of Shakespeare for interactive audiences.[10] Her production of Hamlet, who's there?, in which she played Gertrude, had an international tour throughout 2016. Flute's other productions which have also toured the international Shakespeare festivals include The Tempest and Twelfth Night.
In June 2019 Hunter was appointed Member of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to theatre.[11][12]
Radio, TV and film roles
Television
For television Hunter's roles include:
- Marilyn in Agony (1981).
- Helen in Boon (1989).
- Sylvia in Bergerac (1989).
- Daphne Haycock in The House of Elliot(1991).
- Mrs. Gascoigne in Bottom (1992).
- Jessica Smithy in Prime Suspect 3 (1993).
- Lucy Chapman in Resort to Murder (1995).
- Ronnie Crew in Silent Witness (1996).
- Jackie Reece in Soldier Soldier (1996).
- Eve in the animated series Testament: The Bible in Animation (1996).
- Maddy Hammond in Close Relations (1998).
- Amy Webber in Life Force (2000).
- Nina Partington in Holby City (2000).
- Prison Psychiatrist in The Vice (2001).
- Poppy in Perfect Strangers (2001).
- Lady Rochford in Henry VIII (2003).
- Kate Malpas in Midsomer Murders (2003).
- Judith Lynley in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2005).
- Jo Hobson/Lillian Salcedo/Gina Gifford in The Bill (1999–2005).
- Mrs Lane in Life Begins (2005).
- Miss Barbary in Bleak House (2005).
- Laura MacAlpine in Dalziel and Pascoe episode "Guardian Angel" (2006).
- Mrs Douglas in Trial & Retribution (2007).
- Chrissie Hendricks/Helen in Casualty (1996 and 2007).
- Marie Waters in Waking the Dead (2008).
- Shadow Architect in the Doctor Who episodes "The Stolen Earth" (2008) and "The Magician's Apprentice" (2015).
- Hermione and Goneril in Shakespeare: The King's Man (2012).[13]
Film
Her film appearances include:
- Argonian citizen in Supergirl (1984).
- Deidre in Being Human (1994).
- Maureen in Look Me in the Eye (1994).
- Jamie's Mother in Hollow Reed (1996).
- Mme Victurien in Les Misérables (1998).[14]
- Luzhin's mother in The Luzhin Defence (2000).
- DI Chapman in The Hole (2001).
- The Marchioness of Steyne in Vanity Fair (2004).
- Ursula Walsingham in Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007).[13]
Radio
Radio includes
- The Parasites and Soeur Sourire (2003).
- BBC Radio 4 as Hannah Armstrong in Number 10 (2007).
The Hunter Heartbeat Method
Hunter first began working with children with
A DVD Dreams and Voices (2007), documents the early games of the methodology and is available from the National Autistic Society.
In June 2014 Hunter directed a production of The Tempest for children with autism at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon after which it toured to Ohio State University.[17]
Honours, awards and nominations
Hunter was appointed
Laurence Olivier Awards
0 win, 1 nomination
Laurence Olivier Award
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Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
1993 | The Blue Angel playing "Lola" at the Globe Theatre | 1993 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress in a Musical[2] | Nominated |
Radio Academy Awards
1 win, 1 nomination
Radio Academy Awards | |||
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Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
1997 | Kelly Hunter for 'Transit of Venus, BBC Radio 3' | Sony Gold Award Winner for Best Dramatic Performance | Won |
Theatre Awards UK
1 win, 1 nomination
Theatre Awards UK
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Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
1996 | Rosalind for 'As you like it, English Touring Theatre'[19] | Best Actress Award
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Won |
References
- ^ Bennett, Rosemary. "Shakespeare calms children with autism". The Times. The Times, 24 October 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Olivier Winners 1993". Olivier Awards. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Production of Evita | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ a b c Hunter's Official Website
- ^ a b "Production of The Blue Angel | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ A Doll's House Cast List – English Touring Theatre website
- ^ "Hunter on the UK Theatre Awards website".
- ^ 'A semi-detached suburban sister' – The Daily Telegraph 24 August 1996
- ^ 'Ibsen's Ghosts to Be Staged in U.K. in Production Inspired by Edvard Munch's Berlin Designs' – Playbill website – 24 July 2013 Archived 16 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hunter on the Flute Theatre website
- ^ The Queen’s birthday honours in full - The Times 8 June 2019
- ^ Queen’s birthday honours list 2019 in full: here’s everyone being recognised this year - i 8 June 2019
- ^ Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Actress Kelly Hunter on her perfect Surrey weekend". Great British Life. 1 November 2013.
- ^ "'The Hunter Heartbeat Method' on Hunter's website". Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "'Shakespeare and Autism' – Teaching Shakespeare Vol 3 Spring 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ Press Release – February 2014, Royal Shakespeare Company
- ^ "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B18.
- ISBN 9780521840880.
External links
- Official Site: www.kellyhunter.co.uk/
- Kelly Hunter at IMDb
- Hunter's Portfolio on Roxane Vacca Management
- Hunter's profile Archived 12 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine on the Royal Shakespeare Company website
- Hunter's Radio Listings