Martha Howe-Douglas
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Martha Howe-Douglas | |
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Born | Martha Howe 19 September 1980[1] Moseley, Birmingham, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1997–present |
Martha Howe-Douglas (born 19 September 1980) is an English actress and writer.
Early life and education
Martha Howe-Douglas was born and raised in Moseley, a suburb of south Birmingham, England. She attended Edgbaston High School.[4]
Career
Howe-Douglas graduated from
From 24 April 2006 until 11 May 2007, Howe-Douglas played receptionist
In 2009, she landed one of the main multi-role parts on a new children's TV history sketch show programme,
In 2013, she co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in Sky1's series Yonderland, and played lead character Debbie Maddox[10] in all three series.
Other acting roles have included appearing in The Armstrong & Miller Show on BBC One and playing Flora Dies-Early in the hit radio comedy show Bleak Expectations as well as Lady Anne Woodstock in the radio show The Castle.
In 2018, she appeared in EastEnders as Annie Pritchard.[11]
From 15 April 2019, Howe-Douglas co-wrote, produced and starred in the BBC sitcom Ghosts, which sees her reunited with the Horrible Histories cast.[12]
Filmography
Year | Project | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Armstrong and Miller | Various | 1 episode |
2003 | The Office |
Mel the receptionist | The Office Christmas specials |
2005 | All About George | Helen | |
2005 | Doctors | Ms Larson | 2 episodes |
2006–2007 | Donna Parmar |
199 episodes | |
2007 | Freezing | Leon's P.A. | |
2009 | The Armstrong and Miller Show |
Various | |
Nativity! | Oakmoor Parent | ||
2009–2013 | Horrible Histories | Various | 46 episodes |
2011 | The Proms |
Prom 20: Horrible Histories Big Prom Party | |
2012 | Shakespeare's Wart | Pavlina | Short |
2013–2015 | Crackanory | Various | 4 episodes |
2013–2014 | WPC 56 | Abigail Fenton | 5 episodes |
2013–2016 | Yonderland | Debbie Maddox | 25 episodes; also creator |
2014 | Psychobitches | Pocahontas | 1 episode |
2015 | Bill | Various | |
Doctor Foster | Becky | 6 episodes | |
2016–2017 | Noddy, Toyland Detective | Pat Pat | Voice only; 4 episodes |
2017 | Tracey Breaks the News | Various | 1 episode |
2018 | EastEnders | Annie Pritchard | 3 episodes |
2019–2023 | Ghosts | Lady Fanny Button/Plague Ghost | 27 episodes; also creator and writer |
2020 | Breeders | Amber | 1 episode |
2021 | Motherland | Ashley | 1 episode |
2022 | Friday Night Live | Rebekah Vardy | 1 episode |
References
- ^ "Martha Howe-Douglas". IMDb. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Martha Howe-Douglas". IMDb. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Martha Howe-Douglas". curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ Laws, Roz (9 July 2015). "Why the Sky1 comedy Yonderland is set in a Selly Oak kitchen". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Martha Howe-Douglas". Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ Green, Kris (27 May 2007). "The British Soap Awards 2007: The Winners". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ West, Naomi (25 May 2010). "How Horrible Histories grew up to be a hit comedy show". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ Laws, Roz (26 June 2011). "Behind the scenes of Horribles Histories with its Birmingham star". BirminghamLive.
- ^ "Yonderland (TV series)". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Sandwell, Ian (27 March 2018). "EastEnders fans are just realising where they know Annie from". Digital Spy.
- ^ Sporn, Natasha (15 April 2019). "Ghosts BBC: Cast, trailer and all you need to know about the series from the team behind Horrible Histories". Evening Standard.
External links
- Martha Howe-Douglas at IMDb
- Martha Howe-Douglas on Twitter