Rachael Stirling
Rachael Stirling | |
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Born | St Marylebone, London, England[1] | 30 May 1977
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Years active | 1997–present |
Television |
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Spouse |
Dame Diana Rigg (mother) |
Rachael Atlanta Stirling (born 30 May 1977)
Early life and education
Stirling was born in St Marylebone, London, England and is the daughter of actress
Stirling attended
Theatre
Stirling made her first major appearance on stage in 1997 as Desdemona in the
Stirling starred onstage in
Film
Stirling's first screen appearance was in the 1998 British comedy film Still Crazy.[2]
Other film appearances include
Television
Stirling's first break in television was in the 2000
In 2003, she appeared as Caroline Crale in Agatha Christie's Poirot episode "Five Little Pigs".
In 2011, Stirling starred in the
Stirling appeared in a 2013 episode of
In 2014, Stirling portrayed Kate Wilkinson in the Cold War spy thriller television series The Game,[9] and appeared in the BBC Four comedy drama Detectorists as Becky, initially girlfriend, then wife, of Andy (played by Mackenzie Crook), also featuring alongside her mother, Diana Rigg, who played Becky's mother.
Stirling appeared as a guest on the BBC1 cookery programme Saturday Kitchen Live which was broadcast on 1 March 2014.[12]
In 2015, Stirling played the part of Arabella Yount, the spendthrift wife of a banker, in the three-part BBCs series Capital based on John Lanchester's novel of the same name.[13]
In December 2016, Stirling appeared on University Challenge at Christmas as part of a team made up of notable alumni of the University of Edinburgh.
In 2021, she starred in the ITV television drama series Hollington Drive.
Other work
Stirling is an occasional interviewer on the
Stirling took part in Occupy London's reading of Dickens' A Christmas Carol on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, London in December 2011.
In 2014, Stirling appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4's Midweek with Libby Purves, Roger Bannister and Kevin Warwick.[16]
Personal life
Stirling can speak Russian and is experienced in
Filmography
Year | Film/Show | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Still Crazy | Clare Knowles | |
2000 | Maybe Baby | Joanna | |
Complicity | Claire | ||
In the Beginning
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Young Rebeccah | TV film | |
2001 | Redemption Road | Becky | |
Another Life | Avis Graydon | ||
The Triumph of Love | Corine | ||
Othello | Lulu | TV film | |
2002 | Tipping the Velvet | Nan Astley | TV series (3 episodes) Dallas OUT TAKES—Best Actress |
Bait | Stephanie Raeburn | TV film | |
2003 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Caroline Crale | TV series (Episode: "Five Little Pigs") |
2004 | Freeze Frame | Katie Carter | |
Agatha Christie's Marple | Griselda Clement | TV series (Episode: "The Murder at the Vicarage") | |
The Final Quest | Young Annabelle | TV film | |
2005 | Riot at the Rite | Marie Rambert | TV film |
2006 | Beyond | Guilean Hade | TV film |
The Truth | Martha | ||
Hotel Babylon | Nina Bailey | TV series (Episode: "Episode No. 1.1") | |
The Haunted Airman | Julia Jugg | TV film | |
2007 | Dangerous Parking | Kirstin | |
2008 | Lewis | Zöe Kenneth | TV series (Episode: "Life Born of Fire") |
2009 | The Young Victoria | Duchess of Sutherland | |
Minder | Eve Cornell | TV series (Episode: "Thank Your Lucky Stars") | |
Boy Meets Girl | Veronica Burton | TV series (4 episodes) | |
2010 | Centurion | Druzilla | |
2011 | Women in Love | Ursula Brangwen | TV series |
2012 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | Mary Jones | Film |
Snow White & the Huntsman
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Anna | Film | |
The Bletchley Circle | Millie | TV series | |
2013 | Doctor Who | Ada Gillyflower | Series 7 (Episode: "The Crimson Horror ")
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Sixteen | Laura | Film | |
2014 | The Game | Kate Wilkinson | TV series |
2014–2022 | Detectorists | Becky | TV series |
2015 | Scottish Mussel | Ms Pringle | Film |
Capital | Arabella Yount | TV series | |
2016 | Their Finest | Phyl Moore | Film |
Churchill's Secret | Sarah Churchill | TV film | |
2018 | The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco | Millie | TV series spin-off of The Bletchley Circle |
2019 | Wild Bill | Lady Mary Harborough | |
2020 | Life | Kelly Aston | |
2021 | Hollington Drive | Helen | |
2021 | Midsomer Murders | Eleanor Karras | TV series (season 22, episode 3: Happy Families) |
2023 | Heartstopper | Amanda Olsson | TV series (Season 2, Episodes 7 and 8) |
2023 | The Chelsea Detective | Rebekah Chaban | Episode: "The Blue Room" |
References
- ^ "FreeBMD District Info".
- ^ a b c d e f "Drama Faces – Rachael Stirling". BBC. January 2006. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011..
- ^ "England & Wales birth index 1916–2005". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013..
- ^ London Evening Standard. Archived from the originalon 5 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011..
- ^ Farndale, Nigel. "Diana Rigg: Her Story". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ "Bedlam Theatre | Rachael Stirling". Bedlam Theatre. 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013 – via old.bedlamtheatre.co.uk.
- ^ Uncle Vanya The Stage, 29 January 2007 – Review of Stirling in Uncle Vanya
- ^ "The Taming of the Shrew". The Times. 24 March 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f Lockyer, Daphne (5 January 2014). "Rachael Stirling: 'I should have asked my Ma's advice'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ a b Radford, Ceri (24 March 2011). "Rachael Stirling: 'It's not all about sordid rutting'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ "Doctor Who: Dame Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling to Star in New Series!". BBC. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "BBC One – Saturday Kitchen, 01/03/2014". BBC.
- ^ "BBC One: Capital". BBC. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Diplomat Magazine – All articles by Rachael Stirling". Diplomat Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Stirling, Rachel (11 October 2009). "Cinnamontastic: The Cinnamon Club". Diplomat Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sir Roger Bannister, Prof Kevin Warwick, Rachael Stirling, Diana Darke, Midweek – BBC Radio 4". BBC.
- Broadway.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012..
- ^ Walters, Sarah (9 June 2016). "Guy Garvey has married actress girlfriend Rachael Stirling". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ Curtis, Nick (8 April 2017). "Rachel Stirling on life as Diana Rigg's daughter and her whirlwind romance with Elbow's Guy Garvey". The Daily Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
External links
- Rachael Stirling at IMDb