Rachel Pickup
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Rachel Pickup | |
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Born | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1996–present |
Rachel Pickup is a British theatre, television and film actress. Her first major role was as Kaye Bentley in the 10-part
Pickup appeared in Chronic starring Tim Roth and directed by 2012 Un Certain Regard winner, Michel Franco.
Early life
Her father is actor
Career
Before graduating from RADA, Pickup won a part in the BBC series also for the RSC.
In 2003, Pickup appeared at The Old Vic in King Lear playing Cordelia.[2] This was followed by Ophelia in Calixto Bieito's Hamlet, and Helen of Troy in Troilus and Cressida for Peter Stein. She had a supporting role in the film Basil and AKA.
In 2011, she moved to the United States to appear in the Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of An Ideal Husband. In August 2011, she made her New York Off-Broadway debut in the Irish Repertory Theatre's 20th Anniversary production of Dancing at Lughnasa. Other productions at the Irish Repertory Theatre include Airswimming by Charlotte Jones for "Fallen Angel Theatre" and A Mind Bending Evening of Beckett for Robert Flanagan. In 2014, Pickup played Goneril at the new Polonsky Shakespeare Theatre for Theatre for a New Audience, in Brooklyn New York, opposite Michael Pennington's King Lear, and Amanda in director Darko Tresnjak's production of Private Lives at Hartford Stage, Connecticut, opposite American actor Ken Barnett.
Pickup played Portia in The Merchant Of Venice at
Pickup appeared with her father for the first time in 2008 in an episode of Midsomer Murders:The Magician’s Nephew and played Molly, the central role in her mother's first screenplay "G - Litter" in 2015.
Pickup starred at the Criterion Theatre in The 39 Steps and has worked with Sir Peter Hall several times, including his 2009 revival of Bedroom Farce.
Awards
For Ophelia in
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Basil | Clara Fairfax | |
2002 | AKA | Stella Primrose | |
2015 | Chronic | Sarah | |
2016 | The Merchant of Venice | Portia | |
2017 | Wonder Woman | Fausta Grables | |
2020 | The Skin Game | Mary Booker |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Soldier Soldier | Cheryl | Episode: "Poles Apart" |
1996 | No Bananas | Kaye Bentley | 10 episodes |
2000–2013 | Doctors | Various roles | 4 episodes |
2001 | Relic Hunter | Amanda Reardon | Episode: "The Royal Ring" |
2001 | Victoria & Albert | Lady Henrietta Standish | Television serial |
2002 | Jeffrey Archer: The Truth | Casino Girl | Television film |
2004 | Holby City | Kate Lewis | Episode: "Honour Thy Father" |
2006 | Rosemary & Thyme | Jenny Channing | Episode: "Enter Two Gardeners" |
2006 | Live!Girls! present Dogtown | Lesley Parkes | 4 episodes |
2008 | Midsomer Murders | Isolde Balliol | Episode: "The Magician's Nephew" |
2009 | Small Island | Mrs. Ryder | Episode #1.1 |
2010 | Garrow's Law | Maria Reader | Episode #2.2 |
2013 | House of Anubis | Mara's lawyer | Episode: "House of Enemies" |
2014 | Elementary | Allison Fuller | Episode: "The Diabolical Kind" |
2014 | 50 Ways to Kill Your Lover | Mickey Faveau | Episode: "Chickened Out" |
2017 | Great Performances | Understudy | Episode: "Present Laughter" |
2018 | Dietland | Mrs. Gormely | Episode: "F... This" |
2018, 2019 | Madam Secretary | Lana | 2 episodes |
2019 | Grantchester | Meredith Davenport | Episode #4.5 |
2021 | The Beast Must Die | India | Episode #1.3 |
2022 | Sister Boniface Mysteries | Jocelyn Kelly | Episode: "Scoop!" |
2023 | Casualty | Christy Eakins | Episode: "Lost in Translation" |
References
- ^ a b c Gilles, Stuart (25 May 1996). "Young Rachel is tipped to fly far". Manchester Evening News – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Rachel Pickup". Society of London Theatre. 2 April 2003. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012.
- ISBN 979-8-216-07283-6.
- ISBN 978-0-521-54184-8.
External links
- Official website
- Rachel Pickup at IMDb