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Caroline Carver (actress)

Caroline Carver
Born1976 (age 47–48)
Manchester, England
Occupation(s)Actress, screenwriter, producer
Years active1998–present
SpouseKenny Doughty (2006-2017)

Caroline Carver (born 1976)[1] is an English actress, screenwriter, and producer best known for roles such as Princess Jessica in the TV film The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999), Ingrid in The Aryan Couple (2004), and Sandy in My First Wedding (2006).

Career

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Carver played the young adult Hattie in the film Tom's Midnight Garden (1999) based on the book of the same name, alongside Anthony Way and Joan Plowright.[2] Early film work also includes The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999).[3]

Carver's television work has ranged from costume drama, such as Sharpe's Peril; modern drama, including Spooks, Jonathan Creek and Rosemary & Thyme; to medical drama in the shape of Holby City and Doctors.[4] She won a Royal Television Society Best Actress Award for her performance in The Scarlet Pimpernel series, opposite Richard E. Grant.[5]

On stage, in 2013 she played the role of Mandy in The Full Monty on tour.[6] She reprised the role in the West End in 2014.[7][8]

She wrote and produced the award-winning short film You Me and Captain Longbridge (2008).[9] Carver also wrote an episode of The Bay, which aired in 2023.

Personal life

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Carver married actor Kenny Doughty in 2006. The couple separated in November 2017.[10]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 City Central Alison Episode: A Night on the Town
A Rather English Marriage Young Grace
1999 The Last Train Hild
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns Princess Jessica
Tom's Midnight Garden Hatty
2000 The Scarlet Pimpernel Claudette de Bridoire Episode: A Good Name
2001 Alone Sarah
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes Gladys Donovan Episode: The Kingdom of Bones
Animated Tales of the World Ines (voice) Episode: Ewenn Congar: a Story from France
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Danny Episode: A Great Deliverance
In a Land of Plenty Zoe 3 episodes
2002 Jeffrey Archer: The Truth Secretary
2003 Holby City Sonia Shaw
Jonathan Creek Sally Ellen Oakley Series 4 episode 2: Angel Hair
2004 The Aryan Couple Ingrid Vassman
Spooks Catherine Townsend 1 episode
Rosemary & Thyme Penny Patterson Episode: The Gongoozlers
George and the Dragon Sister Angela
My First Wedding Sandy
2007 Goldfish Clare
2008 Sharpe's Peril Mrs Tredinnick 2 episodes
The Royal Today Heather Dunstan 47 episodes
2009 Doctors Elaine Lenton Series 11 episode 56: Dummy
Irreversi Terry
New Tricks Helen Vestry Series 7 episode 4: Dark Chocolate
2013 Shame the Devil Emma
2015 Holby City Sonia Shaw Episode: Domino Effect
Pompidou Ambulance volunteer Series 1 episode 5: Hoarder

References

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  1. ^ "Caroline Carver". IMDb.com. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Tom's Midnight Garden (1999)". Radio Times.
  3. ^ "Caroline Carver". 2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Caroline Carver". Aveleyman.com.
  5. ^ "ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY : Regional Centres' Awards 2001 (for progs made in 2000)" (PDF). Rts.org.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  6. ^ "THE FULL MONTY Announces Casting For 2013 UK Tour". Broadwayworld.com. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  7. ^ "An exuberant stage adaptation of the 1997 film about stripping steelworkers". Ft.com. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  8. ^ "The Full Monty". London Noel Coward Theatre Programme: 24. March 2014.
  9. ^ "Shooting People : Independent Filmmakers Network". Shootingpeople.org.
  10. ^ Grieveson-Smith, Jess (11 February 2022). "ITV Vera Aiden Healy actor Kenny Doughty's real life from Yorkshire roots to TV snog with Gavin & Stacey star". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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