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Martha Howe-Douglas

Martha Howe-Douglas
Howe-Douglas signing Horrible Histories books at Abingdon County Hall Museum in July 2012
Born
Martha Howe

(1980-09-19) 19 September 1980 (age 44)[1]
Moseley, Birmingham, England
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present

Martha Howe-Douglas (born 19 September 1980) is an English actress and writer.[2] She is most famous as a member of the Them There collective with which she wrote and starred in productions including Horrible Histories, Yonderland, and Ghosts. She also played receptionist Donna Parmar in the BBC One daytime soap Doctors.[3]

Early life and education

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Martha Howe-Douglas was born and raised in Moseley, a suburb of south Birmingham, England. She attended Edgbaston High School.[4]

Career

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Howe-Douglas graduated from RADA in 2003,[5][6] in the same year she appeared in the Christmas Special of The Office, replacing Dawn as the receptionist at Wernham-Hogg.

From 24 April 2006 until 11 May 2007, Howe-Douglas played receptionist Donna Parmar in the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors. For her role as Donna, Howe-Douglas received nominations for Best Comedy Performance and Best Newcomer at the 2007 British Soap Awards.[7]

In 2009, she landed one of the main multi-role parts on a new children's TV history sketch show programme, CBBC's Horrible Histories,[8] where over five years / series, she played numerous characters including the queens Cleopatra, Elizabeth I, Boudicea and Victoria — see Horrible Histories for list of characters. In 2011, she appeared in The Proms, in a special live "Horrible Histories Big Prom Party" performance.[9]

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

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Year Project Role Notes
1997 Armstrong and Miller Various 1 episode
2003 The Office Mel the receptionist The Office Christmas specials
2005 All About George Helen
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
2013–2014 WPC 56 Abigail Fenton 5 episodes
2013–2015 Crackanory Various 4 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

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  1. ^ "Martha Howe-Douglas". IMDb. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Martha Howe-Douglas". IMDb. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Martha Howe-Douglas". curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  4. ^ Laws, Roz (9 July 2015). "Why the Sky1 comedy Yonderland is set in a Selly Oak kitchen". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Martha Howe-Douglas". Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Martha Howe-Douglas". Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ West, Naomi (25 May 2010). "How Horrible Histories grew up to be a hit comedy show". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  9. ^ Laws, Roz (26 June 2011). "Behind the scenes of Horribles Histories with its Birmingham star". BirminghamLive.
  10. ^ "Yonderland (TV series)". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  11. ^ Sandwell, Ian (27 March 2018). "EastEnders fans are just realising where they know Annie from". Digital Spy.
  12. ^ 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.
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