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Annabel Scholey (born 10 January 1984) is an English actress. She played Lauren Drake in the BBC supernatural drama Being Human (2009) and the leading role of 'Maddie' in the musical feature film Walking on Sunshine (2014). Scholey played Contessina de Medici in the television series, Medici: Masters of Florence (2016) with Dustin Hoffman and Richard Madden. In 2021, she played the major recurring role of Claire Brown in Doctor Who: Flux.

Annabel Scholey
Born	(1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 (age 38) Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Ciarán McMenamin ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	1[1]

Life and career

Scholey was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.[2] She trained at the Oxford School of Drama,[3] graduating in 2005.[4] In 2017, she married Northern Irish actor and author Ciarán McMenamin.[5]

Scholey has worked extensively on screen and in theatre. She appeared (July/Aug 2013) in the revival of Passion Play by Peter Nichols (at the Duke of York's Theatre) as the predatory younger woman, Kate. She also worked at The Royal National Theatre in their summer production of Antigone playing the role of Ismene. In June 2011 Scholey played Lady Anne, in Sam Mendes adaptation of Richard III with Kevin Spacey in the title role, at the Old Vic theatre in London and the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. The production opened to rave reviews.[6] In 2010, Scholey played Hermia alongside Dame Judi Dench in A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Rose Theatre Kingston and later that year appeared as 'Julia' in Sheridan's The Rivals, alongside Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles (of To the Manor Born) at the Haymarket Theatre in London. Both productions were directed by Sir Peter Hall.

Scholey played the lead role of Michelle 'Midge' Lerner in the BBC Three comedy drama Personal Affairs, alongside Laura Aikman, Ruth Negga, and Maimie McCoy.[7]

She played Diana Rivers in the 2006 BBC television adaptation of Jane Eyre. She has also appeared in episodes of Doctors, George Gently, EastEnders, Holby City, and Poirot.

Her work on radio drama includes All Passion Spent, A Harlot's Progress and Under Milk Wood. Scholey was runner-up in the BBC Carleton Hobbs Radio Competition 2005. In 2011, she provided the voice for Ginny Weasley in the video game version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2005	Poirot: After the Funeral	Miss Sorrel	Maurice Phillips	Television film
2006	Holby City	Naomi Verity	Ian Jackson	Medical drama (Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged) (2006)
	Doctors	Lisa Armstrong		TV series (Home Truths) (2006)
	Jane Eyre	Diana Rivers	Susanna White	TV series (Episode 1.4) (2006)
2007	EastEnders	Maddy	Edward Bazalgette	Soap opera (2 episodes)
2009	Being Human	Lauren Drake	Toby Haynes and Colin Teague	TV series; series regular (Episodes 1.1–1.5) (2009)
	Personal Affairs	Michelle 'Midge' Lerner	Ashley Way, Jenny Ash, and James Henry	TV series
2011	One Wrong Word	Denise	Nicole Volavka	Short film (Electric Ballroom productions)
2012	Family Tree	Lucy Pfister	Christopher Guest	TV series (NBC/HBO/BBC)
	Very Few Fish	Claire	Alex Winkler	Pilot/Taster (BBC)
2014	Walking on Sunshine	Maddie	Max Giwa and Diana Pasquini	Feature film
2015	Inspector George Gently	Gemma Nunn	Ciaran Donnelly	TV series
2016-18	Medici	Contessina de' Medici	Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	TV series (RAI Production)
2017	Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood	Fordola rem Lupis		Video game
2018	Britannia	Amena		TV series
2018-22	The Split	Nina Defoe	Jessica Hobbs	TV series
2019	Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers	Fordola rem Lupis		Video game
2020	The Salisbury Poisonings	Sarah Bailey		TV series[9]
2021	Doctor Who: Flux	Claire Brown		TV Series, 3 episodes
TBA	The Sixth Commandment	TBA	Saul Dibb	Upcoming drama series[10]

Theatre

• The Real Thing, Theatre Royal, Bath and national tour, 2005 (playing Debbie)
• Troilus and Cressida, Edinburgh International Festival and RSC, 2006 (playing Cressida)
• The Cherry Orchard, Sheffield Crucible, 2007 (playing Anya)
• Hobson’s Choice, Chichester Festival Theatre and UK tour, 2007 (playing Vickey Hobson)
• Hamlet, Bristol Tobacco Factory, 2008 (playing Ophelia)
• The Taming of the Shrew, Bristol Tobacco Factory, 2008 (playing Bianca)
• Wallenstein, Chichester Festival Theatre, 2009 (playing Princess Thekla)
• The House of Special Purpose, Chichester Festival Theatre, 2009 (playing Olga)
• A Midsummer Nights Dream, Rose Theatre, Kingston, 2010 (playing Hermia)
• Charley's Aunt, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, 2010 (playing Kitty Verdun)
• The Rivals, Haymarket Theatre, London, November 2010 – February 2011 (playing Julia)
• Richard III, Old Vic Theatre, London, June–September 2011 (playing Lady Anne)
• Antigone, Royal National Theatre, London, April–July 2012 (playing Ismene)
• Mr Burns, Almeida Theatre, London, May 2014
• High Society, Old Vic Theatre, London, April–August 2015 (playing Liz Imbrie)
• The Iliad, British Museum and Almeida Theatre, London, 14 August 2015 (reading)

References

External links

• Annabel Scholey at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Annabel Scholey

Annabel Scholey (* 8. Januar 1984 in Yorkshire, England) ist eine britische Schauspielerin.[1]

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- [en] Annabel Scholey

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[ru] Шоли, Аннабель

Аннабель Шоли (англ. Annabel Scholey, род. 10 января 1984 г., Уэйкфилд, Уэст-Йоркшир, Великобритания) — британская актриса театра, кино и телевидения.

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