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Abigail Lucy Cruttenden (born 23 March 1968)[citation needed] is an English actress.

Abigail Cruttenden
Born
Abigail Lucy Cruttenden

(1968-03-23) 23 March 1968 (age 54)
Richmond, London,[citation needed] England
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present
Spouses
  • (m. 1997; div. 2000)
  • Jonathan R. Fraser
    (m. 2003)
Children2
RelativesHal Cruttenden (brother)

Cruttenden played opposite Sean Bean as his character Richard Sharpe's wife Jane in several episodes of the TV series Sharpe. In 2007, Cruttenden joined the cast from the first series of the ITV comedy series Benidorm, playing the character of Kate Weedon. She has appeared in the sitcom Not Going Out as Anna since 2014.


Personal and family life


Cruttenden lives in East Sheen, south-west London.[1] She was first married to the actor Sean Bean, who she met on the set of his TV series Sharpe, from 1997 to 2000, but since 2003 she has been married to Jonathan R Fraser.

She comes from a family with history in the acting industry. Her grandmother, Cynthia Coatts (1915-2013) founded the Rosslyn School of Dance and Drama in London,[2] while her mother, Julia Cruttenden (1938-2013), ran the stage make-up school Greasepaint in London.[3] Her father Neville (1940-1990) was an advertising executive who also indulged in amateur theatrics before deciding to become a professional actor at 49.[4][5] Her brother is Hal Cruttenden, a stand-up comedian, while she has an older sister Hannah, who works in journalism.[6]


Career


Cruttenden started her acting career when she was 12, appearing in the BBC2 Playhouse episode Elizabeth Alone in 1981. She gained significant notice in only her second screen role in the critically acclaimed TV film P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang, playing the object of affection to a lovesick schoolboy in the coming of age drama, which was written by Jack Rosenthal. As she recalled in a newspaper interview in 1996, she didn't realize she would have to kiss co star John Albasiny towards the film's climax. "I was 14 and painfully shy, like my character. I vividly remember them saying we had to kiss at the end. I was completely thrown because it wasn't in the script. Tears welled in my eyes and I mumbled "All right then." But I had never kissed anyone before, ever. It was all rather traumatic."[7]

She continued to have regular acting work throughout her teenage years, including a regular role in the TV sitcom Mog (1985-86), the TV Aids drama Intimate Contact (1987) and The StoryTeller episode "Hans My Hedgehog" in 1987. Despite coming from a family involved in the acting industry, her parents were keen for her to concentrate more on her schooling. But Cruttenden was now thoroughly committed to acting, and when she was offered the stage role in Romeo and Juliet halfway through sitting for the last two of her four A levels she jumped at the chance. "I promised that I would go back and sit them, but I never did," she admitted afterwards.[8]

In 1990 she suffered the death of her father Neville, who died suddenly of a stomach haemorrhage, aged 50. He had only left his job as an advertising executive the year before to become a professional actor, and had had two TV roles in the pipeline before his sudden death.[9] Cruttenden immersed herself into her acting work, taking roles in TV shows TECX, Coasting and Centrepoint (all 1990), and appearing in the detective series Van Der Valk and The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes in 1991.

After a break from TV to do more theatre work, she appeared on screen for the first time in 3 years in the TV period comedy drama Love on a Branch Line in 1994, a role which required her to appear nude. Then in 1996 she was cast as Jane Gibbons in the TV series Sharpe as the love interest and eventual wife of Richard Sharpe, played by Sean Bean. She became a regular in the cast, and in a case of life imitating art she and Bean began a relationship together. Unfortunately Bean was already married to 2nd wife Melanie Hill who filed for divorce.[10] A few months later on 22 November 1997 Cruttenden and Bean were married at Hendon Registry Office.[11] The couple had a daughter together in 1999, but the following year the pair divorced.

In 2003 she married for a 2nd time to Jonathan R Fraser. She continued to find regular work in the theatre and on TV, with roles in Doctors and Nurses (2004) and The Robinsons (2005), but it wasn't until she was cast in the TV sitcom Benidorm in 2007 that she gained another hit show. She appeared in the first 3 series until she left the show in 2009.

There was a dearth of screen roles for the next 5 years, with only an appearance in an episode of the TV sitcom The Royal Bodyguard in 2012 during this time. In 2013 Cruttenden suffered a double family bereavement. On March 16th she lost her grandmother Cynthia Coatts, who died at the age of 97. Then on December 14th she lost her mother Julia after a long battle with a brain tumour. Despite this, the following year she won a part in the TV sitcom Not Going Out, playing the role of Anna, Hugh Dennis' wife and snobby neighbour to Lee and Lucy. This was another significant role for her, and she has been a regular on the show since 2014.


Filmography



Television


YearTitleRoleNotes
1981BBC2 PlayhouseYoung ElizabethEpisode: Elizabeth Alone
1983StoryboardEmmaEpisode: Lytton's Diary
1985-1986MogMiranda
1987The StorytellerThe PrincessEpisode: "Hans My Hedgehog"
Intimate ContactNell Gregory
1988The Bell-RunGudrun GloverTV Movie
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotGeraldine Oglander
1990CoastingEmma ConwayEpisode: "Illuminations"
CentrepointSaskiaTV Mini Series
TECXMarijke Van Der BroekeEpisode: Rock a Buy Baby
1991Van der ValkElseEpisode: A Sudden Silence
The Casebook of Sherlock HolmesMiss Violet MervilleEpisode: The Illustrious Client
1994PerformanceClara BrowningEpisode: A Message for Posterity
Love on a Branch LineBelinda Flamborough
1996Sharpe's RegimentJane Gibbons
Sharpe's SiegeJane Sharpe née Gibbons
Sharpe's MissionJane Sharpe
1997Jane EyreBlanche IngramTV film adaptation
Sharpe's RevengeJane Sharpe
Sharpe's JusticeJane Sharpe
Sharpe's WaterlooJane Sharpe
The Ruth Rendell MysteriesAnnabel LynesEpisode: Bribery & Corruption
Into the BlueHeather Mallender
1998The Canterbury TalesEmilyVoice
2000Anna KareninaBetsy"Part 1", "Part 3"
Monarch of the GlenLizzie MacDonaldEpisodes "1.5", "1.8"
2002Helen WestEmily EliotEpisode: A Clear Conscience
2003Rosemary & ThymePatsy ConnollyEpisode: "Arabica and the Early Spider"
2004Doctors and NursesLucy Potter6 episodes
2005The RobinsonsVicky RobinsonEpisode: "1.6"
2007–2009BenidormKate WeedonRegular role, 17 episodes (series 1–3)
2007Foyle's WarEvelyn RichardsEpisode: "Casualties of War"
The CommanderJudy ThorntonEpisode: The Devil You Know
Sex, the City and MeAliTV Movie
2008Teenage KicksKateEpisode: "Sex"
2009The Green Green GrassDoctorEpisode: "I Done It My Way"
2012The Royal BodyguardMary Town-JonesEpisode: The Perils of Attraction
2014–presentNot Going OutAnnaRegular role
2015The OutcastAnne RawlinsTV Mini Series
Citizen KhanVirginiaEpisode: "Farley Manor"
2016Fresh MeatOregon's MotherEpisode: "4.6"
2017Midsomer MurdersNell FryerEpisode: "Death by Persuasion"
CasualtySadie HolmEpisode: "32.11"
2020 HouseboundAbigailEpisode: "1.10"
2021 Face ItAbbeyTV Mini Series

Film


YearTitleRole
1982P'tang, Yang, KipperbangAnn Lawton[12]
1998Hideous KinkyCharlotte
2001Charlotte GrayDaisy
Sword of Honour [13]Kerstie Kilbannock
2014The Theory of EverythingIsobel Hawking
2015The Batsman and the BallerinaJane
2016DenialJanine Stone
2018 Await Further InstructionsBeth
2020 That Girl, Peugeot Sandra
2021 Munich – The Edge of WarAnne Chamberlain

Radio


YearTitleRole
2017 AloneEllie

Theatre



References





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Abigail Lucy Cruttenden (* 23. März 1968 in London, England) ist eine britische Schauspielerin.
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