Bessie Beatrice Carter (born 25 October 1993) is an English actress. She is known for her role as Evie Wilcox on the BBC television series Howards End (2017)[3] and Violet Woodhouse on the ITV television series Beecham House (2019).[4]
Bessie Carter | |
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Born | Bessie Beatrice Carter (1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 (age 28) |
Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama[2] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Television | Howards End Beecham House Bridgerton |
Parents |
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Carter was born in Westminster to actors Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter. In 2007, the three appeared in the BBC series Cranford (Carter was Captain Brown, Staunton was Miss Octavia Pole and Bessie was the maid, Margaret Gidman).[5][6][7]
She initially attended Francis Holland School before moving to Camden School for Girls, a state school, where she completed her A Levels.[1] She took a year out, during which she auditioned for drama school.[8] She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2016 and winning the Spotlight Prize for Best Screen Actor that same year.[9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Les Misérables | Ensemble Factory Woman | |
2018 | Oil | Sophie | Short Film |
2019 | The Good Liar | Secretary | |
2020 | Two | New Ella | Short Film |
2020 | Emerge | Jess | Short Film - Post Production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007–2008 | Cranford | Margaret Gidman | TV Series |
2017 | Doc Martin | Amy Vincent | TV Series - Episode: Farewell My Lovely |
2017 | Howards End | Evie Wilcox | TV Series |
2019 | Beecham House | Violet Woodhouse | TV Series |
2020-present | Bridgerton[10] | Prudence Featherington | TV Series |
Year | Title | Role | Director | Theatre |
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2015 | The Secret Rapture by David Hare[11] | Marion | Wyn Jones | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
2015 | Lulu by Nicholas Wright[12] | Geschwitz | Christian Burgess | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
2016 | King Lear by William Shakespeare[13] | Ensemble | Deborah Warner | The Old Vic |
2018 | Baskerville by Arthur Conan Doyle[14] | Actor 3 | Loveday Ingram | Liverpool Playhouse |
2019 | All My Sons by Arthur Miller[15] | Lydia Lubey | Jeremy Herrin | The Old Vic |
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