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Martha Howe-Douglas is an English actress and writer. She is a member of the British Horrible Histories troupe, in which she starred in the TV series Horrible Histories. She also starred in and co-created Yonderland and Ghosts. She also played receptionist Donna Parmar in the BBC One daytime soap Doctors.[1]

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

Birmingham, England
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present

Career


Howe-Douglas graduated from RADA in 2003,[2][3] 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.[4]

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,[5] 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.[6]

In 2013, she co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in Sky1's series Yonderland, and played lead character Debbie Maddox 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.[7]

From 15 April 2019, Martha Howe-Douglas co-wrote, produced and starred in the BBC sitcom Ghosts, which sees her reunited with the Horrible Histories cast.[8]


Filmography


YearProjectRoleNotes
1997Armstrong and MillerVarious
2003The OfficeMel the receptionistChristmas Special
2005All About GeorgeHelen
2005DoctorsMs Larson2 episodes
2006–2007DoctorsDonna ParmarSeries regular
2007FreezingLeon's P.A.
2009The Armstrong and Miller ShowVarious
Nativity!Oakmoor Parent
2009–2013Horrible HistoriesVarious
2011The PromsProm 20: Horrible Histories Big Prom Party
2012Shakespeare's WartPavlinaShort
2013–2015CrackanoryVarious3 series
2013–2014WPC 56Abigail Fenton2 series
2013–2016YonderlandDebbie MaddoxMain Cast
2015BillVarious
Doctor FosterBecky
2017Tracey Breaks the NewsVarious
2018EastEndersAnnie Pritchard
2019–presentGhostsLady Fanny Button/Plague Ghost
2021MotherlandAshley

References


  1. "Martha Howe-Douglas". curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. "Martha Howe-Douglas". Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  3. "Martha Howe-Douglas". Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  4. 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.
  5. West, Naomi (25 May 2010). "How Horrible Histories grew up to be a hit comedy show". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  6. Laws, Roz (26 June 2011). "Behind the scenes of Horribles Histories with its Birmingham star". BirminghamLive.
  7. Sandwell, Ian (27 March 2018). "EastEnders fans are just realising where they know Annie from". Digital Spy.
  8. 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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