Megan Dodds
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| Megan Dodds | |
| Birth name | Megan Dodds |
| Born | 15 February 1970 Sacramento, California |
| Notable roles | Up For Grabs kissing Madonna Christine Dale, CIA agent in Spooks Rachel Corrie in My Name is Rachel Corrie |
| Spouse(s) | Oliver Pearce, photographer |
Megan Dodds (born 15 February 1970) is a British based American stage and television actress.
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[edit] Biography
Megan Dodds was born in Sacramento, California, and after High School she didn't know what to do, so enrolled in a community college where she was cast as Bananas in John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves. The role inspired her enough to apply successfully to study for four years at the Juilliard School[1]
After graduation, Dodds spent two years in on and off Broadway theatre productions, before being spotted by English comedian Ben Elton, and came to London in 1997 to play a bunny girl in Elton's play Popcorn. As a result of meeting her photographer husband Oliver Pearce, she became resident in London: “I love it here, I really feel like I learn a lot. There’s a lot of variety in terms of work.”[2]
Dodds track record in London shows the variety of work, as she has held down roles in diverse television productions, including: Love in a Cold Climate; playing Christine Dale, the chilling CIA liaison officer in the BBC One series Spooks; and Kitty deLux in Viva Blackpool[3].
However, theatre is probably where she makes most impact at present. Having previously played opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in 1999 in As You Like It, and kissing Madonna in Up For Grabs[4]; in 2006 she won the London Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best Actress in the one woman show "My Name is Rachel Corrie" [5]. The show ended up in London due to its initial rejection by the New York Theatre Workshop, with rumours of the theatre being afraid of the show’s Gaza Strip based political content. Dodds fought against the imposed indefinite delay, and the debate of censorship on such a sensitive issue at the time of the post-Iraq war debate became publicised by the New York Times. The show eventually played to a sellout audience at the off-Broadway Minetta Lane Theatre in early 2006
[edit] Personal life
After coming to the UK in 1997, she met fashion and advertising photographer Oliver Pearce[6]. The couple married, have one daughter Isabella, and live in Battersea, South London.
She is a fan of tennis and Roger Federer, and her friends include actress Rachel Feinstein [7]. Her secret passion is smoking[8].
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Theatre
List of Stage Credits:[9]
| Year | Show | Role | Theatre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The School for Scandal | Maria | Lyceum Theatre, New York | |
| 1996 | Ancient History/English Made Simple | Jill | Primary Stages (off-Broadway) | |
| 1997 | Popcorn | Brooke Daniels | Apollo Theatre, London | Ben Elton asked her to audition for the role |
| 1999 | Hamlet | Ophelia | Young Vic Theatre, London | |
| 1999 | As You Like It | Celia | Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, Massachusetts | cast included Gwyneth Paltrow |
| 2002 | Up for Grabs | Mindy | Wyndham's Theatre, London | cast included Madonna, who made her West End theatre debut in the production |
| 2005 | This Is How It Goes | Woman | Donmar Warehouse, London | |
| 2005 | My Name is Rachel Corrie | Rachel Corrie | Royal Court Theatre, London | |
| 2006 | My Name is Rachel Corrie | Rachel Corrie | Royal Court Theatre, London | won the London Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best Actress[10] |
| 2006 | My Name is Rachel Corrie | Rachel Corrie | The Playhouse Theatre, London | |
| 2006 | My Name is Rachel Corrie | Rachel Corrie | Minetta Lane Theatre (off-Broadway) |
[edit] Film and TV
| Year | Title | Produced by | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Midnight Caller | Crystal | ||
| 1993 | So I Married an Axe Murderer | |||
| 1994 | Psychic Detective | Reporter | ||
| 1998 | Ever After | 20th Century Fox | Marguerite De Ghent | alongside Drew Barrymore. Highest grossing movie so far - $65.7 million |
| 1998 | The Rat Pack | HBO | May Britt | |
| 2000 | Urbania | Lions Gate | Deedee | |
| 2000 | Bait | Castle Rock | Agent Walsh | with Jamie Foxx |
| 2000 | Interstate 84 | Wendy | ||
| 2001 | Sword of Honour | TV | Virginia | |
| 2001 | Love in a Cold Climate | BBC One | Polly | TV miniseries |
| 2002 | Purpose | Lisa Forrester | ||
| 2002/2004 | Spooks | BBC One | Christine Dale | CIA agent - 23 episodes |
| 2004 | The Hollow | ITV One | Henrietta Savernake | part of the series Agatha Christie's Poirot |
| 2005 | Malice Aforethought | ITV One | Madeleine Cranmere | |
| 2005 | Festival | Pathé | Dina | film nominated for a BAFTA |
| 2006 | London | |||
| 2006 | Free Jimmy | Columbia TriStar | voice | |
| 2006 | Viva Blackpool | BBC One | Kitty de Lux | |
| 2006 | Not Going Out | BBC | Kate | |
| 2006 | The Contract | Redbus | with John Cusack and Morgan Freeman, filmed in Bulgaria |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=538120 Interview at Broadway.com
- ^ http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/display?contentId=88741
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/vivablackpool/index.shtml#kitty
- ^ http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/actress%20recalls%20madonna%20kiss
- ^ http://nytimes.theatredirect.com/gen/Buzz_Star_File.aspx?ci=535645
- ^ http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=538120
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,1586025,00.html
- ^ http://smokingsides.com/asfs/D/Dodds.html
- ^ http://nytimes.theatredirect.com/gen/Buzz_Star_File.aspx?ci=535645
- ^ http://nytimes.theatredirect.com/gen/Buzz_Star_File.aspx?ci=535645
