Lisa Dillon

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Lisa Dillon
Born 1979
England, UK
Occupation Actress
Years active 2003 - present

Lisa Dillon (born 1979, Coventry) is Critics Circle Award-winning English actress.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Theatre

Whilst training at RADA, Dillon appeared in several trainging productions, including: Hamlet and The Tempest by William Shakespeare, The Devils by John Whiting, The Devil's Law Case by John Webster, Yentl by Leah Napolin and The Playboy of the Western World by J. M. Synge.

Having graduated from RADA, her first theatrical job was the title role in Euripides' Iphigeneia at Aulis at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield[1]. She then went on to appear in numerous theatre productions, including as Hilda Wangel in The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen at the Albery Theatre, (now the Noël Coward Theatre) London[2], Desdemona in Othello (with the RSC at the Trafalgar Studios, London, before embarking on an international tour)[3], Ibsen's Hedda Gabler as Thea (Almeida Theatre, London, later transferring to the Duke of York's Theatre, London)[4] and Period of Adjustment by Tennessee Williams (The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon later transferring to the Almeida Theatre, London)[5]. In 2007 she starred in the National Theatre's revival of Noël Coward's Present Laughter[6] and The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other[7]. She also played Celia in Shakespeare's As You Like It during February[8] and Varya in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard during March[9], both back at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

In 2008 she will appear in Anna Mackmin's West End revival of Under the Blue Sky by David Eldridge.

[edit] Television

Dillon is now best known for her role as Mary Smith in the British television series Cranford[10] on BBC One where she starred alongside Michael Gambon and Judi Dench. She also starred in the 2003 drama Cambridge Spies[11] and the 2004 TV film, Hawking[12], both of which were also for the BBC.

[edit] Film

Dillon's film credits include the Stephen Fry directed 2003 film Bright Young Things[13].

[edit] Awards

In 2003 she was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Outstanding Newcomer of the Year for the performance she gave in a production of Ibsen's The Master Builder [14]. She won that year's Ian Charleson award, in part, for that performance.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sheffield Theatres Education Resource
  2. ^ Lisa Dillon London theatre actors and actresses
  3. ^ The Big Interview: Lisa Dillon | Official London Theatre Guide
  4. ^ musicOMH.com - Theatre - Review - Hedda Gabler @ Duke Of York's Theatre, London
  5. ^ musicOMH.com - Theatre - Review - Period Of Adjustment @ Almeida Theatre, London
  6. ^ National Theatre : Productions : Present Laughter
  7. ^ National Theatre : Productions : The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other
  8. ^ Sheffield Theatres - As You Like It
  9. ^ Sheffield Theatres - The Cherry Orchard
  10. ^ BBC - Press Office - Cranford: Lisa Dillon plays Miss Mary Smith
  11. ^ The builder's mate - Times Online
  12. ^ BBC - Science & Nature Programmes - Hawking
  13. ^ Look ahead: Stars on the rise - Times Online
  14. ^ Albemarle - Awards

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