Lucy Briers

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Lucy Briers
Born	August 19, 1967 (1967-08-19) (age 40)
Years active	1992-present
Spouse(s)	Simon Cox

Lucy Briers (born August 19, 1967) is an English actress. She has received critial praise for her many film, television, and stage roles, including the premiere of Best Friends & Butterflies.^[1]

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Select Credits 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Personal life

Briers is the daughter of actor Richard Briers and actress Ann Davies, born on 19 August 1967. From the age of nine, she knew that she wanted to be an actress.

Briers attended St Paul's Girls' School, London, from 1978 to 1985; Lancaster University, stuyding theatre and sculpture; and then a three year acting course at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. As well as acting, Briers plays both the piano and flute.

[edit] Career

Briers is best known for playing Mary Bennet in Pride & Prejudice Interestingly, she also appeared in an episode of Game On with Pride & Prejudice cast member Crispin Bonham-Carter, with Victoria Hamilton (Mrs. Forster) in a stage production of As You Like It, and with Tom Hollander (Mr. Collins in the 2005 version) in a stage production of Don Juan.

Briers narrated the documentary The Riddle Of Pompeii, the series Nurses, and currently narrates the series Ladette to Lady.

[edit] Select Credits

• Einstein and Eddington as Librarian (2007)
• Doctors
  • Flying Solo as Emma Fleet (2007)
• Rough Crossings as Mrs Staniland (2007)
• Silent Witness
  • Peripheral Vision as Darlow (2007
• Great News as Marion (2007)
• "Bonkers"
  • Episode #1.3 as Polly Cope (2007)
• Children of Men as TV Reporter (2006)
• Broken News
  • Crime as Sam Henman, Bullet Points Presenter (2005)
  • Bolivian Crisis as Sam Henman, Bullet Points Presenter (2005)
• Bodies
  • Episode #1.6 as Nicola Quinn (2004)
• "Poirot"
  • The Hollow as Beryl Collins (2004)
• Perks as Sarah Tidewell (2003)
• Prince William as Tiggy Legge-Bourke (2002)
• Helen West
  • Shadow Play as Gemma Harding (2002)
• The Bill
  • Long Shadows: Part 1 as Helen Thompkins (2001)
• Beast
  • Frightening Shorts as Briony's Friend (2000)
• Wives and Daughters as Lady Alice (1999)
• Dangerfield
  • The Lost Boy as Adele Griffiths (1998)
• Imogen's Face as Janet (1998)
• Unfinished Business
  • Episode #1.3 as Policewoman (1998)
• Game-On
  • Episode #3.4 as Lulu (1998)
• Pride and Prejudice as Mary Bennet
• The 10 Percenters
  • Feud as Sarah (1994)
• The Brittas Empire
  • Two Little Boys as Wendy (1993)
• Mystery!
  • Unnatural Causes as Liz Marley (1993)
• The Blackheath Poisonings as Maid (1992)
• Boon
  • MacGuffin's Transputer as Maggie, Temp Secretary (1992)
• Screaming as Jennifer (1992)
• Red Dwarf
  • Holoship as Harrison (1992)
• A Masculine Ending as Student (1992)

[edit] External links

• Lucy Briers at the Internet Movie Database
• Lucy Briers' biography
• Lucy Briers at her agent's website

[edit] References

1. ^ Smith, Jenny Back on song - The New Musical Theatre Festival, The Stage (10 August 2005)