Phoebe Nicholls
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| Phoebe Nicholls | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sarah Phoebe Nicholls 1957 London, England |
| Years active | 1964 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Sturridge July 6, 1985–present |
Phoebe Nicholls (born Sarah Phoebe Nicholls[1] in 1957[2]) is an English film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for her roles as Cordelia Flyte in Brideshead Revisited and as the mother of John Merrick in The Elephant Man.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Nicholls was born in London, England to actor Anthony Nicholls and actress Faith Kent. An undiagnosed dyslexic, she left school early.[2] Upon leaving she trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.[3]
[edit] Career
As a child actor in several films she was billed as Sarah Nicholls, appearing alongside her father, mother and sister Kate in her earliest performances.[4] In her early-20's, she appeared in David Lynch's The Elephant Man, Michael Palin's The Missionary and most famously as Cordelia Flyte in Brideshead Revisited. Since then, she has worked almost exclusively in television and theatre. Debuting in Tom Conti's original staging of Whose Life Is It Anyway? in 1978, she went on to perform in Robert Strura's revival of Three Sisters with Vanessa Redgrave, Stephen Daldry's acclaimed National Theatre version of J.B. Priestly's An Inspector Calls[3] and in the Olivier Award-winning productions of Pravda, with The Elephant Man co-star Sir Anthony Hopkins and Terry Johnson's Hysteria.[5]
[edit] Personal life
Nicholls married Brideshead Revisited director Charles Sturridge on July 6, 1985;[1][6] they have three children.[2] Their eldest son Tom Sturridge is also an actor.
[edit] Selected filmography
- 1964: The Pumpkin Eater
- 1965: Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
- 1967: Our Mother's House
- 1969: Women in Love
- 1980: The Elephant Man
- 1982: The Missionary
- 1983: Party Party
- 1984: Ordeal by Innocence
- 1987: Gentry
- 1987: Maurice
- 1997: FairyTale: A True Story
- 2000: The Miracle Maker
[edit] Television
- 1977: Alternative 3
- 1979: Secret Orchards
- 1980: Blade on the Feather
- 1981: Pictures
- 1981: Brideshead Revisited
- 1983: All for Love
- 1990: Drowning in the Shallow End
- 1994: Heart of Darkness
- 1995: Persuasion
- 1996: Gulliver's Travels
- 1997: May and June
- 1999: Second Sight
- 2002: Shackleton
- 2002: I'm Alan Partridge
- 2003: Midsomer Murders: A Tale of Two Hamlets
- 2003: Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness
- 2003: Foyle's War
- 2004: Hawking
- 2006: Spooks
- 2007: The Trial of Tony Blair
- 2007: Lewis
- 2007: Clapham Junction
[edit] Stage
- 1978: Whose Life Is It Anyway?
- 1981: The Cherry Orchard
- 1983: The Beautiful Part of Myself
- 1984: Pravda
- 1985: The Seagull
- 1991: Three Sisters
- 1993: An Inspector Calls
- 1993: Hysteria
- 1994: Rutherford & Son
- 1997: Dona Rosita the Spinster
- 2005: Three Women and a Piano Tuner
- 2007: The Vortex
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ancestry.com. The Times, Marriages: 1982-2004. Retrieved on May 1, 2007.
- ^ a b c FindArticles.com. How we met. Retrieved on May 1, 2007.
- ^ a b SonyPictures.com. Sony Pictures Classic: Phoebe Nicholls. Retrieved on May 1, 2007.
- ^ All Movie guide. Phoebe Nicholls. Retrieved on May 1, 2007.
- ^ FairyTale: A True Story. Cast Bios Phoebe Nicholls. Retrieved on May 1, 2007.
- ^ FilmReference.com. Charles Sturridge Biography (1951-). Retrieved on May 1, 2007.
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| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicholls, Phoebe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nicholls, Sarah Phoebe |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | English actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
