Maimie McCoy
| Maimie McCoy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Mary McCoy[1] 1980 Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Maimie McCoy is an English actress. She is known for portraying Nicole Palmerston-Amory in Personal Affairs and Milady de Winter in The Musketeers.
Background
McCoy was born in 1980 in Yorkshire,[2] where she attended Stokesley School.[1] Initially a dancer[1] she then studied Performing Arts at London Metropolitan University, graduating with a BA (Hons) in 2001.[3]
McCoy is the daughter of restaurateur Eugene McCoy and his wife, Barbara.[1] She has both an older and a younger brother,[4] and her maternal uncle is the impressionist Kevin Connelly.[4]
Career
McCoy has guest starred in episodes of Doctors, The Bill, Waking the Dead and Taggart.
In 2009 she appeared in Personal Affairs as Nicole Palmerston-Amory, a 'man-eating, cynical realist (who) favours money over love'.[5] This was McCoy’s first leading role,[1] for which she was nominated for a TV Quick Award as best supporting actress.
In December 2012, McCoy played the role of the younger Joyce Hatto in the BBC's production of Loving Miss Hatto, a drama written by Victoria Wood.[6]
In April 2013 she appeared in "Rocket", the 3rd episode of Endeavour, playing Alice Vexin, an old student acquaintance of Morse's.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Doctors | Shelley Garrett -Time Bomb (2002) | TV series |
| 2004 | Waking the Dead | Sarah Faulkner - Fugue States (Part One) (2004) | Police drama |
| The Libertine | Acting Troop | Feature film | |
| Top Buzzer | Sophie (unknown episodes) | TV series | |
| 2005 | Peter Warlock: Some Little Joy | Puma | Short film |
| 2006 | Minotaur | Morna | Feature film |
| Taggart | Jessica Flowers - The Best and the Brightest (2006) | Police drama | |
| The Bill | Meg Lawson - Episode 418 (2006) | Police drama | |
| 2007 | The Boat People | Cleo | Feature film |
| Romance | Julie | Short film | |
| Virgin Territory | Simona | Feature film | |
| Little Devil | Debs | Mini-series | |
| 2008 | Oh, Simone | Simone | Short film |
| Slaphappy | Judy Magenta | Short film | |
| Domestics | Woman | Short film | |
| 2009 | Personal Affairs | Nicole Palmerston-Amory | Comedy drama |
| Desperate Romantics | Margaret | Costume drama | |
| 2012 | Loving Miss Hatto | Young Joyce Hatto | |
| 2013 | Endeavour | Alice Vexin (Ep. 3: "Rocket") | TV series |
| 2013 | The Last Witch | Kate Greenwood | TV series |
| 2014 | The Musketeers | Milady de Winter | TV series |
Theatre
- The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Richmond Theatre, October 2006 (playing Mary/Girl/Catherine)[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Faughey, Karen (2009-06-15). "Eugene McCoy’s girl set to star in BBC3 drama". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ↑ Personal Affairs press pack: Maimie McCoy BBC Press Office. 2009-05-27.
- ↑ Mary McCoy London Met alumna stars in BBC drama eNewsWire. 2009-08-10. Retrieved on 2009-08-11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pikett, Jane (2004-03-15). "The real McCoy!". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ↑ BBC – Personal Affairs – Meet the characters – Nicole – played by Maimie McCoy
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2247844/Loving-Miss-Hatto-The-bizarre-story-Joyce-Hatto-husband-tricked-world-thinking-virtuoso-pianist.html Daily Mail review - "The younger Joyce is exquisitely portrayed by Maimie McCoy"
- ↑ Maimie McCoy | London Theatre Database