Cara Theobold
| Cara Theobold | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Cara Louise Theobold 25 January 1990 Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | actress |
Cara Theobold (born 25 January 1990)[1] is an English actress who trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Her first acting role was Ivy Stuart in the third and fourth series of television period drama Downton Abbey.
Life and Career
Theobold was educated at Outwood Grange Academy before attending the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She initially auditioned for the role of Ivy over Christmas 2011, during her final year.[1] She was allowed to finish her final year of drama school early in order to begin filming the series at Easter.[1] Theobold characterized Ivy as "ambitious" and "a dreamer".[2] She returned for the fourth series of the show in 2013.[2] Her work on the series resulted in her being a co-recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
In 2014, Theobold made a guest appearance on the TV sitcom Scrotal Recall.[3] In 2015 she appeared in two episodes of Last Tango in Halifax as Holly,[4] and an episode of Call the Midwife.[5] She will appear as Sarah, a housekeeper at a stately home and one of the main characters, in the third series of The Syndicate in spring 2015.[6]
Filmography
| Year(s) | Title | Role | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | Downton Abbey | Ivy Stuart | Main cast |
| 2014 | Scrotal Recall | Ilona McLeod | Guest appearance |
| 2015 | Last Tango in Halifax | Holly | Guest appearance |
| 2015 | Call the Midwife | Marie Amos | Guest appearance |
| 2015 | The Syndicate | Sarah | Main Cast |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Former Outwood Grange pupil Cara Theobold to star in ITV 1 drama Downton Abbey". Wakefield Express. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Walker-Arnott, Ellie (11 November 2013). "Downton Abbey's Cara Theobold on the show's acting greats, her 'telly mummy' and what's next for Ivy". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Scrotal Recall:Series 1, episode 3". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Last Tango in Halifax: Series 3 - Episode 4". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ Walker-Arnott, Ellie (8 January 2015). "Call the Midwife series 4 trailer: Downton Abbey stars, social scandal and a proposal for Trixie". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ Dowell, Ben (21 October 2014). "Lenny Henry, Anthony Andrews and Elizabeth Berrington to star in series three of The Syndicate". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 January 2015.