Imogen Stubbs

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Imogen Stubbs (born February 20, 1961 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne , England , United Kingdom ) is a British actress .

life and career

Stubbs was born in Northumberland and lived in Portsmouth for a short time . After her family moved into a houseboat on the Thames in London , she attended St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith and Westminster School . She later studied at Exeter College , Oxford . She received her acting training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art .

She became known for her stage presence with the Royal Shakespeare Company , including as Desdemona in the Othello production by her future husband Trevor Nunn . In several Hollywood films she was mostly in supporting roles such as in Jack and Sarah - Daddy alone ( Jack & Sarah , 1995) as Sarah, but also in leading roles such as in the Shakespeare film What You Want ( Twelfth Night , 1996) as Viola . She also appeared on television, including in Shakespeare films and as the protagonist of the series Anna Lee .

Stubbs is also active as a writer. In July 2004 her play We Happy Few had its premiere at the Gielgud Theater in London. It is about an all-female theater company that travels around Britain during World War II to make Shakespeare accessible to a wide audience. The piece was produced by Trevor Nunn. It starred Juliet Stevenson , Kate O'Mara and Marcia Warren .

Imogen Stubbs has been married to Sir Trevor Nunn , 21 years his senior, since 1994 and has two children with him. The couple has been separated since April 2011 .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1982: Privileged
  • 1985: Scream into the Past (The Browning Version)
  • 1986: Nanou
  • 1988: The Rainbow (The Rainbow)
  • 1988: deadline
  • 1988: A Summer (A Summer Story)
  • 1989: Erik the Viking (Erik the Viking)
  • 1989: Fellow Traveler
  • 1991: The Price of Power (True Colors)
  • 1992: Sandra, c'est la vie
  • 1993: Anna Lee (TV series)
  • 1995: Jack and Sarah - Daddy single-handedly (Jack & Sarah)
  • 1995: Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)
  • 1996: What you want (Twelfth Night)
  • 1997: Mothertime
  • 2000: Blind Ambition
  • 2003: Collusion
  • 2004: Dead Cool
  • 2006: Casualty
  • 2006: Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Die Schattenhand (The moving finger)
  • 2007: Revelation
  • 2010: The Adventures of Daniel
  • 2011: babysitting
  • 2012: Doctors

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul Taylor: We Happy Few, Gielgud Theater, London , independent.co.uk, July 6, 2004
personal data
SURNAME Stubbs, Imogen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Newcastle-upon-Tyne