Amanda Redman
Amanda Jacqueline Redman , (born August 12, 1957 in Brighton , Great Britain ) is a British actress, best known for her role as Sandra Pullman in the BBC One series New Tricks (2003-13) and as Dr. Lydia Fonseca in The Good Karma Hospital (2017-18). She was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for At Home with the Braithwaites (2000-03) and Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This (2014). Her film roles included For Queen and Country (1988), Sexy Beast (2000) and Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001).
Childhood and youth
Redman was born in Brighton in the south of England. Her father Ronald Jack Redman (1929-1980) came from Camberwell , a district of London (Southwark district), his ancestors came from Yorkshire . Her mother, Joan Beryl Redman (née Herrington, 1927-2014) was born in India to William Herrington, a member of the British Indian Army . Redman's father, who was two years younger than her mother, died in 1980 at the age of 51 when Amanda Redman was 23. Redman had a brother who died in 2012.
Redman's left arm was scarred as a result of an accident at the age of 18 months. She was scalded with hot soup and suffered third degree burns on 75% of the body surface. She was treated at Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead, Sussex. The injuries were so severe that she was pronounced clinically dead.
Professional career
Redman trained as an actress at the Bristol Old Vic Theater School .
In 1984 she appeared as Marina in the BBC Shakespeare film adaptation of Pericles, Prince of Tire (Pericles, Prince of Tire) on opposite Mike Gwilym. She also played Maxine in Oxbridge Blues , a British mini-television series produced by the BBC and first shown in 1984.
In 1986 she appeared in the role of Miss Fairfax (Gwendolen) in the BBC drama production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.
She played with Liv Ullmann in Richard's Things (1980), took on the lead role of Alfred Molina in the 1990s comedy drama El CID , which for the first time established a female lead in a television series, and she also appeared as Diana Dors in the television film The Blonde Bombshell ( 1999). In the 1990s she hosted an MTV show on satellite television. In the first two seasons of Dangerfield (1995) she was one of the main characters in the role of Joanna Stevens; that same year she played a role in Taggart . In 2000 she played the role of Deedee Dove in the movie Sexy Beast . From 2000 to 2003 she played Alison Braithwaite, a woman whose life is turned upside down by winning a lottery, on the ITV series At Home with the Braithwaites . Since 2003, Redman took on the role of Sandra Pullman in the BBC series New Tricks .
In June 2006, Redman appeared as Cruella DeVil at the Children's Party at the Palace to celebrate the Queen's 80th birthday. Their family history was the subject of the documentary Who Do You Think You Are? .
In July 2013, she announced her departure from the New Tricks series ; Tamzin Outhwaite took their place. 2015 she played the role of Jackie Rose in ITV three-part series The Trials of Jimmy Rose alongside Ray Winstone . In 2017 she played Lydia Fonseca in the ITV series The Good Karma Hospital , season 3 has been filmed since August 2018.
Redman is the director of the Artists Theater School she founded , a school for acting classes.
In 2018 she became the patron of the Brighton Open Air Theater .
Awards and nominations
- 2001 - Nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress on At Home with the Braithwaites
- 2003 - Nominated for a National Television Award for Most Popular Actress for her role in At Home with the Braithwaites
- 2007 - nominated - TV Quick Award - Best Actress Category for New Tricks
- 2015 - Nominee - BAFTA TV Award - Best Supporting Actress for Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
Personal
Redman has a daughter, Emily , from his marriage to actor Robert Glenister .
In 2012 she was accepted as a member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) as part of the celebrations for the Queen's birthday in honor of her services to acting and to charity.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Richard's Things | Josie | |
| 1980 | Tales of the Unexpected | Anna Warrack | Episode: "I'll Be Seeing You" |
| Patient | Episode: "The Party" | ||
| 1982 | On the line | Sara Newton | 12 episodes |
| The Agatha Christie Hour | Pauline, Grand Duchess of Ostravia | Episode: "Jane in Search of a Job" | |
| 1984 | Oxbridge blues | Maxine | Episode: "Oxbridge Blues" |
| Give My Regards to Broad Street | Receptionist | ||
| Pericles, Prince of Tire | Marina | ||
| 1986 | To have and to hold | Viv Meadows | 8 episodes |
| Bergerac | Pauline Taylor | Episode: "Fires in the Fall" | |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Gwendolen Fairfax | ||
| 1988 | For Queen & Country | Stacey | |
| Theater Night | Julia Melville | Episode: "The Rivals" | |
| 1988-1989 | Streets Apart | Sylvia Grant | Seasons 1–2; 12 episodes |
| 1990 | Screen Two | Kate | Episode: "The Lorelei" |
| 1991 | Donor | Roberta 'Bobby' Montgomery | Episode: "The Candidate" |
| The men's room | Sally | 5 episodes | |
| Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Helen Missal | Episodes: "From Doon With Death", parts 1 & 2 | |
| 1992 | El CID | Rosie Bromley | Season 3; 6 episodes |
| 1993 | Casualty | Olivia Purcell | Episode: "The Ties That Bind" |
| Body & Soul | Lynn Gibson | 6 episodes | |
| Demob | Janet Deasey | 6 episodes | |
| 1995 | Taggart | Julie Carson | Episode: "Black Orchid" |
| Dangerfield | Dr. Joanna Stevens | Seasons 1–2; 18 episodes | |
| 1996 | Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Susan Townsend | Season: "The Secret House of Death", parts 1 & 2 |
| Beck | Beck | 6 episodes | |
| 1998 | performance | Regan | Episode: "King Lear" |
| Close Relations | Prudence Hammond | 5 episodes | |
| 1999 | The Blonde Bombshell | Diana Dors (1965-1984) | Result: "# 1.2" |
| 1999-2000 | Hope and Glory | Debbie Bryan | Seasons 1–2; 10 episodes |
| 2000 | Sexy beast | Deedee Dove | |
| The wedding tackle | Petula | ||
| The Sight | Detective Pryce | ||
| 2000-2003 | At Home with the Braithwaites | Alison Braithwaite | Seasons 1–4; 26 episodes |
| 2001 | Mike Bassett: England Manager | Karine Bassett | |
| 2003 | Suspicion | Carol Finnegan | 2 episodes |
| 2003–2013, 2015 | New tricks | Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman | Seasons 1–10; 84 episodes |
| 2004 | DNA | Sally Parker | Episode: "DNA", Part 2 |
| 2005 | Mike Bassett: Manager | Karine Bassett | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | The Children's Party at the Palace | Cruella de Vil | Segment: " 101 Dalmatians " |
| Vincent | Jackie Nelson | Episode: "The Bodies Beneath" | |
| 2008 | Honest | Lindsay Carter | 6 episodes |
| Little Dorrit | Mrs. Merdle | 11 episodes | |
| 2014 | Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This | Gwen 'Dove' Cooper | |
| 2015 | The Trials of Jimmy Rose | Jackie Rose | 3 episodes |
| 2017— | The Good Karma Hospital | Dr. Lydia Fonseca | Seasons 1–2; 12 episodes |
| 2017 | Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy | Narrator's voice | One-off documentary |
| Prince Harry and Meghan: Truly, Madly, Deeply | Narrator's voice | One-off documentary |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ In the birth register of the General Register Office for England and Wales 1916-2005 her birth is recorded for the year 1957 (Amanda J. Redman 1957 Q3 Volume 5h, page 131 Brighton)
- ↑ Who Do You Think You Are? - Past Stories - Amanda Redman . BBC. January 1, 1970. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ "Biographical note to BBC's Who Do You Think You Are? "
- ^ Viner, Brian; "Amanda Redman: How I've learned to live with my scars" Independent.co.uk , March 27, 2002 (accessed July 14, 2008)
- ↑ "Alumni: Past Graduates" ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. OldVic.ac.uk ( accessed July 14, 2008)
- ^ "Who Do You Think You Are ?: Amanda Redman" BBC.co.uk (Press Office), September 24, 2004 (accessed: July 14, 2008)
- ↑ Waddell, Dan; "WDYTYA? Series One: Celebrity Gallery" BBC.co.uk , October 19, 2004 (visited July 14, 2008)
- ↑ Whiting, Kate; "Amanda Redman: The laughing policemen are back in New Tricks" CreweChronicle.co.uk , July 13, 2009 ( accessed July 14, 2008)
- ↑ London Gazette, issue 60173, June 16, 2012, page 20
- ↑ Kenneth Branagh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honors . In: BBC News , June 15, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Redman, Amanda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Redman, Amanda Jacqueline (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brighton , UK |