Emma Chambers

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Emma Chambers (born March 11, 1964 in Doncaster , Yorkshire , England - † February 21, 2018 in Lymington , Hampshire ) was a British actress . She made a name for herself primarily in the 1990s with her roles on the television sitcom The Vicar of Dibley and the romantic comedy film Notting Hill .

Life

Chambers first starred in the television movie The Rainbow (1988) and later in some television series such as Martin Chuzzlewit (1994, alongside Pete Postlethwaite ) and How Do You Want Me? (1998-1999). During this time she also played some theater roles .

Her role as Alice, the somewhat dumb, blonde but lovable rectory at the side of Dawn French in the sitcom The Vicar of Dibley (1994–1998, plus "Specials" 2004–2007) made her known in the Anglosphere and she brought it to her 1998 the British Comedy Award .

She made international fame for the role of Honey, the sister of William Thacker (played by Hugh Grant ) in the film Notting Hill (1999). For this role, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award .

She played a bigger role alongside Nigel Hawthorne and Joan Collins in the comedy The Clandestine Marriage (1999). In 2005 she appeared alongside numerous stars such as Rowan Atkinson , David Bowie , Eric Clapton , John Cleese and Robbie Williams on the television program Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 . In the cartoon The Wind in the Willows (1995) she spoke alongside Michael Palin and Vanessa Redgrave . Her voice was also heard in the animated series Pond Life (1998-2000) and Little Robots (2003).

Chambers was married to British actor Ian Dunn since 1991 . Chambers died on February 21, 2018.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1988: The Rainbow
  • 1994: Martin Chuzzlewit (miniseries)
  • 1994–2007: The Vicar of Dibley (TV series, 27 episodes)
  • 1995: The Wind in the Willows (voice only)
  • 1999: Notting Hill
  • 1999: Bravo Two Zero - Behind Enemy Lines (Bravo Two Zero)
  • 1999: The Clandestine Marriage

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ James Greenberg: Films Fine Romances . In: Los Angeles Magazine , 44/7 (1999), July 1999, pp. 48-50, accessed February 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Notting Hill". Actress Emma Chambers has died. Spiegel Online . February 25, 2018, accessed February 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ Emma Chambers died at the age of 53. Augsburger Allgemeine , February 27, 2018, accessed on February 27, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Chambers, Emma
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Doncaster , Yorkshire , England , United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH February 21, 2018
Place of death Lymington , Hampshire