Lesley Nicol

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Lesley Nicol in November 2014

Lesley Nicol (* 1953 in Manchester , England ) is a British film , theater and musical actress.

Life

Lesley Nicol grew up in Irlam, Lancashire, the daughter of a Scottish family doctor and a Welsh actress. During her school days in Manchester, she worked at the Library Theater. She then completed a three-year course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London in the early 1970s .

Since then she has been working as an actress. She began her career as a musical actress in the rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar . After working in various British theaters, she performed in London's West End theater district , where she played Rosie in the jukebox musical Mamma Mia for three years . In Our House she was seen in the role of Kath Casey .

Since the mid-1980s, she has also appeared in various television series and films. In 1988 she appeared in The Chronicles of Narnia: The King of Narnia as Mrs. Beaver . 1990 followed the role of the giant queen in The Chronicles of Narnia: The silver armchair . Since 2010 she portrayed the cook Mrs. Patmore in the British television series Downton Abbey . Contrary to the expectations of her fans, the animal rights activist and vegetarian cannot cook very well, which is when she creates a Downton Abbey cookbook for a charity event led to some difficulties in choosing her favorite recipe.

Lesley Nicol has been married since 2007.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Lesley Nicol  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b InDepth InterView: Lesley Nicol On Downton Abbey Season Four, Playing Mrs. Patmore, Mamma Mia !, Downton Musical? & More at broadwayworld.com, accessed January 7, 2013
  2. ↑ 'Downton Abbey' actress Lesley Nicol is not exactly at home on the range at nydailynews.com, accessed January 7, 2013
  3. ↑ Downton Abbey's Mrs Patmore drives gold Jag and hangs out with Guns N 'Roses rocker in real life at mirror.co.uk, accessed January 7, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Nicol, Lesley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Manchester , England , UK