Amy Marston

Amy Marston
Born1972 (age 51–52)
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present

Amy Jessica Marston (born 1972) is an English actress on screen and in theatre. She is known for her roles as Sylvia Sands in The Hello Girls, as Deborah in Rome, and as Jenny Rawlinson in EastEnders.

Film and television career

In 1996, Marston made her debut appearance on television in the mini-series Neverwhere, playing the role of Anasthesia for two episodes, in a cast which included Tamsin Greig and Peter Capaldi.[1] Between 1996 and 1998, she played Sylvia Sands for 16 episodes of The Hello Girls alongside Letitia Dean.[2]

In 2004, Marston played Priscilla Stanbury in the 4-part BBC miniseries He Knew He Was Right alongside Bill Nighy, Geoffrey Palmer and David Tennant.[3] In 2007, she portrayed Deborah for six episodes of the historical drama Rome.[4]

In 2012, she appeared in the feature film Bel Ami in 2012,[5] alongside Christina Ricci, Kristin Scott Thomas and Uma Thurman. She co-starred with Jamie Dornan in the 2014 TV mini-series New Worlds for three episodes.[4] In 2016, she played the role of Jenny Rawlinson in EastEnders .[6] In 2019 she appeared in The Current War, alongside Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon and Nicholas Hoult.[7] In 2019, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Shannon Wren.[4]

Theatre career

Marston was nominated for an Offie Award in 2018, for 'Best female in a play' for her role as Sylvia Gellburg in Broken Glass at the Watford Palace Theatre.[8][9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2001 Charlotte Gray Pregnant Mother
2008 Love Letters (short film) Helen
2009 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Classy Shopper 1
2010 Toast[10] Primary School Teacher
2012 Bel Ami[5] Nanny
2015 Crown for Christmas (TV film) Miss Wick
2016 Little Hard (short film) Lo
2017 Potty Mouth Runner
A Christmas Prince (TV film)[11] Max Golding[12]
2018 Six from Eight Mary
The Little Stranger Mrs. Blundell
2019 The Current War[7] Annabelle Worthington
2020 Big Boys Don't Cry Mary
2021 Operation Mincemeat Nurse Tate
2021 Seacole Alice's Neighbour
Television
Year Title Role
1995–2018 Casualty Mattie Reynold (1995)/ Ginny Everly (2010)/ Lisa Adams (2018)
1996 Neverwhere Anasthesia (2 episodes)
Over Here Daphne (Producer)
1996–1998 The Hello Girls Sylvia Sands (16 episodes)
1997 Black Velvet Band Half-Pint
The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling Susan (1 episode)
The Bill Sandra Winter (1 episode)
1998 Faith in the Future Salesgirl (1 episode)
1999 Where the Heart Is Julie Cartland
2000 The Mrs Bradley Mysteries Agnes Delamere
2002 Judge John Deed Darina Hay (1 episode)
2002–2007 Doctors Becca Nash (2002) / Hayley (2007)
2004 The Final Quest Agnes
He Knew He Was Right Priscilla Stanbury (3 episodes)
2005 Man Stroke Woman Customer (1 episode)
Jericho Annie Wilson (1 episode)
2006-2014 Holby City[6] Nicola Davis (2014) / Carrie Haines (2006) (2 episodes)
2007 Doc Martin Terri Oakwood
The Last Detective Rose Boden
Rome Deborah (5 episodes)
2008 Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & Boon Margaret Boon
2009 Kingdom Miss Dodds (1 episode)
2010 At Home with the Georgians Anne Dormer
2012 Dark Matters: Twisted But True Juanita Lopez / Dr. Brenda Milner (2 episodes)
2014 New Worlds Martha Hawkins (3 episodes)
2015 The Coroner Olivia Sidwell (Napoleon's Violin, S1:E8)
DCI Banks Dr. Beverley Calcutt (Ghosts: Part 1, 2015)
2016 EastEnders[6] Jenny Rawlinson (2 episodes)
2017 Endeavour[13] Sister Clodagh MacMahon (1 episode)
Quacks Laura (1 episode)
2018 Vera Glenda Jannen (1 episode)
2019 Doctors Shannon Wren
Summer of Rockets Miss Goodwin
2021 Manhunt Diamanda (episode: The Night Stalker: Part 2)
Showtrial Lydia Vendler (2 episodes - Velleities and Lady Tease)
2023 A Kind of Spark Miss Murphy

Stage

Year Title Role Theatre
1995 Unidentified Human Remains Benita (lead role) Manchester Royal Exchange
The Children's Hour Catherine National Theatre
1999 Eurydice Eurydice (lead role) Whitehall Theatre
Sitting Pretty Zelda Chelsea Theatre
2000 Ghost Train Tattoo Lisa Manchester Royal Exchange
Snake In A Fridge Donna Manchester Royal Exchange
Snapshots Lian (lead role) Manchester Royal Exchange
2001 Henna Night Judith Chelsea Theatre
2003 After Mrs Rochester Maryvonne & Jane Eyre Shared Experience
2005 Enlightenment Joanna Abbey Theatre, Dublin
2008 Humble Boy Rosie Pye Northampton Theatre Royal
2009 Don John Elvira BAC & Tour
2012 Stepping Out Andy Salisbury Playhouse
Man In The Middle Kathy Lette/Interrogator Theatre503
2014 A Small Family Business Harriet Ayres[14] National Theatre
2015 Feed the Beast Heather/Curator of Chequers/Ensemble Birmingham Repertory Theatre
2018 Parents' Evening[15] Mother (lead role) Jermyn Street Theatre
Broken Glass[13] Sylvia Gellburg (lead role) *Offie Nominated Best Actress Watford Palace Theatre

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 The Off West End Theatre Awards (The Offies) Best Female in a Play Broken Glass, Watford Palace Theatre Nominated [8][9]

References

  1. ^ "TV Shows 1996 - Neverwhere". nostalgiacentral.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Hello Girls, The (BBC-1 1996, Letitia Dean, Amy Marston)". memorabletv.com. 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ "He Knew He Was Right". avclub.com. 2004.
  4. ^ a b c "Amy Marston credits". tvguide.com. 2019.
  5. ^ a b "40 New Bel Ami Photos". filmofilia.com. 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "Holby City's Amy Marston takes on role in EastEnders". Independent.ie. 2016.
  7. ^ a b "The Current War Weinstein Company - Release Date: October 4, 2019". metacritic.com. 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Facts About Amy Marston That You Want to Know". glamourpath.com. 18 August 2019.
  9. ^ a b "NEWS: Bathsheba Doran makes European debut with Parents' Evening, relocated to UK. Cast announced". mytheatremates.com. 18 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Toast". bbc.co.uk. 2010.
  11. ^ "A christmas prince". metacritic.com/. 2018.
  12. ^ "Film review of a Christmas Prince". maltatoday.com.mt. 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Amy Marston Joins Watford Palace Theatre's Revival of Broken Glass". broadwayworld.com. 2018.
  14. ^ "Profile: Amy Marston". curtaincallonline.com. 2014.
  15. ^ "Parents' Evening Wed, 3rd 2018 - Sat, 27th October 2018". jermynstreettheatre.co.uk. 2018.