Maimie McCoy

Maimie McCoy
McCoy in 2015
Born
Mary McCoy

(1979-04-21) April 21, 1979 (age 45)
Yorkshire, England
Alma materLondon Metropolitan University (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
Children1[1]

Mary McCoy, professionally known as Maimie McCoy (born April 21, 1979)[2][3] is an English actress. She portrayed Milady de Winter in The Musketeers (2014–2016), and is the female lead in the ITV reboot series Van der Valk (2020–).

Early life and education

Mary McCoy[4] was born in Yorkshire.[5] McCoy is the daughter of restaurateurs Eugene and Barbara McCoy, once managers of Tontine restaurant near Stokesley,[4] who now run the Crathorne Arms pub in Crathorne, North Yorkshire.[6] Her elder brother Rory is the owner of London restaurants Ducksoup and The Picklery Little Duck, and her younger brother is actor, singer, and dancer Eugene McCoy.[7] Her maternal uncle is the impressionist Kevin Connelly.[7][8]

McCoy attended Stokesley School.[4]

Initially a dancer,[4] she then studied performing arts at London Metropolitan University, graduating with a BA (Hons) in 2001.[9]

Career

McCoy's screen career includes episodes of Doctors, The Bill, Waking the Dead, and Taggart.[citation needed]

In 2009, she appeared in Personal Affairs as Nicole Palmerston-Amory, a "man-eating, cynical realist (who) favours money over love".[10] This was McCoy's first leading role,[4] for which she was nominated for a TV Quick Award as best supporting actress.[citation needed]

In December 2012, McCoy played the role of the younger Joyce Hatto in the BBC's production of Loving Miss Hatto.[11]

In April 2013, she appeared in "Rocket", the third episode of Endeavour, playing Alice Vexin, an old student acquaintance of Morse. Later that year, she starred in the short film Fare with Christian Cooke. She appeared as the female lead, Milady de Winter, in the BBC's The Musketeers (2014–2016), and as Dorothy in Channel 5's remake series All Creatures Great and Small (2020–present).[citation needed]

She plays the female lead, opposite Marc Warren, in the ITV reboot series Van Der Valk.[12]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Doctors Shelley Garrett TV series
Episode: "Time Bomb"
2004 Waking the Dead Sarah Faulkner Police drama
Episode: "Fugue States"
The Libertine Acting Troop Feature film
Top Buzzer Sophie TV series
2005 Peter Warlock: Some Little Joy Puma Short film
2006 Minotaur Morna Feature film
Taggart Jessica Flowers Police drama
Episode: "The Best and the Brightest"
The Bill Meg Lawson Police drama
Episode: "Episode 418"
2007 The Boat People Cleo Feature film
Romance Julie Short film
Virgin Territory Simona Feature film
Little Devil Debs TV miniseries
2008 Oh, Simone Simone Short film
Slaphappy Judy Magenta Short film
Domestics Woman Short film
2009 Personal Affairs Nicole Palmerston-Amory Comedy drama
Desperate Romantics Margaret Costume drama
2011 Without You Christine TV miniseries
Episode 1.1
2012 Loving Miss Hatto Young Joyce Hatto
Wallander Anna Westin TV series
Episode: "Before the Frost"
2013 Endeavour Alice Vexin TV series
Episode: "Rocket"
The Last Witch Kate Greenwood TV series
2014–2016 The Musketeers Milady de Winter TV series
2016 DCI Banks Tamsin Richards TV series
Grantchester Linda Morgan Christmas special
2018 Lore Elizabeth Báthory TV series
2019 London Kills Grace Harper TV series (series 2)
A Confession DC Tracy Joyce TV series
2020–Present Van Der Valk Lucienne Hassell TV series
2020 White House Farm Nancy Raynott TV series
All Creatures Great and Small Dorothy TV series
2021 Midsomer Murders Rowan Yarrow Episode: "The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy"

Theatre

References

  1. ^ Rampton, James (7 August 2022). "Van der Valk's Maimie McCoy: "I want us to be allowed to age on screen"". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company Ltd. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Maimie McCoy". plex.tv. Plex Inc. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Maimie McCoy". moviefone.com. Moviefone. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e Faughey, Karen (15 June 2009). "Eugene McCoy's girl set to star in BBC3 drama". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  5. ^ Personal Affairs press pack: Maimie McCoy BBC Press Office. 27 May 2009.
  6. ^ "The Crathorne Arms". Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b Pikett, Jane (15 March 2004). "The real McCoy!". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  8. ^ "DCI Banks star Maimie McCoy: I was a hooker, barmaid or a milkmaid for about 10 years". express.co.uk. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  9. ^ Mary McCoy London Met alumna stars in BBC drama eNewsWire. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  10. ^ "BBC – Personal Affairs – Meet the characters – Nicole – played by Maimie McCoy".
  11. ^ Michael Hogan (24 December 2020). "Loving Miss Hatto, BBC One, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  12. ^ Press Association (2020). "Maimie McCoy wanted her Van Der Valk stunts to be 'as raw as possible'". South Wales Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  13. ^ Maimie McCoy | London Theatre Database Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine