Claudie Blakley
Biography
Claudie Blakley (born 4 January 1974) is an English actress. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. In 1998, she won the Ian Charleson Award for her performance in The Seagull at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. She is best known for her role as Emma Timmins in the BBC drama series Lark Rise to Candleford. Other notable roles include Mabel Nesbitt in Robert Altman's Oscar-winning Gosford Park and Charlotte Lucas in Joe Wright's 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice. In the autumn of 2007, she was seen in the BBC serial Cranford as Martha. In 2010, Blakley played the role of Cynthia Lennon in the BBC television production of Lennon Naked, a drama based on the period in the life of John Lennon from the years 1964 to 1971. In 2013, she appeared in the premiere of the play Chimerica.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Pride & Prejudice
as Charlotte Lucas
2005
Gosford Park
as Mabel Nesbitt
2001
Severance
as Jill
2006
A Moral Man
as Helen
2023
The House
as Penelope (voice)
2022
The Night Watch
as Nancy Carmichael
2011
The Nan Movie
as Carolyn
2022
Bright Star
as Maria Dilke
2009
The War Bride
as Rosie
2001
Words of the Titanic
as Reader
2012
Words of the Titanic
as Elizabeth Shutes
2012
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
as Deirdre
2004
Fear of Fanny
as Nicky
2006
Dirty Filthy Love
as Kathy
2005
A Christmas Carol
as Ellie
2000
Lennon Naked
as Cynthia Lennon
2010
National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
as Varya
2011
National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors
as Adriana
2012
The Kid Who Would Be King
as Riding Instructor
2019
The Cat's Meow
as Didi
2001
TV Appearances
Fallen Angel
as Sally
2007
Lark Rise to Candleford
as Emma Timmins
2008
The Nativity
as Anna
2010
What Remains
as Patricia
2013
The Driver
as Rosalind McKee
2014
Midsomer Murders
as Claire Asher
1997
Cranford
as Martha
2007
He Knew He Was Right
as Camilla French
2004
Never Never
as Jo's friend in club
2000
Call the Midwife
as Susan Robbins
2012
Manhunt
as Louise Sutton
2019
Father Brown
as Mrs. Devine
2013