Morven Christie

Morven Christie (born September 1, 1981) is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her roles as Fi Healey in the BBC spoof Twenty Twelve, Amanda Hopkins in the ITV drama Grantchester and Allison Hughes in the BBC drama The A Word. 2Early life and education Born in Helensburgh, Christie grew up in Glasgow and Aviemore. She studied acting at the Drama Centre London, under Reuven Adiv, an associate of Lee Strasberg. 2Career Christie has worked on stage, film and television drama. In 2006, she played Juliet and Hero for the Royal Shakespeare Company in their Complete Works season. In 2008 Christie was cast in Sam Mendes's first Bridge Project theatre company, playing Anya in Tom Stoppard's new adaptation of The Cherry Orchard, and Perdita in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale which finished at The Old Vic in London, after a sellout run at Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City and a world tour. She played Ellen Rooney in the 2017 BBC drama The Replacement. 2Credits 3Film House of 9 (2005) as Shona The Flying Scotsman (2006) as Katie The Young Victoria (2009) as Watson Gee Gee (2011, Short film) as Peaches Hollow (2011, Short Film) as Alice Shell (2012, feature film) Lilting (2014) as Margaret 3Television Quite Ugly One Morning (2004, TV movie) as Detective Sergeant Jenny Dunlop Oliver Twist (2007, TV mini-series) as Rose Maylie Lost in Austen (2008, TV mini-series) as Jane Bennet The Sinking of the Laconia (2010) as Laura Ferguson Twenty Twelve (2012) as Fi Healey, Head of Legacy Hunted (2012) as Zoe Morgan Silent Witness (2014) as Detective Sergeant Sally Kirchner From There to Here (2014) as Louise Death in Paradise (2014) as Sally Goodman Grantchester (2014, 2016) as Amanda Kendall Doctor Who 2 episodes: "Under the Lake" and "Before the Flood" (2015) as O'Donnell The A Word (2016) as Alison Hughes The Replacement (2017) as Ellen Rooney 3Stage Festen (2005, Lyric Theatre) as Pia When You Cure Me (2005, Bush Theatre) as Rachel Romeo & Juliet (2006, RSC) as Juliet Much Ado About Nothing (2006–7, RSC) as Hero King John (2006, RSC) as Blanche The Cherry Orchard (2009, New York, London and international tour) as Anya The Winter's Tale (2009, as below) as Perdita Men Should Weep (2010–2011, National theatre London) as Isa Morrison "The Driver's Seat" (2015, National Theatre of Scotland) as Lise 3Radio When You Cure Me (2006, radio play) as Rachel An Inspector Calls as Sheila Birling Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think of You as Molly Naylor A Farewell to Arms (2011, BBC Radio 4) as Catherine Barkley Austerlitz (December 2012, BBC Radio 3) as Agata 2References 2External links Morven Christie on IMDb "Nancy Meckler 2006 Production". Romeo and Julie