# Claudie Blakley

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.

## Family

Her father was Alan Blakley, a member of the 1960s pop band the Tremeloes, her mother Lin Blakley, is an actress known for her work on EastEnders playing Pam Coker from 2014 to 2016.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Never Never | Jo's Friend | TV film |
| 2000 | A Christmas Carol | Ellie | TV film |
| 2001 | The War Bride | Rosie | |
| 2001 | The Cat's Meow | Didi | |
| 2001 | Gosford Park | The Hon. Mabel Nesbitt | |
| 2003 | Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill | Deirdre | TV film |
| 2004 | Dirty Filthy Love | Kathy | TV film |
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice | Charlotte Lucas | |
| 2006 | Severance | Jill | |
| 2006 | London to Brighton | Tracey | |
| 2006 | Fear of Fanny | Nicky | TV film |
| 2009 | Bright Star | Maria Dilke | |
| 2010 | Lennon Naked | Cynthia Lennon | TV film |
| 2011 | The Night Watch | Nancy Carmichael | TV film |
| 2011 | National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard | Varya | |
| 2012 | National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors | Adriana | |
| 2013 | The Home Office | Barbra | TV film |
| 2019 | The Kid Who Would Be King | Riding Instructor | |
| 2020 | Do No Harm | Beth | Short film |
| 2021 | Boris Says | Nicky | Short film |
| 2022 | The House | Penelope | Voice |
| 2022 | A Moral Man | Helen | Short film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | No Bananas | Sandra | TV mini-series; 3 episodes |
| 1997 | Pirates | Gail Fleshy | Episode: "Gail Warning" |
| 1997 | Touching Evil | Mo Morrison | Episode: "Deadly Web" |
| 1999 | An Unsuitable Job for a Woman | Kirsty | Episode: "Living on Risk" |
| 1999 | The Bill | Alice Fitzgerald | Episode: "Denial" |
| 2000–2002 | Playing the Field | Kelly Powell | Series regular; 15 episodes |
| 2001 | Mr. Charity | Abi | Series regular; 6 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | Ed Stone Is Dead | Kate | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2004 | He Knew He Was Right | Camilla French | TV mini-series; 4 episodes |
| 2005 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Laetitia Gane | Episode: "The Seed of Cunning" |
| 2006 | Vital Signs | Jules Chapman | Series regular; 6 episodes |
| 2007 | Fallen Angel | Sally | Episode: "The Four Last Things" |
| 2007–2009 | Cranford | Martha | Series regular; 6 episodes |
| 2008–2011 | Lark Rise to Candleford | Emma Timmins | Series regular; 38 episodes |
| 2009 | Coming Up | Linda | Episode: "Foreign John" |
| 2010 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Philippa Pritchard | Episode: "The Blue Geranium" |
| 2010 | The Nativity | Anna the Prophetess | TV mini-series; 3 episodes |
| 2011 | New Tricks | Lisa Carlisle | Episode: "Half Life" |
| 2013 | What Remains | Patricia | TV mini-series; 4 episodes |
| 2014 | The Driver | Rosalind McKee | TV mini-series; 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Silent Witness | Louise Marsh | Episode: "Protection" |
| 2015 | Call the Midwife | Susan Robbins | Series 4: Episode 4 |
| 2015 | Midsomer Murders | Claire Asher | Episode: "The Ballad of Midsomer County" |
| 2016 | Grantchester | Agatha Redmond | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2019–2021 | Manhunt | Louise Sutton | Series regular; 7 episodes |
| 2020 | Flesh and Blood | Helen | TV mini-series; 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Man vs. Bee | Jess | TV mini-series; 5 episodes |
| 2023–present | Father Brown | Mrs Devine | TV series; main |

## Theatre

| Year | Production | Role | Venue | Awards |
| 1995 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead | Ophelia | Royal National Theatre | |
| 1997 | Peter Pan | Wendy | Royal National Theatre | |
| 1998 | The Seagull | Nina | West Yorkshire Playhouse | Ian Charleson Award – Best Actress 1998 |
| 1998 | The Tempest | Miranda | West Yorkshire Playhouse | |
| 1998 | Present Laughter | Daphne | West Yorkshire Playhouse | |
| 1999 | Three Sisters | Masha | UK Tour | |
| 2000 | Billy and the Crab Lady | Kat | Soho Theatre | |
| 2000 | The Good Samaritan | | Hampstead Theatre | |
| 2002 | Kosher Harry | | Royal Court Theatre | |
| 2003 | The Lady from the Sea | Bollette | Almeida Theatre | |
| 2003 | Random | Bee | Royal Court Theatre | |
| 2003 | Alls Well That Ends Well | Helena | RSC (Stratford/London) | |
| 2004 | A Girl in a Car with a Man | Stella | Royal Court Theatre | |
| 2005 | Lear | Bodice | Sheffield Crucible Theatre | |
| 2006 | The Little Mermaid | Voice | Little Angel Theatre | |
| 2006 | Love and Money | Val/Debbie/4 | Royal Exchange Theatre/Young Vic Theatre | |
| 2007 | Attempts on Her Life | | Royal National Theatre | |
| 2011 | The Cherry Orchard | Varya | Royal National Theatre | |
| 2011 | Di and Viv and Rose | Rose | Hampstead Downstairs (Hampstead Theatre) | |
| 2011 | The Comedy of Errors | Adriana | Royal National Theatre | |
| 2012 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Sheffield Crucible Theatre | |
| 2013 | Chimerica | Tessa Kendrick | Almeida Theatre | |
| 2018 | Consent | Kitty | Harold Pinter Theatre | |
| 2019 | Stories | Anna | Royal National Theatre | |

## Radio

| Year | Title | Role | Format |
| 2000 | Poppy Q | Anita | BBC Radio 3 |
| 2002 | Waterloo Bridge | | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2003 | Ring Around the Bath | Alison | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2004 | Suspicious Minds | | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2012 | Ruth Rendell – The Keys to the Street | Reader | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2015 | Agatha Christie – Miss Marple: The Case of the Perfect Maid | Lavinia Skinner | BBC Radio 4 |