Ingrid Oliver
Ingrid Oliver (born 25 February 1977) is a British actress and comedian, and one half of the comic double act "Watson & Oliver". She is known for playing Petronella Osgood, a supporting character in the BBC television series "Doctor Who". Career. Oliver and her comedy partner Lorna Watson met at Tiffin Girls' School in Kingston upon Thames. In September 2005, Watson and Oliver performed their first show together at the Canal Cafe Theatre in London. Since then they have taken sell-out shows to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in both 2006 and 2007. Oliver has performed in various radio and  television programmes, including "Doc Martin" starring Martin Clunes, "The Penny Dreadfuls"' radio series "The Penny Dreadfuls Present... The Brothers Faversham" and the radio series "Another Case of Milton Jones". She played the part of Natalie in "Peep Show" on Channel 4. She appears in the film "Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging" as Miss Stamp, and in early 2009 could be seen in Channel 4's sitcom "Plus One". In 2010, Oliver played Mimi Throckmorton in "Material Girl" on BBC One, alongside Lenora Crichlow and Dervla Kirwan. In 2012, she appeared on "Let's Dance For Sport Relief" with comedy partner  Lorna Watson, dancing "Boléro", famously used by Torvill and Dean. The following year, she appeared in the first episode of "The Great Comic Relief Bake Off" and was named as 'Star Baker'. The same year, she appeared in the 50th anniversary special of "Doctor Who", "The Day of the Doctor", as Osgood. She reprised the role in the episodes "Death in Heaven", "The Zygon Invasion", "The Zygon Inversion", and "UNIT", an audio drama spinoff series produced by Big Finish Productions. Personal life. Her grandfather, Eric Gideon, was a D-Day veteran who died in 2017, shortly after receiving the Legion  d'Honneur for his service to France during the war. Her mother is Conservative MP Jo Gideon, who became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stoke-on-Trent Central in 2019. As of 2021 she has been in a relationship with Richard Osman Oliver has British and German nationality.