Anna Madeley

Infobox actor


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name = Anna Madeley
birthdate = 1977
birthplace = London, England

Anna Madeley (born 1977) is a British actor. She has been described by the British Theatre Guide's Philip Fisher as one of the United Kingdom's "brightest and most versatile young actresses". [http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/otherresources/interviews/AnnaMadeley.htm Anna Madeley - Two Boys (and a Girl) for the Price of One] , The British Theatre Guide]

Biography

Madeley grew up in London, attending North London Collegiate School, and began her career as a child actress. She then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Madeley has performed three seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company(RSC): 2001-2002; and 2003-2004. [Simon Trowbridge, [http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/stratfordians/stmadan.htm Anna Madeley] , A Dictionary of the RSC] She acted in "The Roman Actor" opposite Sir Antony Sher.

2005 was Madeley's breakout year. She appeared in three acclaimed off-West End productions (Laura Wade's "Colder Than Here", as well as "The Philanthropist" and "The Astronaut's Last Message...", both at the Donmar Warehouse), and rounded off the year with a starring role in the National Theatre's adaptation of Jamilla Gavin's novel "Coram Boy". [http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/display/cm/contentId/86658 The First Night Feature: Coram Boy]

In 2006, Madeley starred in two BBC TV movies - firstly as the title character in "The Secret Life of Mrs Beeton", [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/features/mrs-beeton.shtml "The Secret Life of Mrs Beeton" (BBC)] ] as well as in the original drama "Aftersun" - and the high profile ITV drama "The Outsiders".

In 2007, Madeley appeared in Channel 4's "Consent", which combined a dramatised vignette about an alleged date rape with a "real life" sequence in which lawyers and a jury made up of members of the public participated in a trial. In February 2007, Madeley played Nina in a production of "The Seagull" for a time, when the main actress fell ill.

elected credits

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* "The Merry Wives of Windsor" (1986, RSC)
* "Be My Baby" (1998, Pleasance Theatre)
* "Sense & Sensibility" (2000, UK tour)
* "Eye Contact" (2000, Riverside Studios)
* "Madness In Valencia" (2001, RSC) as Erifila
* "Love In A Wood" (2001, RSC) as Martha
* "A Russian In The Woods" (2001, RSC) as Ilse
* "The Malcontent" (RSC) as Maria
* "The Roman Actor" (RSC) as Domita
* "Ladybird" (2004, Royal Court Theatre) as Yulka
* "The Rivals" (2004, Bristol Old Vic) as Lydia Languish
* "Colder Than Here" (2005, Soho Theatre) as Jenna
* "The Cosmonaut's Last Message to the Woman He Once Loved in the Former Soviet Union" (2005, Donmar Warehouse) as Nastasja/Claire
* "The Philanthropist" (2005, Donmar Warehouse) as Celia
* "Coram Boy" (2005-6, RNT) as young Alexander/ Aaron
* "Contractions" (2008, Royal Court Theatre) as Emma

Television and film

* "Claudia" (1985, feature film)
* "Cold Feet" (1998, one episode)
* "The Royal" (2003-5, TV series)
* "Affinity" (2008, feature film) as Margaret Prior
* "Brideshead Revisited" (2008, feature film)

Radio

* "Shadows In Bronze" (2005, radio series) as Helena

References

External links

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