Morven Christie

Morven Christie
Born	Lynne Christie Helensburgh, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland
Years active	2003-present

Morven Christie is a Scottish actress.

Life and career

Morven Christie grew up in Glasgow and Aviemore. She studied acting at the Drama Centre London, under Reuven Adiv, an associate of Lee Strasberg. She graduated in 2003.^[1] Christie has worked on stage, film and television drama since. She currently lives in North London.

In 2006 she played Juliet and Hero for the Royal Shakespeare Company in their Complete Works season.^[2][3]

Christie played Jane Bennet in ITV's miniseries Lost in Austen, a modern twist on Austen's Pride & Prejudice. She played the leading role in ITV series Monday Monday, and a supporting role in The Young Victoria.

In 2008 Christie was cast in Sam Mendes' 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 sell out run at Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York and a world tour.^[4]

In January 2011, she appeared in Alan Bleasdale's BAFTA nominated drama The Sinking of the Laconia for the BBC.

Christie recently played Isa Morrison in the revival of Ena Lamont Stewart's Men Should Weep at the National Theatre.

In 2011 she joined the cast of John Morton's acclaimed BBC4 comedy Twenty Twelve (TV series), and this autumn will begin filming on Nemesis (TV series) for BBC One and HBO.

Credits

Film

• The Young Victoria (2009) as Watson
• The Flying Scotsman (2006) as Katie
• Dot.Kill (2005) as Jane
• House of 9 (2005) as Shona

Television

• Sirens (2011) as Kirsty
• The Sinking of the Laconia (2010) as Laura Ferguson
• Monday Monday (2009 TV series) as Sally Newman
• Lost In Austen (2008 TV mini-series) as Jane Bennet
• Oliver Twist (2007, TV mini-series) as Rose Maylie
• The Family Man (2006, TV movie) as Joanne
• Teachers 2004 (Series 4, episode 7) as Anna
• Quite Ugly One Morning (2004, TV movie) as DS Jenny Dunlop
• The Second Quest (2004, TV movie) as Nina

Stage

• Men Should Weep (2010 - 2011, National theatre London) as Isa Morrison
• The Winter's Tale (2009, as below) as Perdita
• The Cherry Orchard (2009, New York, London and international tour) as Anya
• King John (2006, RSC) as Blanche
• Much Ado About Nothing (2006-7, RSC) as Hero
• Romeo & Juliet (2006, RSC) as Juliet
• When You Cure Me (2005, Bush Theatre) as Rachel
• Festen (2005, Lyric Theatre) as Pia

Radio

• When You Cure Me (2006, radio play) as Rachel
• An Inspector Calls as Shiela Birling
• Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think of You as Molly Naylor
• A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway as Catherine Barkley. (2011 BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour Drama)^[5]

References

1. ^ Talented British Actors MORVEN CHRISTIE
2. ^ David, Peta Romeo and Juliet, The Stage (19 April 2006)
3. ^ Romeo And Juliet, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon - Reviews, Theatre - The Independent
4. ^ http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/10431][http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/10431
5. ^ BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour Drama

External links

• Morven Christie at the Internet Movie Database
• Clips and pictures of Romeo and Juliet at the RSC website

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Name	Christie, Morven
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Date of birth	1979
Place of birth	Helensburgh, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland
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