Honeysuckle Weeks

:"This article is about the British actress. For the album of the same name, see The Submarines."Infobox actor
name = Honeysuckle Susan Weeks
birthname = Honeysuckle Susan Weeks
birthdate = birth date and age|1979|8|1|df=yes
birthplace = Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1993-present
spouse = Lorne Stormont-Darling (2007-present)

Honeysuckle Weeks (born 1 August 1979 in Cardiff) is a British actress, best known for her starring role as Samantha Stewart in the British TV series "Foyle's War", since 2002.

Background

Weeks was born in Cardiff, Wales, [Interview from official press release, September 2002, retrieved from [http://www.foyleswar.com/people/stewarts.htm www.foyleswar.com] ] [General Records Office - Birth registration index] to Robin and Susan,cite web|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-528706/What-Foyle-say-The-shocking-truth-Honeysuckle-Weeks-primmest-girl-TV.html|title= What would Foyle say! The shocking truth about Honeysuckle Weeks, 'the primmest girl on TV'|accessdate= 2008-06-08|coauthors= Antonia Hoyle and Peter Robertson|publisher= Daily Mail] and grew up in Chichester, West Sussex and Petworth. Her parents named her after honeysuckle flowers because they were in bloom when she was born. She has a younger brother and sister, Rollo and Perdita, both of whom have also developed successful acting careers.

Weeks was educated at Roedean School and Pembroke College, Oxford, where she read English (graduating with upper-second class honours). She also spent time studying art in Italy. As a child she was a member of the Chichester Festival Theatre's Youth Theatre.

She was engaged to British poet Anno Birkin until his death, aged just 20, in a car crash in Italy in 2001.

In July 2007 she married the jewellery designer Lorne Stormont-Darling - they live together in London. They had previously been married in an impromptu Buddhist wedding ceremony on holiday in the Himalayas in 2005.

Career

Her acting career started with the juvenile lead in a television series (an adaptation of Anne Fine's "Goggle Eyes", 1993, alongside Perdita); since then she has appeared in many programmes, including children's series "The Wild House", and the long-running series "Midsomer Murders" and "Poirot". In 1997 Honeysuckle and Perdita were both in Catherine Cookson's "The Rag Nymph", where Perdita played the younger version of her sister's character. Her film roles include Anne Ridd in "Lorna Doone" (2000) and Sarah in "My Brother Tom" (2001).

Weeks is currently best known, however, for her parts in two television series: "Close Relations" (1998), and "Foyle's War" (2002-2008). In the latter, a BAFTA-award winning detective series set in Hastings during World War II, she stars opposite Michael Kitchen. In 2007, Weeks appeared as Tania Thompson in "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries". Her character was based on Karla Homolka. In 2008, she appeared as Harriet Pringle in the Radio 4 adaptation of "Fortunes of War".

Awards and nominations

In 2004, Weeks was nominated in the Most Popular Newcomer category at the National Television Awards.

References

ources and external links

*imdb name|id=0917320|name=Honeysuckle Weeks
* [http://www.foyleswar.com/people/stewarts.htm "Honeysuckle Weeks in "Foyle's War"]