Catherine Steadman is an English actress, best known for playing Joan Bulmer

Joan Bulmer

Joan Bulmer was an English gentlewoman during the reign of Henry VIII. She grew up in the household of Agnes Howard, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk and there became a close friend of the Dowager Duchess' step-granddaughter, Catherine Howard, who went on to become Henry VIII's fifth wife.She was the...

, best friend and betrayer of Catherine Howard

Catherine Howard

Catherine Howard , also spelled Katherine, Katheryn or Kathryn, was the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, and sometimes known by his reference to her as his "rose without a thorn"....

 in the fourth and final season (2010) of The Tudors

The Tudors

The Tudors is a Canadian produced historical fiction television series filmed in Ireland, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime...

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Career

Steadman made her screen debut in 2007 playing Julia Bertram in Company Pictures Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park (2007 TV drama)

Mansfield Park, an adaptation of the classic Jane Austen novel of the same name, premiered on 18 March 2007 on the UK network ITV at 9 p.m., as part of their Jane Austen Season. It was filmed at Newby Hall, North Yorkshire, England. It made its TV debut in Canada on 23 December 2007 and in the...

. In April 2007 she played Izzy in the original production of Polly Stenham's

Polly Stenham

Polly Stenham is an award-winning English playwright best known for her play That Face, which she wrote when she was only 19 years old.-Background:...

 play That Face

That Face

That Face is a two-act play written by Polly Stenham. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London on 26 April 2007, directed by Jeremy Herrin. The play was revived at the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End in 2008, opening on 1 May...

at the Royal Court Theatre

Royal Court Theatre

The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...

 for which she was praised by critics. She reprised the role in the WestEnd transfer. The cast of the play was nominated for the 2008 Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement or Performance in an Affiliate Theatre.

In 2009 she played Daisy, Will McKenzie's former babysitter and love interest in series two of E4's The Inbetweeners

The Inbetweeners

The Inbetweeners is a British sitcom which aired for three series from 2008 to 2010 on E4. Created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, the show follows the life of suburban teenager Will , and three of his friends at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive. The Inbetweeners Movie was...

. She also appeared as Miss Barnes in the feature film Princess Kaiulani and as Elodie in Dust

Dust (2009 film)

Dust is a 2009 film by Luxembourgian director Max Jacoby.-Plot:Since most of the human race has disappeared from the face of the earth, Elodie and Elias are living by themselves in an isolated mansion in the countryside. Their peaceful existence risks coming to an end however when they discover an...

In 2010 she starred opposite Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset is an English actress. She has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award. She is known for her roles in the films Bullitt , Airport , The Deep , Class , and the TV series Nip/Tuck in 2006...

 in the Hallmark movie An Old Fashioned Christmas. She will be seen in the forthcoming films Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is an upcoming British comedy film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Emily Blunt, Ewan McGregor and Kristin Scott Thomas. The screenplay is by Simon Beaufoy, based on a novel of the same name by Paul Torday. Principal photography began on August 6, 2010 and was...

and Outpost Black Sun

She trained at the Oxford School of Drama

Oxford School of Drama

The Oxford School of Drama is one of the most prestigious drama schools in the United Kingdom, and the only professional drama school in Oxfordshire...

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