Flora Montgomery
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Flora Anne Selina Montgomery (born 4 January 1974) is a Northern Irish actress.
, Newtownards
, Ards, County Down
, Ulster
, Northern Ireland
, and educated at Rockport School
, daughter of William Howard Clive Montgomery of Rosemount House and of Greyabbey, and second wife (m. 4 December 1965) Daphne Bridgeman (b. 9 April 1940). Her older brother and sisters are Hugh Geoffrey Clive Montgomery (b. 27 September 1966, m. Dunkeld Cathedral
, Dunkeld
, Perthshire
, 5 September 2009 Laura Campbell), Rose Evelyn Montgomery (b. 26 May 1968) and Frances Mary Montgomery (b. 29 May 1970, m. 3 September 1994 Mark Henry Leo Adams, b. 8 May 1966, educated at Eton College
, Windsor
, Berkshire
, and graduated from Corpus Christi College
, University of Cambridge
, Cambridge
, Cambridgeshire
, with a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree).
She is a descendant of Scottish laird Hugh Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery. Her maternal grandfather was Geoffrey Bridgeman
.
as Emma, Urban Gothic
, Pulling Moves
and Midsomer Murders
. She also acted in the 2001 film The Discovery of Heaven
and in 2006 in Basic Instinct 2
.
Montgomery also appeared on an episode of the medical series "Body Story 2" in 2001. In the episode, she played a woman named Phoebe Hamilton. The episode showed what happened to her character's body in response to a wasp sting.
Early life and family
She was born at her family's ancestral home in GreyabbeyGreyabbey
Greyabbey or Grey Abbey is a small village and townland located on the eastern shores of Strangford Lough, on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies south of Newtownards. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,011 people...
, Newtownards
Newtownards
Newtownards is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. Newtownards is the largest town in the Borough of Ards. According to the 2001 Census, it has a population of 27,821 people in...
, Ards, County Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, Ulster
Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, and educated at Rockport School
Rockport School
Rockport School is an independent mixed ability school for boys and girls from 3 years to 16 years.Situated on the shore of Belfast Lough in Craigavad, a village in County Down, Northern Ireland between Belfast and Bangor....
, daughter of William Howard Clive Montgomery of Rosemount House and of Greyabbey, and second wife (m. 4 December 1965) Daphne Bridgeman (b. 9 April 1940). Her older brother and sisters are Hugh Geoffrey Clive Montgomery (b. 27 September 1966, m. Dunkeld Cathedral
Dunkeld Cathedral
Dunkeld Cathedral stands on the north bank of the River Tay in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Built in square-stone style of predominantly grey sandstone, the cathedral proper was begun in 1260 and completed in 1501...
, Dunkeld
Dunkeld
Dunkeld is a small town in Strathtay, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is about 15 miles north of Perth on the eastern side of the A9 road into the Scottish Highlands and on the opposite side of the Tay from the Victorian village of Birnam. Dunkeld and Birnam share a railway station, on the...
, Perthshire
Perthshire
Perthshire, officially the County of Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south...
, 5 September 2009 Laura Campbell), Rose Evelyn Montgomery (b. 26 May 1968) and Frances Mary Montgomery (b. 29 May 1970, m. 3 September 1994 Mark Henry Leo Adams, b. 8 May 1966, educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, Windsor
Windsor, Berkshire
Windsor is an affluent suburban town and unparished area in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is widely known as the site of Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the British Royal Family....
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, and graduated from Corpus Christi College
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...
, University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, with a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree).
She is a descendant of Scottish laird Hugh Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery. Her maternal grandfather was Geoffrey Bridgeman
Geoffrey Bridgeman
Brigadier Hon. Geoffrey John Orlando Bridgeman MC , styled The Honourable from 1929, was a British soldier and ophthalmologist.-Background and education:...
.
Career
In 2003, she was named as one of European film's Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion. Her notable TV appearances include The BillThe Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
as Emma, Urban Gothic
Urban Gothic
Urban Gothic was a horror based series of short stories shown on Five running for two series between May 2000 and December 2001. Filmed on a comparatively low budget, it nonetheless acquired a cult following despite its late air time and the patchy coverage of Five...
, Pulling Moves
Pulling Moves
Pulling Moves was a Northern Irish television programme set in Lenadoon, West Belfast. It follows the exploits of four friends: Wardrobe , Ta , Shay and Darragh ....
and Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the books by Caroline Graham, as originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. The lead character is DCI Tom Barnaby who works for Causton CID. When Nettles left the show in 2011 he was...
. She also acted in the 2001 film The Discovery of Heaven
The Discovery of Heaven
The Discovery of Heaven is a 1992 novel by Dutch author Harry Mulisch. It describes the intense friendship between two men and the mystical journey of another to return to Heaven the stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments....
and in 2006 in Basic Instinct 2
Basic Instinct 2
Basic Instinct 2, also known as Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction, is a 2006 German/British/American/Spanish thriller film and the sequel to 1992's Basic Instinct. The film was directed by Michael Caton-Jones and produced by Mario Kassar, Joel B. Michaels, and Andrew G. Vajna. The screenplay was by...
.
Montgomery also appeared on an episode of the medical series "Body Story 2" in 2001. In the episode, she played a woman named Phoebe Hamilton. The episode showed what happened to her character's body in response to a wasp sting.
Filmography
- The Governor (1 episode, "#1.5", 1995) .... Susan Fisher
- The Perfect Blue (1997) .... Film Student #2
- BugsBugs (TV series)Bugs was a British television drama series which ran for four series from April 1995 to August 1999. The programme, a mixture of action/adventure and science-fiction, involved a team of specialist independent crime-fighting technology experts, who faced a variety of threats based around computers...
(1 episode, "Renegades", 1997) .... Joanne - The Tale of Sweeney ToddThe Tale of Sweeney ToddThe Tale of Sweeney Todd is a 1998 American television movie directed by John Schlesinger. The teleplay by Peter Buckman was adapted from a story by Peter Shaw. It was broadcast in the United States by Showtime on April 19, 1998 and released on videotape in France the following month...
(TV movie) (1997) .... Young Woman in Waxworks - Heat of the SunHeat of the SunHeat of the Sun is a police drama set in 1930s Kenya produced by Carlton Productions. Starring Trevor Eve as Superintendent Albert Tyburn, a Scotland Yard officer sent to Nairobi after a shooting, the show focuses on the seedier side of the expatriate community in Kenya...
(TV mini-series) (1 episode, "The Sport of Kings", 1998) .... Dorothy Michaeljohn - The BillThe BillThe Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
(4 episodes, "Too Many Cooks", "Gentle Touch: Part 1", "Gentle Touch: Part 2" and "Gentle Touch: Part 3", 1998-2000) .... Carol Chambers / Emma Roberts - Mosley (4 episodes, "Young Man in a Hurry", "Rules of the Game", "Breaking the Mould" and "Beyond the Pale", 1998) .... Baba / Lady Alexandra MetcalfeLady Alexandra CurzonLady Alexandra Naldera Curzon, CBE , was the third daughter of George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston and Viceroy of India, and Lord Curzon's first wife, the American mercantile heiress, formerly Mary Victoria Leiter, Mary Victoria Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston...
- A Certain JusticeA Certain JusticeA Certain Justice is an Adam Dalgliesh novel by P. D. James, published in 1997. Venetia Aldridge is a brilliant criminal lawyer who is set to take over as the Head of Chambers in Pawlet Court, London. She successfully defends Garry Ashe against the charge of the murder of his aunt but is unprepared...
(3 episodes, 1998) .... Octavia Aldridge - Wuthering HeightsWuthering Heights (1998 film)Wuthering Heights is a 1998 British television film directed by David Skynner and produced by Jo Wright. It is based on the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. The novel was adapted for the screen by Neil McKay...
(1998) .... Isabella LintonIsabella LintonIsabella Linton is a female character in Emily Brontë's only novel Wuthering Heights. She is the sister of Edgar Linton and the wife of Heathcliff.- Story :... - Agatha Christie's PoirotAgatha Christie's PoirotAgatha Christie's Poirot is a British television drama that has aired on ITV since 1989. It stars David Suchet as Agatha Christie's fictional detective Hercule Poirot. It was originally made by LWT and is now made by ITV Studios...
(1 episodes, "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", 2000) .... Flora Ackroyd - Metropolis (2000) .... Sophie Hamilton
- Urban Gothic (1 episode, "Turn On", 2000) .... Jane
- When Brendan Met TrudyWhen Brendan Met TrudyWhen Brendan Met Trudy is a 2001 motion picture directed by Kieron J. Walsh which tells a story of a teacher who falls in love with a mysterious young woman. Set in Dublin, it is Walsh's first feature film, written by Roddy Doyle.-Plot:...
(2000) .... Trudy - Monarch of the Glen (1 episode, "#2.4", 2001) .... Tanya Conway
- An Unsuitable Job for a WomanAn Unsuitable Job for a WomanAn Unsuitable Job For A Woman is the title of a 1972 detective novel by P. D. James - and also the title of a TV series of four dramas developed from that novel....
(1 episode, "Playing God", 2001) .... Laura Fergusson - The Discovery of HeavenThe Discovery of HeavenThe Discovery of Heaven is a 1992 novel by Dutch author Harry Mulisch. It describes the intense friendship between two men and the mystical journey of another to return to Heaven the stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments....
(2001) .... Ada - Body Story 2 (TV series documentary) (1 episode, "Allergy", 2001) .... Phoebe
- The LastThe LastThe Last is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is part of the "Divergent Universe" saga which continued until The Next Life.-Plot:...
(short) (2002) .... Kitty Rose - Kelly (1 episode, "7 March 2003", 2003) .... Herself
- Benedict Arnold: A Question of HonorBenedict Arnold: A Question of HonorBenedict Arnold: A Question of Honor is a 2003 American television film directed by Mikael Salomon and starring Aidan Quinn, Kelsey Grammer, Flora Montgomery and John Light. It portrays the career of Benedict Arnold in the American Revolutionary War and his dramatic switch in 1780 from fighting for...
(TV movie) (2003) .... Peggy ShippenPeggy ShippenPeggy Shippen, or Margaret Shippen , was the second wife of General Benedict Arnold... - Goldfish MemoryGoldfish MemoryGoldfish Memory is a feature film about everyday relationships, set and filmed in Dublin. It was written and directed by Elizabeth Gill.- Plot :...
(2003) .... Angie - Friday Night In (short) (2003) .... Cheryl
- Ultimate ForceUltimate ForceUltimate Force is a British television drama series that was shown on ITV, which deals with the activities of the fictional Red Troop of the SAS...
(1 episode, "Wannabes", 2003) .... Suzi Brown - Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a FairytaleHans Christian Andersen: My Life as a FairytaleHans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale is a 2001 semi-biographical television miniseries that fictionalizes the young life of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was directed by Philip Saville and starred Kieran Bew as the title character...
(TV movie) (2003) .... Jenny LindJenny LindJohanna Maria Lind , better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she is known for her performances in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and for an extraordinarily... - Pulling MovesPulling MovesPulling Moves was a Northern Irish television programme set in Lenadoon, West Belfast. It follows the exploits of four friends: Wardrobe , Ta , Shay and Darragh ....
(4 episodes, "Two Weddings and a Break In", "The Pirate and the Choirboys", "The Grandfather Clock" and "All Day Long", 2004) .... Carol - Murdoch MysteriesMurdoch MysteriesMurdoch Mysteries is a Canadian drama television series that airs on Citytv, featuring Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto, Ontario in the 1890s. The television series is based on the Detective Murdoch series of novels by Maureen Jennings. The fifth season was...
(3 episodes, "Except the Dying", "Poor Tom Is Cold" and "Under the Dragon's Tail", 2004) .... Ettie Weston - Man to Man (2005) .... Abigail McBride
- Murphy's LawMurphy's Law (TV series)Murphy's Law is a BBC television drama, produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Northern Ireland, starring James Nesbitt as an undercover police officer, Tommy Murphy. There were five series of the drama, shown on BBC One. The first two were composed of individual stories. Series three, four...
(1 episode, "The Goodbye Look", 2005) .... Laura - Basic Instinct 2Basic Instinct 2Basic Instinct 2, also known as Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction, is a 2006 German/British/American/Spanish thriller film and the sequel to 1992's Basic Instinct. The film was directed by Michael Caton-Jones and produced by Mario Kassar, Joel B. Michaels, and Andrew G. Vajna. The screenplay was by...
(2006) .... Michelle Broadwin - Rabbit Fever (2006) ..... Georgia
- After...After... (film)After... is a 2006 supernatural thriller film about the exploits of a group of "urban explorers". It was written by Kevin Miller and David L. Cunningham, who also directed the film. It stars Daniel Caltagirone, Flora Montgomery, and Nicholas Aaron....
(2006) .... Addy - Midsomer MurdersMidsomer MurdersMidsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the books by Caroline Graham, as originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. The lead character is DCI Tom Barnaby who works for Causton CID. When Nettles left the show in 2011 he was...
(1 episode, "King's Crystal", 2007) .... Sophie Baxter - Speed Dating (2007) .... Jennifer
- Anner House (TV movie) (2007) .... Ruth Maguire
- The Daisy Chain (2008) .... Orla Gannon
- The Fabulous Food Adventure (unknown episode, 2008) .... Herself
- 6th Irish Film and Television Awards (2009) .... Herself - Award Presenter
- Father & SonFather & Son (TV serial)Father & Son is a four-part television crime thriller produced by Left Bank Pictures and Octagon Films for the British ITV network and the Irish broadcaster RTÉ. Written by Frank Deasy, the serial depicts the return of Michael O'Connor to his native Ireland, after spending several years imprisoned...
(4 episodes, "#1.1", "#1.2", "#1.3" and "#1.4", 2009) .... Anna / Anna Crowman - The Search (short) (2009) .... Laura (completed)
- The Waiting Room (short) (2011) .... Anna / Nurse (completed)