Madeleine Worrall
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Madeleine Worrall is a British actress. Born and educated in Edinburgh
, she studied at the University of Cambridge
from 1995–1998 and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
(LAMDA) in 2000. She has worked extensively in London and across the country, most notably as Irina in Michael Blakemore
's Three Sisters with Kristin Scott Thomas
and Kate Burton
in the West End
, as Sonya in John Byrne's Uncle Varick with Brian Cox for the Royal Lyceum, and as Cinderella in Stephen Fry
's original version for the Old Vic
in London, for which she was listed as giving one of the five best stage performances of 2007, alongside Frances de la Tour, Kelly Reilly, Tamsin Greig and Kate Fleetwood. She has also worked extensively with director Lucy Bailey.
Her first short film, a one-minute documentary, was shortlisted to the final ten for the Friends of the Earth short film competition and her first poems were published by Agenda. Her first album of folk songs, recorded with the Green House Band, received positive reviews from the folk and roots press, including Mojo.
She also appears in Bunny and the Bull
, premiered at the 2009 London Film Festival
, and as a guest artist in many British television series, including Midsommer Murders and Foyle's War
, alongside David Tennant
.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, she studied at the 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...
from 1995–1998 and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art is a leading British drama school in west London. LAMDA's president is Timothy West and its new principal is Joanna Read, who recently succeeded Peter James...
(LAMDA) in 2000. She has worked extensively in London and across the country, most notably as Irina in Michael Blakemore
Michael Blakemore
Michael Howell Blakemore OBE is an Australian actor, writer and theatre director. In 2000 he became the only individual to win Tony Awards for best Director of a Play and Musical in the same year for Copenhagen and Kiss Me, Kate....
's Three Sisters with Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin A. Scott Thomas, OBE is an English actress who has also acquired French nationality. She gained international recognition in the 1990s for her roles in Bitter Moon, Four Weddings and a Funeral and The English Patient....
and Kate Burton
Kate Burton
Kate Burton may refer to:*Kate Burton , American actress of stage and television*Kate Burton , British aid worker who was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip in December 2005 and released later that month-See also:...
in the West End
West End of London
The West End of London is an area of central London, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings, and entertainment . Use of the term began in the early 19th century to describe fashionable areas to the west of Charing Cross...
, as Sonya in John Byrne's Uncle Varick with Brian Cox for the Royal Lyceum, and as Cinderella in Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. He first came to attention in the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue presentation "The Cellar Tapes", which also...
's original version for the Old Vic
Old Vic
The Old Vic is a theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, it was taken over by Emma Cons in 1880 when it was known formally as the Royal Victoria Hall. In 1898, a niece of Cons, Lilian...
in London, for which she was listed as giving one of the five best stage performances of 2007, alongside Frances de la Tour, Kelly Reilly, Tamsin Greig and Kate Fleetwood. She has also worked extensively with director Lucy Bailey.
Her first short film, a one-minute documentary, was shortlisted to the final ten for the Friends of the Earth short film competition and her first poems were published by Agenda. Her first album of folk songs, recorded with the Green House Band, received positive reviews from the folk and roots press, including Mojo.
She also appears in Bunny and the Bull
Bunny and the Bull
Bunny and the Bull is a 2009 British comedy film from writer-director Paul King. It stars Edward Hogg and Simon Farnaby in a surreal recreation of a road trip...
, premiered at the 2009 London Film Festival
London Film Festival
The BFI London Film Festival is the UK's largest public film event, screening more than 300 features, documentaries and shorts from almost 50 countries. The festival, , currently in its 54th year, is run every year in the second half of October under the umbrella of the British Film Institute...
, and as a guest artist in many British television series, including Midsommer Murders and Foyle's War
Foyle's War
Foyle's War is a British detective drama television series set during World War II, created by screenwriter and author Anthony Horowitz, and was commissioned by ITV after the long-running series Inspector Morse came to an end in 2000. It has aired on ITV since 2002...
, alongside David Tennant
David Tennant
David Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 TV serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch, Jr...
.