Posy Miller
Encyclopedia
Posy Miller was a British
actor who died of leukemia
in late 2002.
Her notable theatre appearances included The Revenger's Tragedy
at The Bridewell in 2000 and work for the Reveal Theatre Company that included a leading role in Teechers
by John Godber
in 2002. She also originated the role of Cassie in the play Feint Traces of an Alien Being... in 1998.
Miller did voice work as well, including characters for the Microsoft Game Studios
game Fusion Frenzy in 2001.
For Big Finish Productions
range of audio dramas, based on the television
science fiction
series Doctor Who
, she played the part of Sister Jolene in Excelis Dawns
in 2002. She reprised the role in the Bernice Summerfield
drama, The Plague Herds of Excelis
later that same year.
In 2002, Posy recorded some video diary material for a speculative TV drama promo made by Molehill Productions. After her death, the production team used the tapes as a centrepiece for a new script, which began filming in 2004 and co-starred many of Posy's actor friends. The completed film is thought to be the first ever movie to be made starring a leading actor who was deceased before principal photography began. It premiered at the Raindance Film Festival
in 2005 as Sam Jackson's Secret Video Diary
, and was subsequently nominated for The Raindance Award at The British Independent Film Awards. The film was finally released on December 28, 2007, after being delayed for several years due to music licensing issues.
United Kingdom
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actor who died of leukemia
Leukemia
Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
in late 2002.
Her notable theatre appearances included The Revenger's Tragedy
The Revenger's Tragedy
The Revenger's Tragedy is an English language Jacobean revenge tragedy, in the past attributed to Cyril Tourneur but is sometimes considered to be the work of Thomas Middleton by "Middletonians"...
at The Bridewell in 2000 and work for the Reveal Theatre Company that included a leading role in Teechers
Teechers
Teechers is a play by John Godber, written in 1987. It was first performed by the Hull Truck Theatre Company at the 1987 Edinburgh Festival starring Martin Barass as Salty, Gill Tompkins as Gail and Shirley Anne Selby as Hobby. It is a play within a play in which three students put on a...
by John Godber
John Godber
John Harry Godber is an English dramatist, known mainly for his observational comedies. In the 'Plays and Players Yearbook' for 1993 he was calculated as the third most performed playwright in the UK behind William Shakespeare and Alan Ayckbourn. He has a wife and 2 children.-Biography:Godber was...
in 2002. She also originated the role of Cassie in the play Feint Traces of an Alien Being... in 1998.
Miller did voice work as well, including characters for the Microsoft Game Studios
Microsoft Game Studios
Microsoft Studios is the video game production wing for Microsoft, responsible for the development and publishing of games for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Games for Windows and Windows Phone platforms. They were established in 2002 as Microsoft Game Studios to coincide with the release of the Xbox, before...
game Fusion Frenzy in 2001.
For Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
range of audio dramas, based on the television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
, she played the part of Sister Jolene in Excelis Dawns
Excelis Dawns
Excelis Dawns is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is part of the Excelis trilogy which continues in Excelis Rising and Excelis Decays...
in 2002. She reprised the role in the Bernice Summerfield
Bernice Summerfield
Bernice Surprise Summerfield is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length Doctor Who novels, the New Adventures...
drama, The Plague Herds of Excelis
The Plague Herds of Excelis
The Plague Herds of Excelis is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
later that same year.
In 2002, Posy recorded some video diary material for a speculative TV drama promo made by Molehill Productions. After her death, the production team used the tapes as a centrepiece for a new script, which began filming in 2004 and co-starred many of Posy's actor friends. The completed film is thought to be the first ever movie to be made starring a leading actor who was deceased before principal photography began. It premiered at the Raindance Film Festival
Raindance Film Festival
Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates from various cities including: London, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin and Brussels...
in 2005 as Sam Jackson's Secret Video Diary
Sam Jackson's Secret Video Diary
Sam Jackson's Secret Video Diary is a British independent film. The makers believe it is notable for being the first film ever made whose leading actor has died before the start of principal photography...
, and was subsequently nominated for The Raindance Award at The British Independent Film Awards. The film was finally released on December 28, 2007, after being delayed for several years due to music licensing issues.