Lucy Punch (born 30 December 1977)[1] is an English film, stage and television actress. Her feature film credits include Hot Fuzz, Bad Teacher, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger and Dinner for Schmucks.
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- 1 Personal life
- 2 Career
- 3 Filmography
- 4 Theatre
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Personal life[edit][]
Punch was born in London.[2] She educated privately at Godolphin School and then Latymer Upper School.[3] She performed with the National Youth Theatre from 1993 to 1997 and began a course at University College London before dropping out to become an actress.[4] Since 2006 Punch has lived in West Hollywood, Los Angeles.[3]
Career[edit][]
Punch made her acting debut in a 1998 episode of The New Adventures of Robin Hood.[5] Her other TV credits include the naive daughter of Alison Steadman's character in the short-lived series Let Them Eat Cake which starred French and Saunders. She starred as a football player in the kids TV show Renford Rejects. In 2000 she made her stage debut as Elaine in Terry Johnson's West End adaptation of The Graduate.[6]
She has worked at the Royal Court and Bush theatres, both in London.[7][8]
In 2004 Punch played receptionist Elaine Denham on Doc Martin. She left the television show The Class after appearing in eleven of the first 12 episodes.[9] In 2006 she won the Best Actress award at the Monaco International Film Festival for her performance in Are You Ready For Love?.[10]
Punch starred in Woody Allen's 2010 film, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.[11] In August 2010 she appeared in BBC Two's three part police comedy-drama Vexed alongside Toby Stephens. In 2011 Punch appeared in Bad Teacher.[12] Punch was cast as Deena Pilgrim, the female lead in the TV pilot Powers for the FX channel,[13] but the role was recast.
Filmography[edit][]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The New Adventures of Robin Hood | Queen Stephanie | TV movie (1 episode: "Orphans") |
| 1999 | Renford Rejects | Sue White | TV series (13 episodes) |
| 1999 | Days Like These | Helen Foreman | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 1999 | Let Them Eat Cake | Eveline | TV series (4 episodes) |
| 1999–2001 | Big Bad World | Melissa | TV series (4 episodes) |
| 2000 | Cinderella | Regan | TV movie |
| 2000 | The 10th Kingdom | Sally Peep | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2000 | Greenfingers | Holly | |
| 2001 | It's Not Me, It's You | Rose | |
| 2001 | People Like Us | Kate | TV series (1 episode: "The Actor") |
| 2001 | Midsomer Murders | Melissa Townsend | TV series (1 episode: "Tainted Fruit") |
| 2001 | Goodbye, Mr Steadman | Linda Mortimer | TV movie |
| 2002 | Come Together | Amy | TV movie |
| 2002 | I Saw You | Esther | TV series (1 episode: "Episode 1.1") |
| 2003 | Second Nature | Car Rental Girl | TV movie |
| 2003 | Dinotopia | Shayna | TV series (1 episode: "Night of the Wartosa") |
| 2004 | Ella Enchanted | Hattie | |
| 2004 | My Family | Sarah | TV series (1 episode: "Luck Be a Lady Tonight") |
| 2004 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Lead Stewardess | |
| 2004 | Being Julia | Avice Crichton | |
| 2004 | Doc Martin | Elaine Denham | TV series (6 episodes) |
| 2005 | Festival | Nicky Romanowski | |
| 2005 | Survivors | Juliet Savage | TV series (1 episode: "In Deep Water") |
| 2006 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Susannah Henderson | TV series (1 episode: "After the Funeral") |
| 2006 | Are You Ready For Love? | Melanie | Monaco International Film Festival – Angel Award for Best Actress |
| 2006 | Stingray | Lucy | |
| 2007 | Two Families | Irene | TV movie |
| 2007 | The Class | Holly Ellenbogen | TV series (13 episodes) |
| 2007 | Hot Fuzz | Eve Draper | |
| 2007 | Grindhouse | Blonde in 'Don't' Trailer | Uncredited |
| 2007 | Comedy Showcase: Ladies and Gentlemen | Alice | TV pilot |
| 2007 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Sally | TV series (1 episode: "Ah, Men") |
| 2007 | The Omid Djalili Show | Miss Fanny Dashett | TV series ("Episode 1.2") |
| 2007 | St. Trinian's | Verity Thwaites | |
| 2008 | 1% | Candace | TV movie |
| 2008 | Fairytales | Fenola Gay | TV series (1 episode: "Cinderella") |
| 2008 | Wainy Days | Angel | Internet series (1 episode: "Angel") |
| 2009 | Big Breaks | Alexis | |
| 2009 | (Untitled) | The Clarinet | |
| 2010 | Elektra Luxx | Dolores | |
| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | Charmaine | |
| 2010 | Dinner For Schmucks | Darla | |
| 2010 | Vexed | DI Kate Bishop | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2011 | A Little Bit of Heaven | Sarah Walker | |
| 2011 | Take Me Home Tonight | Shelly | |
| 2011 | Bad Teacher | Amy Squirrel | |
| 2011 | A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | Kate | |
| 2012 | Ben and Kate | BJ | TV series (16 episodes) |
| 2012 | The Giant Mechanical Man | Pauline | |
| 2012 | The Wedding Video | Saskia | |
| 2012 | Yellow | Amanda | |
| 2012 | Stars in Shorts | Julie | |
| 2012 | Stand Up Guys | Wendy | |
| 2013 | Cottage Country | Masha | |
| 2014 | Someone Marry Barry | Melanie Miller | |
| 2014 | She's Funny That Way | a prostitute | |
| 2014 | Into The Woods[14] | Lucinda | Post-production |
Theatre[edit][]
| Year | Production | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Graduate | Elaine | Gielgud Theatre | |
| 2001 | Boy Gets Girl | Harriet | Royal Court Theatre | |
| 2002 | A Carpet, A Pony and A Monkey | Kate | Bush Theatre |